Pakistan: Tarbela hydropower project extensions: World Bank reaffirms ‘satisfactory’ progress
The World Bank has reaffirmed satisfactory progress on Pakistan’s Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower Project, while confirming that an additional USD 300 million approved in June 2026 will help bridge cost…
China: A second serve for used tennis balls
As evening fell over a blue tennis court by the sea in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, the crack of rackets and bounce of balls blended with the sound of…
The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump
Our new book tracks the growth over nearly eight decades of the most powerful foreign policy lobby in US history In 1948, with war raging in Palestine, Harry Truman found…
Taiwan civic groups protest authorities’ move to seek dissolution of pro-reunification party
More than 20 civic groups in Taiwan have issued a joint statement strongly opposing the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities’ move to seek the dissolution of the Chinese Unification Promotion…
Pakistan’s Readymade Garment Exports Hit Highest Level in FY26
Pakistan’s readymade garment exports climbed to a record $4.18 billion in FY2025-26, marking a 5.5 percent year-on-year increase and setting a new all-time high for the country’s value-added textile sector.…
China: Chengdu to suspend 31 train services on Monday amid heavy rain
Thirty-one trains departing from or stopping at Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, will be temporarily suspended on Monday due to heavy rainfall, said China Railway Chengdu Group Co.,…