‘Sisters and brothers’: Ameen Sayani, India’s subversive ‘king of radio’
Sayani, who outwitted a ban to nurture a love affair between Bollywood songs and millions of listeners, passed away this week.
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Sayani, who outwitted a ban to nurture a love affair between Bollywood songs and millions of listeners, passed away this week.
A cache of documents from a Chinese security firm working for Chinese government agencies showed an extensive effort to hack many foreign governments and telecommunications firms, particularly in Asia, as well as targets of the country’s domestic surveillance apparatus.
Part of a bridge in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou collapsed after a container ship crashed into it, killing at least two people as vehicles plummeted, the local authorities said on Thursday.
Visiting U.S. lawmakers sought to assure Taiwan on Thursday that the United States would stand by it in the face of pressure from China, though a bill that includes support for the island has stalled in Congress, and divisions over aid for Ukraine have fanned wider questions about Washington’s commitment to its partners.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A group of United States Congress members met with Taiwan’s president Thursday in a show of support that’s certain to draw scrutiny from China, which opposes such visits and sees them as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island.
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark surged Thursday to an all-time high, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989 on heavy buying by global investors.
Observers who spoke to This Week in Asia said such grants were likely to be given out based on investment returns, although these came with inherent “risks” such as no-shows by stars. They added that other factors, such as infrastructure, stability of the country and connectivity, also weighed in the minds of concert organisers.