China drills amount to air and sea blockade, says Taiwan
Taiwan’s government has issued strong condemnation of China’s plans for live fire drills in locations around the island – Beijing’s main response to US House...
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Pelosi meets Taiwan’s president, China starts military exercises
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday during a visit to the island that has drawn Beijing’s ire. Beijing...
Defying Beijing’s warnings, US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan
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Taipei, Aug 2 (IANS) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, despite stern warnings from Beijing, making her the highest-level US official to...
China’s uncontrolled 25-tonne rocket crashes down over Indian Ocean
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Nearly 25 tonnes of space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket crashed down over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak which is the Malaysian...
Samsung logs record $8.5 bn profit on server chips, warns of market uncertainties
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Seoul, July 28 (IANS) Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of $8.5 billion, up 15.2 per cent from a year earlier, on the...
Modi, Shehbaz meeting may take place in Uzbekistan at SCO summit
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Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary General Zhang Ming is visiting Pakistan on Friday for three days and will invite Pak Prime Minister...
Singapore further tightens monetary policy
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Singapore, July 14 (IANS) The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday further tightened its policy stand by raising the mid-point of the Singapore dollar Nominal...
Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday, hours after being shot while addressing an election rally in the city of Nara, according...
Jaishankar calls for early resolution of outstanding issues at LAC
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Bali, July 7 (IANS) During his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Thursday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for an early resolution...
Shanghai Disneyland reopens after Covid-triggered closure
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Shanghai, June 30 (IANS) Shanghai Disneyland reopened on Thursday, after more than three months of closure in the wake of a Covid-19 outbreak. Tickets were available...
NATO declares China as a security threat for the first time
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NATO, the worlds most powerful military alliance, has declared China as a security threat for the first time, warning that Beijings ambitions and coercive behaviour...
India, Japan hold talks to strengthen cybersecurity
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India and Japan discussed cybersecurity cooperation during the fourth India-Japan Cyber Dialogue on Thursday. The two sides discussed the important areas...
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War should end before winter sets in: Zelensky tells G7
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In a virtual address to the G7 Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he wanted the ongoing war waged by Russia against...
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G7 summit kicks off in Germany
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Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) kicked off their three-day annual summit in Schloss Elmau in south Germany’s Bavarian Alps. Elmau, June 27 (IANS) Leaders...
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PM Modi to discuss health, counter-terrorism at G7 summit in Germany
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Germany to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit on June 26-27...
Modi meets Foxconn chief, hails manufacturing plans for India
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New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Foxconn’s Chairman Young Liu and hailed the company’s electronics manufacturing plans...
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PM Modi to virtually attend BRICS Summit on June 23
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On the the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 14th BRICS Summit hosted by China in virtual format...
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Chinese Prez to host 14th BRICS Summit
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the 14th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Beijing on June 23, a Foreign Ministry...
India likely to have Taiwanese semi-conductor hub after inking FTA
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India and Taiwan are marching ahead to ink the much-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It will have prime focus on having a semi-conductor manufacturing hub...
India plays crucial role in Quad, cyber security concerns take centre stage
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India once again asserted its leadership role in the recently concluded Quad Summit in Japan. The second in-person Quad Summit attended by Prime Minister Anthony...
Quad Tokyo summit: Challenges
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Tokyo for his second in-person Quad summit scheduled for May 23-25, and he held bilateral talks with US...