May 13, 2025 – Page 6 – From Inside Asia

Senior Indian officials dismiss Trump’s claim he alone brokered ceasefire with Pakistan

Senior Indian officials on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claim that his administration single-handedly brokered a ceasefire between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan,...

by Khushboo Razdan May 13, 2025

US Politics

Senate Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on Missile Defense Activities

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing to examine Department of Defense missile defense activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request at...

by FIA Staff May 13, 2025

US Politics

Senate Homeland Panel Reviews Insurance Practices After Disasters

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs holds a hearing on the insurance industry’s claims practices following recent natural disasters at 2:30...

by FIA Staff May 13, 2025

US Politics

Arizona Gov. Vetoes More Than 30 Bills Including Some Related to Immigration, Gender Identity

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, blocked a slate of GOP-led bills, prompting backlash from GOP lawmakers. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed more than...

by FIA Staff May 13, 2025

World

‘Extreme stress’: how the trade war caught one of China’s richest provinces off guard

For figures involved in all aspects of China’s trade – from exporters to government officials – the past 40 days have been a roller-coaster...

by Frank Chen May 13, 2025

World

Will China and Russia’s WWII narrative resonate with the world?

When Chinese President Xi Jinping travelled to Moscow, many headlines focused on energy talks, bilateral cooperation and handshakes signalling deeper China–Russia ties. However, another...

by Dominik Mierzejewski May 13, 2025

US Politics

Secretary Bessent Speaks at Saudi-US Investment Forum

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum on May 13. (Video courtesy of Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum) …

by FIA Staff May 13, 2025

US Politics

Social Security Payment Adjustments Projected to Be Lowest in Years, Group Predicts

The cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 will be announced by the Social Security Administration later this year. A prominent seniors group predicted that the cost-of-living...

by FIA Staff May 13, 2025

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Shanghai Housing Market Crashes! Landlords Lose 5 Million Yuan, 300,000 Homes for Sale, No Buyers

Speaking of homeowners selling their properties, recently, in a high-end neighborhood in Shanghai’s Jing’an district, a property was listed at a “fire-sale” price. The...

by China Observer May 13, 2025