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China to bolster state banks and insurers with $54 billion push

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:56:33 GMT

BEIJING, China: China is moving ahead with a combined US$54 billion capital boost for major state-owned banks and insurers, with the finance ministry leading the effort to strengthen capital across the country's financial system.

China Life Insurance (Group) Co, the country's largest life insurer, will receive 35 billion yuan ($5.2 billion), while China Taiping Insurance Group will get seven billion yuan, the tw

In Tianjin, summer cool comes with greener way of life

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:45:35 GMT

TIANJIN, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Tuane van der Merwe came to north China's Tianjin Municipality with her parents looking for a break from the summer heat. What the South African family found was more than cool air.

From city parks and mountain retreats to electric vehicles and convenient transport options, Van der Merwe found that greener choices were simply part of everyday life.

Van der Merwe, an English tea

China's Xinjiang pivots to smart agriculture amid national digital push

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:45:20 GMT

URUMQI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- A glimpse of the vast cotton fields of Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region revealed a quadcopter gliding in the air while smart irrigation systems misted the soil below it. With no field workers in sight, a single operator orchestrated the entire harvest preparation effort remotely via a smartphone.

This high-tech scene is the daily routine at a 3,000-mu

Vanderbilt keeping 2-QB system rolling for Delaware matchup

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:05:12 GMT

(Photo credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images)

Vanderbilt played two quarterbacks in its season-opening victory over Austin Peay last weekend, and the Commodores (1-0) plan to do so once again when they face visiting Delaware on Saturday.Graduate Blaze Berlowitz made his first career start and was 11-of-16 passing for 149 yards in Vanderbilt's 28-9 victory. He also carried the ball 11 times for 45 yards and a touchdo

"Wonder if I should become a cockroach": Vijay Mallya again alleges injustice, claims agencies have recovered his debts

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:31:02 GMT

London [UK], September 10 (ANI): Alleged fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya who is currently living in London has once again alleged that he is a victim of injustice by the Indian government and is living abroad due to the ongoing process in the UK. In a series of posts late on Wednesday (Local time), the former Kingfisher Airlines boss made reference to recent CJP led protests and alleged that he continued to face

India to work with BRICS partners to expand opportunities for women-led enterprises in global trade: Piyush Goyal

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:30:49 GMT

New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal called upon BRICS countries to work together to expand opportunities for women entrepreneurs and women-led enterprises in international trade, stressing the need for easier access to credit, markets and predictable rules of business.

Addressing the BRICS WBA Women-Led Development Conference in New Delhi as the Chief

"Everything has proper accounting, records": Pinarayi Vijayan defends daughter Veena over CMRL payments

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:29:43 GMT

Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], September 10 (ANI): Former Keralam Chief Minister and State Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday defended his daughter Veena Vijayan amid allegations related to transactions involving her company and Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), saying all payments were properly accounted for and taxes were paid.

'My daughter is a young woman working in the computer sector.

India's electronics import reliance on China driven by core components, targeted localisation needed: Report

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:00:01 GMT

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): India's rising electronics imports from China reflect a deepening integration of supply chains rather than merely a dependence on price-competitive finished goods, with a new study calling for targeted localisation and greater domestic value addition in critical segments.

The study, released by Koan Advisory Group in partnership with the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), fo

India's textile sector poised for multi-year export growth, but shift toward man-made fibres remains a challenge: Jefferies

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:29:28 GMT

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): India's textile sector is entering a multi-year growth phase, with the global "China+1" sourcing shift creating significant export opportunities. However, the shift toward man-made fibres (MMF) remains a structural gap, according to a Jefferies report.

The report noted that the global textile and apparel market is currently valued at over USD 900 billion, with apparel account

What Changes Your Investment Outcome More - Time, Amount or Return?

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:03:12 GMT

HT Syndication

New Delhi [India], September 9: A higher return is often the first thing investors look for. Yet the final amount also depends on how much they invest and how long the money stays invested. Changing either can make a substantial difference without changing the assumed return.

There is no universal winner among these three factors. Their influence depends on the starting figures and the size o

From spinal implant to cancer therapy, foreign patients seek out China's medical advances

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:16:54 GMT

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- After multiple attempts to treat paralysis in her lower limbs in her home country, 12-year-old Russian girl Vera, a pseudonym, traveled to Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province with help from the Russian Embassy in China.

