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PM Modi to meet China's top diplomat Wang Yi as Asian powers rebuild ties
The Economic Times
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August 19, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China's top diplomat on Tuesday in a sign of easing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors after a yearslong standoff between the Asian powers. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in...
PM Modi will travel to China for SCO Summit: NSA Doval during talks with Wang
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 19, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China to attend the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday during his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In his...
World Associated Press India's Modi to meet China's top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties
Yahoo News
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a sign of easing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors after a yearslong standoff between the Asian powers. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...
'Nihao! China' tourism promotion wows Boston
China Daily Global
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Musicians take a bow after a concert at the 'Nihao! China' Tourism Promotion Reception in Boston on Tuesday. Provided to China Daily The China National Tourist Office New York held a "Nihao! China" Tourism Promotion Reception on Tuesday at New...
Thailand Launches System For Tourists to Swap Crypto For Cash in Bid to Become Bitcoin-Friendly Hotspot
Travelers Today
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August 18, 2025
Thailand pressed ahead with its crypto‑linked tourism payments push amid softer 2025 arrivals, with 20.1 million foreign visitors recorded from January 1 to August 10, 2025, generating 937.6 billion baht in revenue, while numbers fell largely...
Straight Talk | Modi’s Diplomatic Reset With China Reflects India’s Realism In A Multipolar World
News18
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August 19, 2025
Last Updated:August 19, 2025, 11:36 IST India is reopening channels with China where interests overlap, while also taking care to not drop its guard. Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar shakes hand with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, left, in...
Finepoint | Trump's Mistake Is India's Opportunity To Make The Most Of China, Russia Ties
News18
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August 19, 2025
Last Updated:August 19, 2025, 10:35 IST PM Modi’s high-level engagements with Russian and Chinese Presidents — Putin in New Delhi, Xi in Beijing - make room for an array of opportunities in a moment of crisis. India will welcome Putin for an...
Indian FM stresses on border peace in talks with Chinese counterpart
The Nation
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August 19, 2025
NEW DELHI - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar began talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New Delhi on Monday and stressed that there could be positive momentum in ties between the neighbours only if there was peace on their...
Review: Cathay Pacific Beijing (PEK) lounge
Executive Traveller
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August 19, 2025
There’s no mistaking the importance of Beijing to Cathay Pacific, and now the city’s premier Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has a Cathay ‘flagship’ lounge to reflect the capital’s status. “Beijing is obviously a very strategic port...
Tesla officially started taking orders in China on August 18 for its upgraded Model Y L
Cryptopolitan
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August 19, 2025
Tesla started taking orders from its Chinese customers on August 18 for its long-hyped, stretched Model Y L. The redesigned electric SUV is larger and more spacious with a longer range, and deliveries are expected to start rolling out of the Giga...
India-China Talks: ‘Should regard each other as partners,’ says Wang Yi, Jaishankar stresses ‘de-escalation on border’ – Key highlights
Financial Express
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi on Monday. Jaishankar kicked off the meeting saying that the two countries have seen a “difficult period” but both seek to move ahead. “This requires a candid and...
Australia probes Nauru-China business deal
Hong Kong Free Press
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August 19, 2025
Australia was Tuesday investigating whether Pacific microstate Nauru breached a security treaty by inking a lucrative business deal with a Chinese company. Nauru. File photo: SlimMars/Pexels. Nauru last week announced it had signed a US$650...
Nyingchi thrives with booming tourism and trade
Qiushi Journal
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Nyingchi, a popular tourist destination in the Xizang autonomous region, has experienced rapid socioeconomic development in recent years, which in turn has steadily improved people's livelihoods, local officials said. In 2024, Nyingchi's GDP...
Pak-Afghan-China talks to be held in Kabul tomorrow
The Nation
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August 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan, Afghanistan and China will hold another trilateral meeting in Kabul tomorrow to discuss the counterterrorism cooperation, the connectivity, peace, development and trade. Afghanistan is hosting a trilateral meeting in Kabul...
INTELLIGENCE: FBI Arrests Two More Chinese Spies
Strategy Page
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August 19, 2025: Two months ago the FBI arrested two Chinese men, Yuance Chen and Liren Lai, charging them with espionage. The two were accused to seeking to establish espionage operations near naval bases. There they would observe and record on...
PM Narendra Modi To Meet Chinese FM Wang Yi In Delhi, Signaling Potential Thaw In India-China Ties
News24
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August 19, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at his official residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, August 19. The meeting has been confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). This is Wang’s first...
Liberian Journalists to Tap Into China’s Vast Digital Media Potential
Liberian Observer
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A total of 30 Liberian journalists just returned home with fresh skills, global exposure, and a renewed sense of purpose after completing an intensive two-week training program in Changsha, Hunan Province, China—an experience that both sides say...
Stephen Curry Feels at Ease as No Security Hazards to Alter Future Plans in China
Essentially Sports
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August 19, 2025
Stephen Curry shares a special bond with China. Touring the Asian country since 2014, Curry has developed a massive fan base while establishing a close connection with the local culture. And the love is mutual, evident from Curry’s recent social...
China’s automakers speed up efforts to replace Nvidia chips
KrASIA
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August 19, 2025
Chinese automakers and chip companies are racing to replace products from Nvidia and other foreign chip leaders for automotive applications amid fears further US export restrictions could derail development of self-driving and other technologies....
Egyptian, Chinese and Russian dissidents tracked and threatened in Switzerland
Swissinfo
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August 19, 2025
The Place des Nations square opposite the UN headquarters in Geneva often hosts political demos. In this photo, Russians protest against the war in Ukraine, March 2025. Keystone / Martial Trezzini Repression by autocratic states abroad is also...