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How banking giant ICBC helped Chinese firms gain a foothold in Europe’s wind market ‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Mungiu wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarisation Fjord has won the Palme d’Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival’s top honour for the second time to…
Current Affairs
Rubio renews US ties with India after Trump’s China visit
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday called India a natural partner and invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, turning the page at…
‘Let’s give it a try’: motion sickness no barrier for Hong Kong’s first astronaut
Lai Ka-ying suffers from motion sickness, cannot stand hot weather, was not a top student and did not speak Mandarin – all of which made…
Trump says Iran deal and opening of Strait of Hormuz are ‘largely negotiated’
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” after calls with…
Vance and Rubio emerge as early contenders to inherit Trump’s Republican Party
An early glimpse of the battle to succeed US President Donald Trump atop the Republican ticket played out last week in classic Trumpian fashion when…
India raises diesel, petrol prices for third time in 8 days, amid tense US-Iran ceasefire
India’s state-run refiners raised retail prices again of diesel and petrol on Saturday to help processors cut losses on discounted sales and to control a…