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Singapore’s political parties court voters ahead of Saturday polls

April 28, 2025

China’s Xi and Biden to meet Saturday on APEC sidelines in Peru

November 13, 2024

Vice President Harris makes surprise appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live”

November 3, 2024

Exploring Bengaluru, changes to Japan’s ‘nomikai’ culture and more
In Nikkei Asia News Roundup’s latest episode, Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss our most followed stories over the past few weeks, including the charm of traveling through the rapidly transforming tech city of Bengaluru and how the decline of Japan’s tipsy nomikai culture may not be as welcome as it seems. The episode consists…
PM Shehbaz warns against use of water as political weapon
PM Shehbaz warns against use of water as political weapon DUSHANBE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the politicization of water resources, warning that Pakistan would not tolerate any attempt by India to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty and put millions of lives at risk for political purposes. Speaking at the High-Level International Conference on…
Karachi to experience scorching heat and dry weather
KARACHI: The Karachi city has continued to experience extremely hot and dry weather conditions on Friday. The temperature is expected to rise between 40°C and 41°C, while the minimum recorded temperature was 30°C. Humidity levels have been recorded at 67%, significantly increasing the intensity of the heat.Due to the high humidity, the weather will feel…
Nippon Steel to invest $6bn to electrify production in Japan
TOKYO — Nippon Steel will invest 868.7 billion yen ($6 billion) in three Japanese steel mills to expand its electric furnace production capacity, the company said Friday, as part of its effort to decarbonize its steelmaking processes. The bulk of the investment will go to the steelmaker’s production facility on the southern island of Kyushu, where it will spend…
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life to acquire 15% stake in British insurer M&G
TOKYO — Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Holdings on Friday said it will acquire a 15% stake in M&G, a major British life insurance company. The investment is expected to exceed 150 billon yen ($1 billion). The two companies announced a new long-term strategic partnership across asset management and life insurance.
Severe storms across KP claim 8 lives, 21 other injured
PESHAWAR: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued report on losses caused by rain, thunderstorms, hailstorms, and lightning across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa According to a report issued by the PDMA, rain and strong winds since May 27 have resulted in human and material losses across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. So far, eight people have lost their lives and…
China forms new global mediation group with dozens of countries
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Dozens of countries joined China on Friday in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group. Representatives of more than 30…
Arshad Nadeem qualify for final of Asian Athletics Championship
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, along with Yasir Sultan, has qualified for the final of the Asian Athletics Championship. In the qualifying round of Group A of the javelin throw event held in South Korea, Arshad Nadeem registered an impressive throw of 86.34 meters on his very first attempt. Meanwhile, Indian…
Trump visa shock rattles Chinese students, shakes fragile ties
HONG KONG/NEW YORK — Chinese students are gripped by anxiety and confusion following the U.S. announcement that it will “aggressively revoke” their visas, while the move casts a pall over a recent trade war truce between Washington and Beijing. President Donald Trump’s administration says that canceling visas and more closely scrutinizing new applications will serve…