A court in Chattogram has refused to grant bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, the former ISKCON leader, following a hearing held with heightened security today, The Daily Star reported.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Thursday reported three Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and seven People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels operating near Taiwan.
Raising concern over China's proposed dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that if the dams come then the Brahmaputra ecosystem will become "fragile and dry."
India's tobacco exports are projected to grow by over 8 per cent this year, crossing Rs 13,000 crore, according to a senior government official. In 2023-24, outbound shipments stood at Rs 12,005.89 crore.
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump pledged to tackle various domestic issues like immigration and inflation while reintroducing his "America First" foreign policy.
He criticized China for trying to undermine Taiwan's democracy, calling these efforts "counterproductive" and harmful to trust-building between the two sides.
The University of Washington has launched a Taiwan studies track in its new East Asia Studies MA program, marking the first graduate degree in North America focused on Taiwan studies. Students will have the opportunity to specialise in Taiwan, joining a broader curriculum covering China, Jap
Uyghur-American activists have hailed the inclusion of critical measures in the 2025 US defence spending bill, which aims to address the ongoing repression of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region, according to a report by Radio Free Asia.
China's economic slowdown is closely tied to a significant drop in productivity. This downturn is driven by several factors, including a shift toward low-productivity sectors like real estate, demographic challenges, and inefficiencies in research and development. While government policies a
According to the MND, one of the two PLA aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).