4.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Humla

The briefing at the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region focused on Maritime Domain Awareness, regional security challenges and strengthening cooperation between India and ASEAN nations.

Of the 59 monitoring stations across the city, 30 recorded severe air quality at 9 am, while the remaining stations were in the very poor category.

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US midterm shift could squeeze China on AI, bring clarity to bilateral talks Beijing has vowed to continue working with Washington towards a “constructive relationship of strategic stability” following the Democrats’ sweeping victory...

Weeks after the European Union and China struck a deal aimed at averting a looming trade war, the two sides remain at loggerheads over what is wrong with their relationship, how to fix it and who is to blame. At an event in Brussels this week, threats were exchanged and differences rose to the surface. With the ink barely dry on their fragile trade peace, it was clear that both were still preparing for a trade war. “If the EU insists on adopting restrictive and discriminatory measures against...

The revision covers employees under the 2024 Revised Pay Scales as well as retired personnel and family pensioners across Karnataka

MIAL’s proposal faces resistance from foreign airlines over connectivity, competition and unilateral capacity cuts

In the space of roughly 10 days, the two largest democracies in the Americas delivered setbacks to the populist right. In Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva staged a narrow but remarkable comeback, defeating Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, in a run-off election after trailing in the first round. This week, American voters handed control of both chambers of the US Congress to Democrats in a sharp rebuke of candidates riding on US President Donald Trump’s “Make America...

Inside Jiaolong: A simulated dive into China's deep-sea exploration

2026 World Ocean Week opens in Southeast China's Xiamen

Blue is the new green in Xiamen

Tanvi Patri won a historic silver medal in women's singles at the ongoing Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.