There, doctors implanted a domestically developed closed-loop spinal cord neural interface, which amplifies the brain's weak motor signals, helping them bypass

"Legally prohibited from leaving": Vijay Mallya claims he is not a fugitive, cites legal process in UK; claims injustice by Indian Govt

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:58:40 GMT

London [UK], September 9 (ANI): Alleged fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has professed his innocence and claimed that he is legally prohibited from leaving the UK. In a series of posts on X, Mallya claims that the Indian Government has been grossly unjust to him.

In October 2025, the MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary had told the Lok Sabha that a total of 15 individuals have been declared Fugitive Economic Offe

Amwhiz Delivers HubSpot CRM Services to Businesses Across Global Markets

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:02:58 GMT

PNN

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 8: Amwhiz provides comprehensive HubSpot CRM services to businesses across India and international markets, helping organizations improve sales, marketing, customer service, automation, and operational processes through structured CRM solutions.

Headquartered in Chennai, India, Amwhiz serves businesses in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, UAE, Canada,

Swyom Advisors Marks Three Years of Operations at "Beyond Alpha: Chapter 3" in Mumbai

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:57:34 GMT

NewsVoir

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 8: Swyom Advisors Limited, the SEBI-registered investment manager to the Swyom India Alpha Fund, marked the completion of three years of operations at Beyond Alpha: Chapter 3, an evening reception held on Saturday, 5 September at the Grand Ballroom, Taj Santacruz, Mumbai. The gathering brought together the firm's investors, distribution partners, service providers

Chinese firms driving global consumer electronics innovation, says IFA CEO

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:45:10 GMT

According to Leif Lindner, CEO of IFA Management GmbH, the growing presence of Chinese companies ultimately reinforces rather than changes the role of IFA. As companies from China continue to push the boundaries of technology and product innovation, Lindner hopes to see even more Chinese presence at IFA in the years ahead.

BERLIN, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Global consumer electronics innovation is now

Before Russia could become a country, it had to win this battle

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:45:26 GMT

Dmitry Donskoy defeated the Golden Horde at Kulikovo. Now the warrior prince has returned as a symbol for another age of conflict.

In the dim interior of Moscow's Cathedral of the Archangel, a candle softly flickered. Russian President Vladimir Putin stood by an open white stone sarcophagus, made the Sign of the Cross, and bowed his head. Only a few inches remained between the Kremlin of the 21st

Russia opened an ancient tomb and found a message for today

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:45:26 GMT

Dmitry Donskoy defeated the Golden Horde at Kulikovo. Now the warrior prince has returned as a symbol for another age of conflict.

India-Bangladesh rail officials begin talks to resume passenger train services

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:29:39 GMT

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 8 (ANI): India and Bangladesh, along with railway officials from both countries, on Tuesday began a three-day meeting in Dhaka to work towards resuming passenger train services that had been suspended.

Speaking to ANI, Bangladesh Railway's Additional Director General (Operations), Mohammad Nazmul Islam, said, '...connections were active, which were suspended in August 2024. However,

AI-powered "Made in China" sharpens global appeal in tech hub

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:46:35 GMT

SHENZHEN, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Inside a flagship store of Chinese drone maker DJI in the city of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, British visitor Annabel Grainger was busy taking photos of products to share with her friends back home.

"My friends wouldn't have seen anything like that before," she said.

A thriving tech hub, Shenzhen has emerged as a magnet for global tech aficionados. The city's wi

Interview: China's services fair opens new doors in the "marketplace of ideas," says economist

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:45:25 GMT

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is an important platform for economies and businesses to explore new opportunities in the services trade as knowledge and data become increasingly important drivers of global growth, a South African economist has said.

"CIFTIS will increasingly move beyond being simply an exhibition and become a marketplace for ideas, techno

DGFT rolls out Open API for Certificates of Origin to ease exporter compliance

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:33:25 GMT

New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): India's exporters are set to get a more seamless digital process for obtaining Certificates of Origin (CoO), with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) introducing an Open API facility that will allow businesses to integrate their own ERP and accounting systems directly with the government's CoO system. The move is expected to reduce manual data entry, improve processing

Himachal records 9% monsoon rainfall deficit; weather to remain largely dry for next five days: IMD

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:31:39 GMT

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 7 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh has recorded a nine per cent deficit in monsoon rainfall so far, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast largely weak monsoon activity across the state during the next five to seven days, with no heavy-rain alert in sight.

