Three Indian cities among top four most polluted, says report
Loni in Uttar Pradesh has been named the world's most polluted city in 2025, according to a report by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
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Vietnam, Russia Sign Nuclear Power Deal Amid Energy Pressure
Vietnam and Russia have finalized a nuclear power agreement to address growing energy demands.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Apollo agrees biggest Japan deal in $3.7bn rescue of glassmaker NSG
Strategic angle: Japanese manufacturer has struggled since swooping for UK rival Pilkington two decades ago
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: India’s private sector growth slows to over 3-year low in March, weighed down by Mideast conflict
Strategic angle: India's private-sector business activity falters in March due to shockwaves from the Iran war.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: China dials back on fuel price hikes to 'reduce burden' on drivers
Strategic angle: It comes as countries across the region are taking various measures to weather the soaring cost of fuel.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: China’s leaders hunt for strategic gains from US quagmire in Iran
Strategic angle: Beijing hopes Washington’s redeployment of forces from Asia will further tip regional balance of power.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
North Korea's Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs
Kim's reappointment as head of the State Affairs Commission was announced by KCNA amidst criticism of North Korea's electoral process.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: India is launching cheap weight-loss drugs — but Novo Nordisk is betting its brands will stay on top
Strategic angle: Indian generic drugmakers launch a price war against Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 brands, Ozempic and WeGovy.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Ukraine nationals detained in India: Is Russia involved?
Strategic angle: Indian authorities accuse six Ukrainians and an American of supporting insurgent groups along the India-Myanmar border, raising questions about potential political motivations.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Gas Stations Are Running Dry Across One Australian State
Strategic angle: If high prices weren't bad enough, some stations down under are running out of gasoline and diesel.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Frustrated Lewis pair chemistry enables dual atom insertion to build bioactive molecules
Strategic angle: Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a boron-catalyzed method to transform oxetanes into larger, medicinally relevant 1,3-oxazinanes.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: U.S. executives, from Apple to Eli Lilly, revamp their push into the world's second-largest economy at the China Development Forum
Strategic angle: More than 80 global executives traveled to Beijing this weekend for the state-organized China Development Forum.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Ohtani jersey from WBC goes for record $1.5M
Strategic angle: The jersey worn by Shohei Ohtani during Japan's victory in the World Baseball Classic sold for a record amount.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Not just buying 'things': Why China's emotional economy is on the rise
Strategic angle: Amid a prolonged economic slowdown, one segment of the world's second-largest economy is growing quicker than the rest: China's so-called emotional economy.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: China spent $120B to lock down critical minerals overseas: report
Strategic angle: A recent report reveals China's significant investment in securing critical minerals globally.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Shin nominated governor of Bank of Korea
Strategic angle: BIS top economist chosen to lead monetary policy amid won weakness and oil price shock
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Lin cleared for boxing return after sex test
Chinese Taipei's Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting is cleared to compete again by World Boxing after undergoing the governing body's new sex test.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: China touts itself as ‘harbour of stability’ to global CEOs
Strategic angle: Premier Li Qiang paints contrast to US at business gathering in Beijing as Donald Trump gets bogged down in Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Chinese IPOs in US falter amid scrutiny of manipulation schemes
Strategic angle: Regulators crack down after trading in ‘toxic’ small-cap stocks from China inflicted losses on US investors
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Japan sounds alarm over UK delays to combat aircraft project
Strategic angle: Tokyo frustrated by funding hold-ups that are preventing the signing of a development contract
Editorial Staff Mar 22