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Japan speeds up building 'missile archipelago' near Taiwan to counter China

Up and down the 160-strong Ryukyu island chain, Japan is quickly putting in place missile batteries, radar towers, ammunition storage sites and other combat facilities

World's first AI-planned high-speed rail tunnel tested in China's Wufeng

China is trialling an AI system that selects excavation methods for each section of a new high-speed rail tunnel in Wufeng, marking the world's first such project

Global airlines set for record $41 bn profit in 2026 as demand surges: IATA

The global airline industry is projected to rake in a record net profit of USD 41 billion in 2026, higher than USD 39.5 billion expected this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The airlines' industry body on Tuesday said India and China will drive the passenger demand in the Asia Pacific region, where net profit is forecast at USD 6.6 billion and the net profit per passenger at USD 3.20 in 2026. Next year, globally, the passenger load factor is pegged at a record 83.8 per cent while the net profit margin is expected at 3.9 per cent even as supply chain issues persist. Announcing the financial outlook for 2026 in Geneva on Tuesday, IATA said total industry revenues are expected to reach USD 1.053 trillion in 2026, up from USD 1.008 trillion anticipated in 2025. The revenues next year are anticipated to outpace operating expenses, which are pegged at USD 981 billion. The net profit per passenger transported is expected to be USD 7.90 in 2026, ...

China to reopen visa applications for Indians on Dec 22 with new website

China will restart visa applications for Indian travellers on December 22, 2025 through a new digital portal, as both countries unwind restrictions after 2020

China’s trade surplus crosses $1 trillion for the first time: What’s fueling the surge?

China has crossed a historic milestone. Its trade surplus has gone past one trillion dollars for the first time ever. Strong exports, weak imports, and months of tariff tensions

Be careful while travelling through China, India warns its citizens

India has advised citizens to use discretion when travelling through China after an Arunachal Pradesh traveller alleged harassment during transit in Shanghai

Inside China's wireless train convoy hauling cargo equal to 3 Eiffel Towers

China has tested a wireless train convoy on the Baoshen Railway, moving seven freight trains carrying 35,000 tonnes, equal to three Eiffel Towers, safely in close formation

Japan's rare earth strategy offers West a roadmap to reduce China reliance

The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing's critical metals

Trump allows Nvidia to ship H200 AI chips to China, aims to keep US ahead

The controlled sale of Nvidia's H200 chips to China will carry a 25% US charge, with Trump arguing that the plan safeguards innovation, supports workers and keeps America ahead in the global AI race

China Politburo makes boosting domestic demand top priority for 2026

Top leaders pledged to strengthen "cross-cyclical" policy adjustments - the first time that phrase signaling longer-term planning had appeared in a Politburo readout since December 2023

China's trade surplus hits $1.08 tn in 11 months, beating earlier record

The overall surplus through the first 11 months of the year is up 21.7 percent from the same period last year

Exercise discretion while travelling through China: India to its nationals

India on Monday advised its nationals to exercise due discretion while travelling to or transiting through China. New Delhi's move came over two weeks after an Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh was detained at Shanghai airport after the authorities refused to recognise her Indian passport as valid during a transit halt. "We expect the Chinese authorities to provide assurances that Indian citizens transiting through Chinese airports will not be selectively targeted, arbitrarily detained or harassed and that regulations governing international air travel would be respected by the Chinese side," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. He was responding to a query about the November 21 incident involving the woman from Arunachal Pradesh. "The Ministry of External Affairs would advise Indian nationals to exercise due discretion while travelling to or transiting through China," Jaiswal said.

China's 5,600 m mining leap: Inside the world's highest unmanned site

China is developing the world's highest unmanned mine in Xinjiang, using driverless trucks to work safely at 5,600m, where low oxygen and rough terrain make human work risky

China's trade surplus hits record high, crosses $1 trn for first time

China's exports were up 5.9 per cent from last year, higher than expected, while imports rose only 1.9 per cent, creating a monthly surplus of $112 billion

China's exports grow 5.9% in November despite 29% drop in US shipments

China's exports returned to growth in November following an unexpected contraction the month before, although shipments to the United States dropped nearly 29% from a year earlier in an eighth straight month of double-digit declines. Overall exports from China were 5.9% higher than last year in November in dollar terms, customs data released on Monday showed, at $330.3 billion, better than economists' estimates. That was an improvement from a 1.1% contraction in October. While exports from China to the US have fallen for most of the year, shipments have surged to other destinations, including Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America. China's imports increased 1.9% in November, better than October's 1% growth, even though a persistent downturn in the property sector is still weighing on consumer spending and business investment. A year-long trade truce between China and the US was reached at a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in late October in

Taiwan records 4 Chinese aircraft sorties, 7 vessels around territory

As per the MND, two out of four sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ

Macron warns EU may impose tariffs as China's trade surplus widens

Macron said the US approach to China was 'inappropriate' and had worsened Europe's position by diverting Chinese goods toward the EU market

Eli Lilly, Pfizer drugs added to China's first private insurance list

As China's aging population increases demand for therapies treating everything from cancer and diabetes to dementia, the inclusion of these drugs may ease the burden on state medical insurance

Chinese jet targets Japanese fighters with radar lock as tensions escalate

The latest incident is set to further fuel tensions between the two nations sparked by Takaichi's comments on Taiwan last month, which is worrying to other Asia-Pacific countries

China fired flares toward patrol plane in South China Sea: Philippines

Chinese forces fired three flares from an island toward a Philippine plane undertaking a routine patrol Saturday in the disputed South China Sea, but the incident did not cause any problem and the aircraft proceeded with its surveillance mission, the Philippine coast guard said. It was not immediately clear how far the flares that Filipino officials said were fired from the Chinese-occupied Subi Reef were from the Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft of the Philippine fisheries bureau. Chinese officials did not immediately comment on the incident, Beijing has claimed virtually the entire South China Sea, a key global trade route, and has vowed to staunchly defend its sovereignty. Chinese forces has fired flares from its occupied islands and from its aircraft as a warning for foreign planes to move away from what it calls its airspace in the disputed waters. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources aircraft recorded video footage of three flares fired from the reef toward the aircraft