"Monsoon activity has remained quite weak over most parts of Himachal Pradesh during the past f

China's Xinjiang accelerates clean energy push amid national green transition

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:47:05 GMT

URUMQI, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- A short drive west of Korla in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a vast desert landscape has been transformed into a shimmering sea of solar panels, underscoring the region's green energy push.

Operated by PetroChina Tarim Oilfield, the 1.3-gigawatt photovoltaic (PV) project in the Shangku high-tech zone is one of the largest in Xinjiang and the oilfield's first milli

RAG Holdings Expands India Operations with Calicut Centre Supporting Global Business Setup, Company Formation and Market Entry Services

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:57:53 GMT

NewsVoir

Calicut (Kerala) [India], September 7: Dubai-headquartered RAG Holdings, a global market-entry and business services group supporting entrepreneurs and companies with business setup, company formation, premium workspaces, PRO services, corporate services and international expansion, has strengthened its India footprint with the opening of RAG Holdings, Calicut.

RAG Holdings, Calicut was inaugurated

Who will care for China's aging countryside?

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:45:26 GMT

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- For about 2,700 yuan (roughly 398 U.S. dollars) a month, Zheng Qiuping washes clothes, feeds the aged who can no longer eat on their own and takes night shifts at a rural home for the elderly in central China.

Most of the caregivers there are themselves in their 50s or 60s.

Zheng's work points to a broader challenge as China's population ages: providing care in rural areas, wher

Asia Fintech Forum 2026 to Convene Regulators, Bankers and Fintech Leaders in Kuala Lumpur on 2 October

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:03:27 GMT

PRNewswire

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 7: The Responsible Fintech Institute (RFI) today opened registration for the inaugural Asia Fintech Forum 2026, a one-day summit on Friday, 2 October at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur. Inaugural forum from Singapore's Responsible Fintech Institute, title-sponsored by CRM development services and

Across China: In Tianjin, summer cool comes with greener way of life

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:15:38 GMT

TIANJIN, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Tuane van der Merwe came to north China's Tianjin Municipality with her parents looking for a break from the summer heat. What the South African family found was more than cool air.

From city parks and mountain retreats to electric vehicles and convenient transport options, Van der Merwe found that greener choices were simply part of everyday life.

Van der Merwe, an English te

Data center investment in Singapore forecast to reach 19.2 bln USD by 2050: PwC

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:45:09 GMT

SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Annual data center investment in Singapore is seen rising to 19.2 billion U.S. dollars by 2050 from about 7 billion dollars in 2026, PwC's central forecast showed on Wednesday.

Cumulative investment is projected at about 330 billion dollars over 2026-2050, representing annual growth of around 4.3 percent. The estimate covers both data center construction and information and communi

British retailers targeting 100,000 jobs for young people by 2029

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:15:14 GMT

LONDON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Leading retailers in Britain are working with the government to offer work opportunities to young people, aiming to create up to 100,000 jobs by the end of Parliament in 2029, a government statement said Tuesday.

A new work experience program will provide 18- to 24-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) with two to four weeks of hands-on experience, at 16 to

Georgia's foreign exchange reserves hit record 8.14 bln USD: PM

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:45:14 GMT

TBILISI, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's foreign exchange reserves reached a record 8.14 billion U.S. dollars in August, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Tuesday.

The reserves increased 56.4 percent year on year and rose by 613 million dollars from the previous month, Kobakhidze said at a government meeting.

He added that the country's foreign exchange reserves had doubled in less than two yea

Interview: Chinese firms driving global consumer electronics innovation, says IFA CEO

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:15:08 GMT

BERLIN, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Global consumer electronics innovation is now being increasingly driven by China, said Leif Lindner, CEO of IFA Management GmbH in an interview with Xinhua.

"Twenty years ago, most innovation came from Japanese companies," Lindner said during IFA Berlin, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and home appliances. Now, however, Lindner underlined that it is Chi

China Focus: From spinal implant to cancer therapy, foreign patients seek out China's medical advances

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:17:46 GMT

BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- After multiple attempts to treat paralysis in her lower limbs in her home country, 12-year-old Russian girl Vera, a pseudonym, traveled to Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province with help from the Russian Embassy in China.

