Source link Samsung has regained the leading position as iPhone sales slide amid the US-China trade spat Samsung has overtaken Apple to reclaim its position as the globe’s top smartphone maker, preliminary data released by the research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) on Sunday showed. The South Korean tech giant lost the top spot to […]
Source link The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised India’s GDP forecast from 6.7% to 7% for the current fiscal year. The South Asian country will remain a “major growth engine” in the Asia-Pacific region, the ADB predicts. India’s GDP will grow 7.2% during the next financial year (2025-26), the Manila-headquartered ADB added. According to […]
Source link The new route will link the Power of Siberia and Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok gas circuits Russian energy giant Gazprom has begun work aimed at linking the country’s gas pipelines into a nationwide gas transportation system, the company announced on its official Telegram channel on Thursday. According to the announcement, the company launched construction of the […]
Source link Washington reportedly wants to bring new members into the AUKUS pact before Donald Trump’s potential return to power Canada and Japan could join the US, UK, and Australia in the AUKUS security partnership by the end of the year, Politico reported on Tuesday. The White House wants the deal done before November’s presidential […]
Source link Departed brands such as Honor, Xiaomi, Samsung, and Acer reportedly resumed marketing in the sanctioned country in 2023 Many Asian electronics giants that curtailed promotion or suspended official supplies of goods to Russia in the wake of Ukraine-related sanctions resumed advertising in the country in 2023, according to a Kommersant report on Monday. […]
Source link Washington has started talks with regional allies on inviting Tokyo to collaborate on defense tech, Nikkei Asia has reported The US is reportedly in discussions with the UK and Australia about inviting Japan to take part in weapons development under the AUKUS security partnership, outlet Nikkei Asia claimed on Saturday, citing US officials. […]
Source link Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has characterized Russia as his country’s “main partner and ally,” adding that bilateral relations are “at a very high level.” In a Wednesday interview with the country’s Egemen Qazaqstan newspaper, the leader also said that close ties between the two neighbors are crucial for “ensuring regional stability and international […]
Source link Malaysia has made the move to protest “atrocities” against the Palestinians in Gaza Malaysia will not allow Israeli-flagged ships or vessels headed for Israel to dock or load cargo in its ports, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on Wednesday. The ban was implemented in protest against Israeli “atrocities and massacres” in Gaza, he […]
Source link India has intensified studies in the region, which it believes holds the key to global climate, sea levels, and biodiversity India is sending its first-ever winter expedition to the Arctic to conduct atmospheric observations during the polar nights, study auroral changes, and monitor variations in sea ice. The mission was launched in New […]
Source link Vietnam has found itself in the position of kingmaker, being crucial for the plans of both Beijing and Washington for Asia By Timur Fomenko, political analyst Chinese leader Xi Jinping has just paid an official visit to Vietnam, where he met with the leaders of Hanoi’s ruling Communist Party. Xi hailed the ties between […]
Source link More than 176,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas have been supplied to Afghanistan this year Afghanistan has doubled imports of Russian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) since the beginning of the year, as Moscow diversifies its energy flows from the EU to new markets, Reuters reported this week. Russia supplied over 176,000 tons of […]
Source link Several demonstrators and law enforcement officers have reportedly been injured during the unrest in Nepal’s capital Police employed batons, tear gas, and water cannons as they tried to contain supporters of two rival opposition groups who protested against the government in Nepal’s capital on Thursday. About 9,000 protesters led by entrepreneur Durga Prasai […]
Source link The vast majority of settlements with Tajikistan are now made in the Russian currency, according to the president The share of the ruble in Russia’s trade with Tajikistan topped 80% during the first half of 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Tuesday following a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon […]
Source link One of Russia’s largest private lenders, Tinkoff, has launched transfers in Thai baht via the SWIFT messaging system, the business daily RBK reported on Tuesday, citing a representative of the bank. Thailand is listed as one of the destinations for international transfers on Tinkoff’s website, which says the lender’s private customers can send […]