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Protesters hold signs during a rally to show solidarity with Asian-Americans at Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco, California. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US-China relations

Asian-Americans’ trust in Trump fading as economic woes increase, survey finds

Being object of ICE raids, detention, visa denial and deportations under Trump administration also contributing factors, AAPI poll reveals.

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United States

Calls grow for India to lure tech talent home as US tightens job curbs

Religion

Video | Dozens killed in Indian festival tragedies

Defence

India needs more fighter jets. It cannot build them fast enough

Delayed engines and assembly bottlenecks leave India’s domestic output falling behind the pace of fleet retirements.

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A policeman walks past a poster of a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Tejas Mark 1A ahead of its maiden flight in India last October. Photo: Reuters
An Indian Air Force HAL Tejas fighter jet seen at an Air Force Station in Jodhpur on September 20. Photo: AFP
India’s Chief of the Air Staff A.P. Singh during a bilateral air exercise with Japan’s Air Self-Defence Force in Jodhpur on September 20. Photo: AFP
Aviation

Opinion | Economic realities threaten Asia’s green aviation ambitions

Even as pressure grows on airlines to adopt sustainable fuel, higher prices driven by the Middle East conflict are squeezing an industry operating on thin margins.

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Jewellery

Meet the ninth-generation artisans behind Jaipur’s famed jeweller The Gem Palace

The Kasliwal family has run the Indian jewellery design business since the 18th century, counting Maharajas and modern royalty among their clients.

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Religion

19 dead, 25 hurt in stampede at India religious festival

A seven-year-old girl was among those killed after sudden rain prompted the fatal crush at a Hindu gathering in Kolkata.

Relatives of stampede victims react outside Calcutta Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Protests around the world

‘Cockroach’ party founder released by Indian police

Abhijeet Dipke had been arrested amid a crackdown on protests against the country’s election authority.

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Nepal

Modi under pressure as India’s youth protests rise to highest level in a decade

Analysts say the youth protests, and growing support for the opposition, form the worst crisis for Modi since he came to power in 2014.

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United States

Trump pauses Russian sanctions package after striking diesel deal with Putin

Named after late senator Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought to clamp down on the flow of financial resources fuelling the Ukraine war.

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A truck is filled with diesel at a station in Bayonne, New Jersey, on October Friday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Americans favour China more than Russia, but both near bottom of G20: Pew report

New study finds Americans have ‘very cold view’ of Russia, while their opinion of China remains more negative than positive.

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The flags of Russia and China fly in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photo: EPA-EFE
Rajnath Singh

Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement leader ahead of New Delhi protest

Authorities have moved against Abhijeet Dipke, who is calling for the resignation of the election commissioner over voter roll changes.

Social media

India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing

Lawyers, however, advise against a sweeping ban, saying children could benefit from access to online educational content.

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China manufacturing

In Focus | ‘Only China has that ecosystem’: why global tech decoupling is so challenging

Chinese parts, machinery and know-how remain deeply embedded in countries seeking to build manufacturing industries of their own.

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China-Latin America relations

China bought half of Brazil’s oil exports as Iran war drove sales to record

Crude makes up a quarter of Brazilian shipments to Chinese buyers, but growth has slowed since Gulf tankers started sailing again.

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The Port of Acu in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state is a major hub for the country’s crude oil exports. China bought half of Brazil’s exported crude in the first nine months of 2026. Photo: Handout
China trade

Canada, Singapore reaffirm China trade ties amid global push for self-reliance

The two countries push back against global fragmentation, telling a New Delhi forum that key partnerships with Beijing must continue.

US-China relations

US wants to ‘compete’ in Central Asia, ambassador says ahead of Rubio visit

American companies aim to play a bigger role in the region’s mining sector, Sergio Gor says, as Chinese influence grows.

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United States

Bollywood actor Imran Khan told to leave India over political protest

The former film star faces expulsion after taking part in a demonstration in Mumbai against the country's election chief.

A protester wears a black cloth over his mouth during a demonstration demanding the resignation of India’s election chief in Mumbai on Monday. Photo: AP
Nepal

‘Unprecedented’: how cascading disasters are devastating Nepal

Experts warn such events could become an ‘annual occurrence’ and urge the government to rethink its development model.

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International Property

‘Mild’ AI job displacement set to rein in Asia-Pacific office demand: report

CBRE says 3.9 per cent of office jobs in developed parts of region are vulnerable to replacement by artificial intelligence.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong teen makes cents of finance and AI to tackle economic inequality

Spirit of Youth Award finalist Agastya Rekhi runs three student initiatives breaking down financial and technological barriers.

17-year-old Agastya Rekhi has been teaching finance and economics to younger children for about three years. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
Japan

In US-China rivalry, middle powers urged to be ‘indispensable’ chokepoints

By embedding deeply into supply chains, smaller countries that fear being squeezed out of global decision-making can offer a ‘best’ dish.

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Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has described the shift among countries towards more diversified trade relationships as an expansion of global leadership. Photo: AFP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

US holds ‘unusual’ civil-military meeting in Tokyo ahead of Trump’s China trip

Diplomatic, administrative and military officials said to have exchanged intelligence and aligned Asia-Pacific priorities and messaging.

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Rahul Gandhi

India jails ‘cockroach’ leaders following election commission protest

The crackdown on the youth movement activists has sparked a wider outcry over democratic freedom and rights to peaceful assembly.

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Marine safety

13 children die after overloaded boat capsizes in India

‘A few families have lost all their children’, one villager said. The boat was bound for a Hindu festival when it sank.

Family members mourn the death of a relative after the boat capsized in India’s Bihar state on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Environment

Opinion | Smart economics: tackle climate change and air pollution together

While air pollution has often been treated as an inevitable price of rapid economic growth, polluted air itself imposes many enormous costs.

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A worker pushes a wheelbarrow through a public cemetery blanketed in thick smoke haze caused by forest and land fires in Palangka Raya, Indonesia, on September 30, 2026. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations

Peru governor touts Chinese interest in port pitched as Chancay alternative

Scaled back to US$844 million from a US$7 billion plan, Corio terminal in Arequipa has yet to secure an investor or operator.

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US-India relations

India to gain? Trump’s Russian diesel deal offers New Delhi leverage

Washington’s climbdown on Russian fuel undermines US sanctions pressure and clears a path for India’s Ukraine diplomacy, analysts say.

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