Why is Canada accusing India and Pakistan of election interference?
The South Asian rivals have been waging parallel influence operations in Canada, according to Ottawa’s top spy agency.
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Tesla's Musk to meet Modi in India and announce investment plans: Reuters
Tesla chief Elon Musk will visit India this month to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to make an announcement on plans to invest and open a new factory in the country, two sources with direct knowledge said.
Alibaba shares jump after founder Jack Ma re-emerges with praise of Chinese giant's 'transformations'
Alibaba founder Jack Ma on Wednesday praised the company's reorganization and change over its tumultuous past year, marking the billionaire's second major public statement to employees in just a few months.
WTO forecasts rebound in global trade but keeps geopolitical risks in focus
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday said that it expects global trade to rebound gradually this year, before rising further in 2025, as the impacts of higher inflation fall into the rearview mirror.
Trudeau to Testify After Opposing Election Interference Inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada has long dismissed allegations that China interfered in his country’s past two general elections. Not a single electoral district was affected in 2021, he said last week, even though evidence of China’s meddling has kept growing in an ongoing foreign interference inquiry.
Why Xi Jinping Is Meeting With Taiwan’s Ex-President
When China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and then-President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan shook hands in Singapore back in 2015, they each extolled their meeting — the first top-level talks between the rival governments — as a breakthrough that could pave the way to a durable peace, ending decades of enmity.
Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing Wednesday in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949.
Philippines steps up defences against Chinese hackers after ‘cyberwar’ warning from telecoms security chief
The plan, announced on Sunday, stresses the “need for operational guidelines” and the urgent need for existing mechanisms to be enhanced to deter cyberattacks.