The patriotic star through the K-pop group Got7 embodies a Chinese push for success on the western part of the country, but can C-pop emulate the gentle power of K-pop? The Financial Times’ Ludovic Hunter-Tilney takes a look.Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India’s Adani Group issued a detailed response on Sunday (Jan 29) to a Hindenburg Research report that sparked a US$48 billion rout in its stocks, saying it complies with all local laws and had made the necessary regulatory disclosures. The conglomerate led by Asia’s richest man, the IndianContinue Reading
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Sunday (Jan 29) that Ankara may agree to Finland joining NATO ahead of Sweden, amid growing tensions with Stockholm. “We may deliver Finland a different message (on their NATO application) and Sweden would be shocked when they see our message. But Finland shouldContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday (Jan 29) criticised for a second day a United States decision to send tanks to Ukraine, calling it a “criminal act against humanity” aimed at perpetuating an unstable international situation. Washington’s allegations that North Korea has provided arms to Russia are a “baseless” effort toContinue Reading
Russia said on Sunday (Jan 29) it will not hold annual talks with Japan on renewing a pact that allows Japanese fishermen to operate near disputed islands, saying Japan has taken anti-Russian measures. The islands, off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, are known in Russia as the Kurils andContinue Reading
He said that the suspension also “symbolises a fresh start” as the president gets the opportunity “to announce all the new things that are going to be done”. Unsustainable debt and a severe balance of payment crisis on top of lingering scars of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to aContinue Reading
Shares in the business empire of Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani nosedived after a US investment firm claimed it had committed “brazen” corporate fraud.Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed on Saturday (Jan 28), killing one pilot and injuring two others, in an apparent mid-air collision while on exercises south of the capital New Delhi. The crash is the latest in a string of military aircraft accidents at a time when theContinue Reading
An estimated 226 million domestic trips were made by all means including plane during the Chinese New Year holiday week. Continue Reading
We look at the images, technologies and partnerships charting Southeast Asia’s shifting social landscapes
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