There, doctors implanted a domestically developed closed-loop spinal cord neural interface, which amplifies the brain's weak motor signals, helping them bypass

Big supernova dataset challenges dark energy theory: study

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:45:03 GMT

SYDNEY, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have compiled the most comprehensive catalogue of exploding white dwarf stars, offering new clues about dark energy, the mysterious force driving the universe's accelerating expansion.

Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have led a global effort to compile a dataset containing information on 2,884 Type Ia supernovae, which are used to measure cosmic distances,

Feature: China's visa-free policies draw interest from Vietnamese travelers

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:45:13 GMT

HANOI, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nguyen Mau Xuan Kieu, a Vietnamese student studying in China, and her elder sister in Vietnam were both surprised and excited when they learned that China's new visa-free transit policy could make their year-end reunion and overseas travel plan much easier to arrange.

Under the new arrangement, Kieu's sister can travel from Vietnam to China to visit her, spend time together in Shanghai

Singapore sees record-low major injury rate in H1

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:45:08 GMT

SINGAPORE, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's workplace safety and health performance remained broadly stable in the first half of 2026, with the annualized major injury rate falling to an all-time low, although the fatal injury rate rose, the Ministry of Manpower said on Tuesday.

The annualized major injury rate, excluding platform workers, improved to 14.6 per 100,000 workers in the first half from 15.8 a year ea

Economic Watch: AI-powered "Made in China" sharpens global appeal in tech hub

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:15:38 GMT

"My friends wouldn't have seen anything like that before," she said.

A thriving tech hub, Shenzhen has emerged as a magnet for global tech aficionados. The city's

AI to take center stage at 5th global digital expo

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:16:27 GMT

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 5th Global Digital Trade Expo, an event dedicated to promoting digital trade and industrial cooperation, will take place from Sept. 23 to 27 in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, with artificial intelligence (AI) as its main theme, an official said on Monday.

More than one-third of the exhibitors will focus on AI, alongside the collective debut of AI application

Chinese firms take leading role in Indonesia's waste-to-energy drive

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:45:20 GMT

JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies are playing a leading role in Indonesia's development of waste-to-energy projects, said Fadli Rahman, CEO of PT Daya Energi Bersih Nusantara, a state-owned company that is responsible for running those projects, at a press conference in Jakarta on Monday.

Since late last year, the Indonesian government introduced two rounds of bidding for a number of waste-to-energy

Across China: China's Xinjiang accelerates clean energy push amid national green transition

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:18:32 GMT

Operated by PetroChina Tarim Oilfield, the 1.3-gigawatt photovoltaic (PV) project in the Shangku high-tech zone is one of the largest in Xinjiang and the oilfield's first mill

China issues national guideline to boost classical industries

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:15:32 GMT

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday issued its first national guideline on boosting the high-quality development of time-honored industries such as silk, tea and porcelain, targeting 50 leading enterprises with annual revenues exceeding 10 billion yuan (about 1.48 billion U.S. dollars) each by 2028.

The guideline, jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and five othe

Huawei unveils high-performance Kirin 9050 Pro chip

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:15:24 GMT

GUANGZHOU, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday launched the Mate XT 2 tri-fold smartphone powered by the new Kirin 9050 Pro chip, the first high-performance processor to use logic folding technology.

The Kirin 9050 Pro stacks logic units in layers within a single chip, shortening signal transmission paths, reducing latency and boosting overall performance, according to a launch event in Guang

Singapore retail sales growth slows to 1.5 pct year-on-year in July

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:45:16 GMT

SINGAPORE, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's retail sales growth moderated to 1.5 percent year-on-year in July, from 4 percent in June, the Department of Statistics said on Monday.

On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, retail sales increased 0.9 percent in July, it said in a statement.

Total retail sales were estimated at 4.4 billion Singapore dollars (3.47 billion U.S. dollars), with online sales

S. Korea's new jobless claims fall for 2nd month in August

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:15:12 GMT

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's new jobless claims fell for a second straight month due to weaker demand from the construction and manufacturing industries, government data showed Monday.

The number of new applicants for job-seeking benefits retreated 0.3 percent from a year earlier to 81,000 in August, after contracting 2.2 percent in the previous month, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labo