Beijing, July 5 (IANS) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been carrying out a pressure campaign against Japan through espionage, maritime aggression, and economic coercion, and the nation and its allies must act decisively, as China is testing Tokyo’s resilience and the credibility of its alliance with the US, as per a report. Japan’s most advanced industries, including semiconductors and robotics, have faced attacks from Chinese intelligence networks. Cyber intrusions and insider recruitment…
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New Delhi, July 7: China, on July 1, 2026, did not merely bring a new statute into force – it gave legal language to a long-running project of cultural control. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is presented by Beijing as a framework for harmony among China’s 56 officially recognised ethnic groups. But for Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, Hui, Kazakhs and others, its real danger lies in how it turns identity into a matter of state discipline. Across the world, Tibetan organisations and…
Washington, July 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States must remain ahead of China in the race to dominate artificial intelligence, describing AI as a technology with greater long-term significance than the internet.Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Trump said maintaining American leadership in AI was a strategic priority and warned against allowing China to overtake the United States.”AI is bigger than the internet,” Trump said.”I’ve never seen anything. The internet was a …
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India has regained the fifth position in the global equity market capitalisation (m-cap) rankings after market value crossed the $5 trillion mark, following corrections in Taiwan and South Korea, even as domestic equities continued to outperform several global peers this month.India’s total market capitalisation currently stands at over $5 trillion, ahead of Taiwan at $4.97 trillion and South Korea at $4.66 trillion, restoring India’s position as the world’s fifth-large…
Manila, June 28 (IANS) Philippines Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has accused China of “insincerity and hypocrisy” after Beijing rejected Manila’s demand to comply with the landmark 2016 international arbitral ruling on the South China Sea, according to a report.According to a report by Democrata, the latest diplomatic exchange follows the Philippine government’s renewed call for China to honour the 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which invalidated Beijing’s expansive …
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) The overall Indian stock market tone has improved following the sharp correction in crude oil prices and the return of selective foreign institutional investor (FII) buying, and a significant trend in the FII activity in the second half of this month is the tapering of FII selling, according to analysts.During the last nine trading days (June 15-June 25), FIIs were buyers in five days in the cash market even though the buying was in limited quantities. The big relentless F…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Foxconn Singapore — a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Technology Group — has approved an investment of $37.2 million in its India-based subsidiary, Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development Private Limited, as part of its long-term investment strategy, according to the company’s regulatory filing.The company’s board of directors approved the investment through the subscription of approximately 351.73 million common shares of the Indian subsidiary at a face valu…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The Trump administration said it is strengthening security cooperation with Southeast Asian partners, particularly the Philippines and Vietnam, as it seeks to counter China’s growing military and economic influence across the Indo-Pacific.Michael G. DeSombre, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific that Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea remained a major concern for …
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The Trump administration reaffirmed that its long-standing policy towards Taiwan remains unchanged, even as it reviews a proposed $14 billion arms package for the self-governing island amid rising military pressure from China.Appearing before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, Michael G. DeSombre, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told lawmakers the administration remained committed to the Taiwan Relation…
Ahmedabad, June 22 (IANS) When the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch dismantled one of India’s largest alleged “digital arrest” fraud networks in 2024, arresting 17 accused, including four Taiwanese nationals, the investigation not only exposed the growing sophistication of transnational cybercrime but also laid the foundation for a book on modern cybercrime investigations.The case, which gained national attention and was later referenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat…