India’s election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here’s what to know
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Australia orders Chinese investors to sell stakes in rare earths miner
Northern Minerals is developing the Browns Range heavy rare earths project in Western Australia, at a time when the sector has become increasingly strategic for its uses in green energy and defence.
Head, deputy head of Indonesia's new capital city authority resign, minister says
JAKARTA — The head and deputy head of Indonesia's new capital city authority, who were overseeing the US$32 billion (S$43 billion) project, have resigned, the state secretariat minister said on June 3.
Sharp, KDDI to turn old factory into Nvidia-powered AI data center
TOKYO -- Japanese electronics group Sharp and telecom partner KDDI will convert a factory site in Japan into a data center for artificial intelligence powered by advanced Nvidia chips, Nikkei has learned.
India-Maldives ties in flux as China’s growing sway causes New Delhi to fret
India, like many countries, is trying to manage China’s growing influence and “wouldn’t like to lose the Maldives completely”, said Harsh Pant, an international-relations professor at King’s College London.
Japanese billionaire Maezawa cancels moon flyby mission
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa cancelled his "dearMoon" mission, which the project said would have been the first private flight around the moon, the mission announced on Saturday.
A Chinese spacecraft lands on moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with US
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.
Vietnam builder Fecon seeks Japan partners for new projects: chairman
TOKYO -- Major Vietnamese construction group Fecon is looking for Japanese partners for upcoming development projects, Chairman Pham Viet Khoa told Nikkei here Friday.