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Pacific discusses infrastructure
Islands Business
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August 18, 2025
TUVALU has joined the list of countries which have threatened not to attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands after the hosts blocked all external partners over a rift with Taiwan. Prime Minister Feleti Teo said he had written to his...
Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.1322 against USD Monday
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 49 pips to 7.1322 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China's spot foreign...
China’s key stock index climbs to 10-year high as investors chase higher returns
South China Morning Post
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August 18, 2025
Mainland Chinese stocks rose on Monday, driving a key gauge to a decade high amid increasing signs that investors have been rotating out of bonds and bank deposits into equities in search of better returns. The Shanghai Composite Index advanced...
China still storing crude oil even as refinery runs rise: Russell
Zawya
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(The views expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) LAUNCESTON, Australia - China's refiners lifted their processing rates in July, but strong crude oil imports and domestic output meant there was still a surplus of more...
India And China Set To Resume Direct Flights After Four-Year Freeze: What It Means For Travellers
Outlook India
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August 17, 2025
For years, business travellers, students, and families shuttling between India and China have had to crisscross Asia, hopping through hubs in Bangkok, Singapore, or Hong Kong just to cover a journey that once took a few hours nonstop. That detour...
‘China refines Russian Oil and sells it back to Europe’: Rubio flags sanctions loophole
Financial Express
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Russian oil that China is buying is being refined by Beijing, and that refined oil is then sold into the global marketplace. “Well, if you look at the oil that’s going to China and being refined, a lot of...
Chinese Are Launching A Robot That Will Give Birth To Human Baby
Trak.in
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August 18, 2025
A Breakthrough in Reproductive Science Researchers in China are working on a gestation robot designed to mimic natural pregnancy, potentially leading to live births without human mothers. The fetus would develop inside an artificial womb,...
China-US economic interdependence exceeds expectations
China Daily Global
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Zheng Yongnian, a renowned expert and board director of the Guangzhou Institute of the Greater Bay Area, said in an interview with China Perspective that last year, China exported over $520 billion worth of goods to the US, a figure that speaks...
India News | Air India Cancels Milan-Delhi Flight Due to Technical Snag
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): An Air India Milan-Delhi flight was cancelled on Saturday following a technical issue detected during pushback, the airline said. According to the carrier, a maintenance task was identified just as the aircraft...
India-Pakistan Ceasefire: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says America keeps a close watch 'every single day'
DNA India
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday reiterated American President Donald Trump's claims that the United States watches the India-Pakistan situation 'every single day' and has contributed to preventing a nuclear exchange between the two...
India-Pakistan conflict: Naqvi heaps praise on armed forces, intelligence agencies
Business Recorder
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August 18, 2025
LAHORE: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi has lauded the remarkable role of Pakistan’s armed forces, intelligence agencies, and national leadership in the country’s victory during the May war against India. Speaking at a seminar titled...
India’s manufacturing shift: Capital intensity & workforce gaps
ETManufacturing.in
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August 18, 2025
The median capital to labour ratio across all industries in India is 6. Over the last decade, India has started to emphasize on self-reliance in manufacturing, and provide a pathway for manufacturing-led growth. The ‘Make in India’ regime has...
India News | Air India Flight Aborts Takeoff in Kochi Due to Technical Snag; MPs on Board Share Ordeal
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 18 (ANI): Passengers of Air India flight AI 504, scheduled to fly from Kochi to Delhi in the early hours of Monday, faced an unexpected delay after the aircraft aborted the takeoff due to a technical issue and...
India News | Ministers, Allies Hail CP Radhakrishnan's Nomination as NDA's Vice-Presidential Candidate
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Several Union Ministers and senior BJP leaders, and allies on Sunday congratulated Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan on being nominated as the NDA's Vice-Presidential candidate, hailing his experience and...
India News | Congress, JD(U) Extend Wishes to Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan for NDA's VP Candidate
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Congress and Janata Dal (United) leaders have welcomed the nomination of Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Vice President candidate. Congress leader Rajesh Thakur...
India News | Rajnath Singh Speaks to Kharge, Seeks Opposition Support for NDA's VP Candidate CP Radhakrishnan
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday evening spoke to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to seek support for the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Vice Presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan, sources...
India News | Maharashtra CM Fadnavis, Dy CM Shinde Congratulate Governor CP Radhakrishnan on NDA's VP Nomination
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday congratulated Governor CP Radhakrishnan on being announced as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the post of Vice President,...
India News | Haryana: All 18 Gates of Hathinikund Barrage Open Amid Rising Water Level in Yamuna
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
Yamunanagar (Haryana) [India], August 18 (ANI): Due to the rising water level of the Yamuna River, all eighteen gates of Hathinikund Barrage were opened. It was for the first time during this season that the Barrage gates were opened. Several...
India News | Democracy in Country is Facing Grave Threat: CPI's Ramakrishna
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary K Ramakrishna on Sunday said that democracy in the country is facing a "grave threat" and predicted that massive people's movements would be...
India News | Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Congratulates CP Radhakrishnan for NDA's VP Nomination
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday extended heartfelt congratulations to Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan on being declared the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Vice-Presidential candidate....