India eyes ‘global manufacturing powerhouse’ status with budget boost
India’s newly unveiled budget signals a bid to cement its status as a global manufacturing powerhouse through a raft of policy measures, but analysts...
House to Begin Work on Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday will begin work to pass a Senate bill to fund the government as multiple agencies remain in...
Trump Says ‘We’ll Find Out’ Whether US Attack Will Spark Regional War If Iran Refuses Nuclear Deal
President Donald Trump said on Feb. 1 that Iran’s decision on a nuclear deal will determine whether Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s prediction...
‘America First’ Fed? Chinese economists doubt Trump’s chair nominee can shore up US dollar
US President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve is unlikely to support a sustained rebound in the US dollar...
When a robot topples: China’s Xpeng deals with fallout from humanoid’s public plunge
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng Motors showcased its humanoid robot in front of hundreds of onlookers at a mall in the southern metropolis...
Hong Kong police arrest hundreds in HK$620 million fraud, money laundering crackdown
Hong Kong police have arrested more than 680 people in a series of recent operations targeting deception and money laundering, with suspected criminal proceeds...
Australian woman dies after getting caught in Japan ski lift
An Australian woman died after her backpack caught on a ski lift on a Japanese mountain and she became suspended mid-air, police said on...
China couple abandon their young children at hotel after dispute, spark heated debate
A Chinese couple who left their young children at a hotel following a fight have ignited a heated discussion over how to punish irresponsible...
Gaza’s Rafah crossing reopens amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire, but challenges remain
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire but a mostly symbolic development...