Putin arrives in Beijing for state visit
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday for a two-day state visit. Putin will hold a meeting with...
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India surpasses Australia, Japan, Hong Kong in data centre capacity
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New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India has surpassed major countries like Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, and Korea becoming the country with the highest...
Biden unveils tariff hikes on Chinese EVs, solar cells, semiconductors, other imports
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Washington, May 15 (IANS) U.S. President Joe Biden plans to quadruple tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) and hike duties for solar cells, semiconductors and...
Kia unveils revamped EV6 electric vehicle
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Seoul, May 14 (IANS) Kia, South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Tuesday announced the release of a redesigned and upgraded version of its EV6 electric vehicle,...
German digital group reports rise in cyber attacks from Russia, China
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Berlin, May 14 (IANS/DPA) The German digital association Bitkom says it has recorded an increasing number of cyber attacks from China and Russia over the...
South Korea to infuse over $7.2 billion in domestic chip industry
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Seoul, May 13 (IANS) South Korea will push to set up a package worth over 10 trillion won ($7.28 billion) to support the chip industry...
India-Taiwan trade may reach $25 billion via investments, tech sharing
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Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) As India-Taiwan economic partnership grows significantly in recent years, the trade between the two countries may reach $25 billion via investment...
Japanese Ambassador on two-day Nagaland visit to strengthen ties
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Kohima, May 8 (IANS) Japan’s Ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki began a two-day visit to Nagaland on Tuesday to further strengthen the cultural and diplomatic...
South Korea, US could explore possible 3-way energy cooperation with Japan
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Seoul, May 3 (IANS) South Korea and the US could explore expanding bilateral energy cooperation dialogue to a trilateral format involving Japan in the future,...
6.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan
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Tokyo, April 27 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off Japan’s Bonin Islands or Ogasawara Islands, the country’s weather...
Taiwan’s indispensability in preparing for future pandemics
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Dr.HsuehJui-yuanMinister of Health and WelfareRepublic of China (Taiwan) The three years of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a terrible loss of life and exacerbated health...
7.3-magnitude quake hits Taiwan, tsunami alert issued
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Beijing/Taipei, April 4 (IANS) A 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien of Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China...
India-Korea Joint Commission Meeting: Jaishankar calls for new areas of cooperation
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New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday called for expanding cooperation in areas of critical and emerging technology to a...
Japanese parliamentary delegation meets K’taka Min MB Patil
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Bengaluru, Jan 10 (IANS) Assuring that the government would come up with a new clean mobility policy, Large and Medium Industries Minister, MB Patil, on...
SoftBank reports unexpected $6.2 bn loss after We Work bankruptcy
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Tokyo, Nov 9 (IANS) SoftBank Group posted an unexpected 931 billion yen ($6.2 billion) net loss in the second quarter, compounding the pain for shareholders...
India, Japan can collaborate in chips, rare-earth & AI, says RBI chief
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New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) There are many collaboration opportunities between India and Japan in semiconductors and resilient supply chains, rare-earths extraction, space technology, artificial...
Vistara launches direct flight to Hong Kong
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New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Vistara Airlines has inaugurated daily, non-stop flights between Delhi and Hong Kong, an airline official said on Monday. The inaugural...
India poised to surpass Japan to become world’s 3rd largest economy by 2030: S&P
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New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) India is likely to surpass Japan to become the world’s third-largest economy with its GDP doubling to $7.3 trillion by...
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BRICS expansion could end US dollar dominance in oil trade: US financial experts warn of dangers ahead
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With the BRICS emerging as a major trading bloc with its expansion of six more countries, including Saudi Arabia, since the last South African meet,...
S.Korean trade delegation explores investment opportunities in India’s display industry
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New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A high-profile trade delegation from South Korea recently visited India to explore investment and partnership opportunities in the high-tech display...
Atul Malhari Gotsurve appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mongolia
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September 19, 2023: Atul Malhari Gotsurve (IFS:2004), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India...