The Manus Fallout Highlights Structural Problems in China’s Industrial Policy Ecosystem
Credit: Gemini Generated Image Within a couple of years of its incubation in 2023, Manus, an autonomous agentic AI start-up, made headlines...
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Transporting Oil to China by Rail Will Not Solve Iran’s Export Headache
Credit: Javad Esmaeili from Pixabay As it struggles to ship oil through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is looking for alternative land...
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Rethinking the ‘Absolute Bar’ on Scheduled Caste Status in India
Compared to affirmative action in the U.S. and South Africa, India’s religion-linked approach to caste recognition stands out as an exception. Credit:...
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The Double China Shock: How Beijing Is Disrupting Both Developing and Advanced Economies
Credit: Shutterstock Beyond embodied intelligence and fusion energy, China’s 15th Five-Year-Plan contains a segment which may get overlooked: the so-called traditional industries....
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When Buddhist Robes Meet Sri Lankan Law
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumar Dissanayake, then the leader of the National People’s Power, offers alms to the Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero...
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What the Latest China-Russia Summit Means for Ukraine
An apartment building caught on fire during the Russian attacks on Kyiv on the night of May 23-24, 2026. Credit: State Emergency...
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Rescuers in Laos say more oxygen needed to save 7 divers trapped in cave
Advertisement Asia Rescuers in Laos say more oxygen needed to save 7 divers trapped in cave Five of the seven divers have...
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Why President Xi’s potential North Korea visit carries strategic weight for China and beyond
Advertisement analysis East Asia Why President Xi’s potential North Korea visit carries strategic weight for China and beyond A potential state visit...
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China sends defence university delegation to Shangri-La Dialogue for second straight year
Advertisement East Asia China sends defence university delegation to Shangri-La Dialogue for second straight year Beijing will not send Defence Minister Dong...
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Vietnam President To Lam to meet Singapore leaders during state visit, speak at Shangri-La Dialogue
Advertisement Singapore Vietnam President To Lam to meet Singapore leaders during state visit, speak at Shangri-La Dialogue This is Mr Lam’s first...
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