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Viet Families Pushed Off Land For Trump-linked Project 
India Fails Youth, is Losing ‘Demographic Dividend’ Hong Kong bookstore owner fined HK$32,000 for using shop as unregistered school
A Hong Kong independent bookstore owner has been fined HK$32,000 (US$4,085) for holding a Spanish class in his shop after a court ruled the course…
Current Affairs
Gaza marks 6 months of ceasefire. Does it offer lessons for the Iran war?
Friday marks six months since Gaza’s ceasefire deal took effect, a milestone largely lost in the confusion over the new and even more fragile ceasefire…
Solid-state battery firms in China and US line up IPOs as oil prices lift EV appeal
Three solid-state battery developers across China and the US are moving towards initial public offerings (IPOs), as geopolitical tensions and elevated oil prices fuel demand…
Why Trump’s Hormuz rebuke won’t derail South Korea’s ‘very strong’ alliance with US
US President Donald Trump’s public rebuke of South Korea for refusing to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz is an uncomfortable moment for a…
Can a ‘community with a shared future’ prevail over zero-sum rivalry?
With the coming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump back on schedule for May, the two leaders present two starkly…
Thailand snatches US$260 million from cross-border scammers in ‘decisive’ crackdown
Thai authorities have seized assets worth 8.3 billion baht (US$260 million) belonging to people behind an alleged money-laundering network linked to transnational cyber scam operations…