Vietnam to hold state funeral for late communist party leader Nguyen Phu Trong next week
HANOI - Vietnam will hold a state funeral next week for Nguyen Phu Trong, the leader of its ruling Communist Party who died on July 19, the government has said.
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Nato’s push to integrate 4 Asia-Pacific countries faces China and Ukraine war hurdles
Observers also say the move is aimed at ensuring a future American administration cannot easily reverse the arrangement, which is motivated by growing disappointment with other existing US-led alliances such as the Quad.
India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
BENGALURU, India (AP) — At a Coca-Cola factory on the outskirts of Chennai in southern India a giant battery powers machinery day and night, replacing a diesel-spewing generator. It’s one of just a handful of sites in India powered by electricity stored in batteries, a key component to fast-tracking India’s energy transition away from dirty fuels.
Prefab paradise? How China-made homes could solve Australia’s housing crisis
Though the numbers may pale in comparison to the billions of dollars in two-way trade between the regions, Australian imports of prefab goods from Asia have been steadily climbing year over year.
Late to the game, Hong Kong’s big splash on tech must pay off
National industrial strategies, the subject of intense study and debates in the 1980s in the wake of the phenomenal success of Japan’s industrial economy, have returned to the centre stage of global attention. Much of this stems from the fact that two of the world’s largest economies, the US and China, have focused more on industrial policy.
Trump remains stubbornly wrong on Taiwan
While America’s Republican Party talks toughness on China and support for Taiwan, its presidential candidate has just described with more clarity than ever his personal inclination to let China conquer Taiwan. Although a reputation for having a “transactional” view of foreign policy precedes him, Trump’s recent comments about Taiwan are jarring.
How millennials and Gen Z are driving luxury travel brands to be more authentic and immersive
<span lang=«EN-GB» xml:lang=«EN-GB»> Between juggling work and running household errands on weekdays, YC Tan has little “me time,” apart from her gym sessions. Weekends are reserved for her four-year-old and husband, before the cycle repeats. She is, as the internet says, “peak adulting”.
China's Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after highway bridge collapse kills 11
President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts after a highway bridge collapse on Friday in Shaanxi province in China's northwest killed 11 people, state media reported on Saturday.