Pakistan: S&P Global launches ‘Project Elevate’
S&P Global in Pakistan, in partnership with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Islamabad, announced the launch of ‘Project Elevate’, a structured, three-year mentorship initiative designed to equip more than 600 young…
Aerial crop protection operations launched for disease prevention in China’s Heilongjiang
An aerial drone photo taken on July 14, 2026 shows an agricultural plane carrying out aerial crop protection operations over a field of Beidahuang Group in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.…
The myth of technological objectivity
Like people across the globe, I too have been afflicted by the football World Cup fever The author is a Professor and the Director of the Center on Forced Displacement…
South China’s Hainan plans to ban sales of fuel cars by 2030
South China’s island province of Hainan has set the goal of banning the sale of combustion-engine cars by 2030, taking the lead in the country’s transition toward new energy vehicles…
UN scrutinises India over ‘mass voter deletions’
• Rapporteurs say Muslims were disproportionately targeted in voter purge• Seek explanation over alleged deletion of 52m voters• Warn exercise may violate international human rights law• Criticise rhetoric linking purge…
Beyond the pitch, Chinese businesses score with World Cup opportunities
* The World Cup boom comes as China seeks to spur consumption. * Businesses from breakfast shops to cinemas and factories are capitalizing on football fever. * The tournament is…