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China Invites India To RCEP: Could This Deal Redefine Trade And Future Ties?
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Zee News
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India China RCEP: India’s ties with China have witnessed a shift, particularly after the United States imposed stringent tariffs. Both nations are now exploring ways to strengthen their economic relationship. “If New Delhi adopts a more open...
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China vows to retaliate against Trump’s tariff threat
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The Times
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China has hit out at Donald Trump’s threat to hit the country with sweeping new tariffs and promised retaliation in another escalation of the trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Beijing’s commerce ministry said on Sunday:...
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China ramping up espionage. Britain has been warned
By now it is clear to anyone whose main news source is not China Daily that the Prime Minister has got himself into a tangle over the handling of the alleged Chinese spy case – specifically why a trial of two British citizens accused of passing...
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Japan visa approved: Indian traveller reveals exact steps that worked, says ‘I used ChatGPT for…’
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Financial Express
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Japan visa: In a detailed Reddit post, an Indian traveller shared his experience of successfully obtaining a 5-year multiple entry visa for Japan after applying through VFS Pune under the Mumbai Embassy. The post has since gained attention among...
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India, EU conclude 14th round of free-trade agreement talks
Top-placed officials from India and the European Union (EU) have concluded the 14th round of talks for a proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) in Brussels, Belgium, an official source has confirmed. The talks, spanning five days, kicked off on...
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India wary of China’s bid to tip balance of power in south Asia
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The Irish Times
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In the small Dhaka apartment of Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, the smiling face of Xi Jinping beams out from the cover of a book placed among the Korans on the Islamist leader’s desk. The senior member of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami, a political...
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China tightens hold on Africa to exploit rare earths sector
New Delhi: China is further strengthening its dominance in the rare earth elements sector by making deeper inroads into African countries, which are rich in critical minerals like cobalt, lithium, and nickel, vital for the production of batteries,...
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Cryptocurrency Market Faces Renewed Pressure as Bitcoin, Ethereum Drop to Multi-Week Lows
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Benzinga
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The cryptocurrency market has seen a drastic fall for two days in a row. Reports suggest this downturn comes in the wake of President Donald Trump‘s imposing 100% tariffs on China. On Sunday, the total market capitalization of the crypto market...
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India is set for record listing week as big IPOs debut
Tata Capital Ltd and LG Electronics India Ltd will begin trading in Mumbai over the next couple of days after they concluded two of the nation’s biggest initial public offerings this year, with their debuts set to test the strength of one of the...
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Investors seek clues from bank earnings amid data fog
NEW YORK: Investors will look to major banks’ quarterly earnings reports in the coming week to help gauge the US economy’s health as the federal government shutdown has interrupted the flow of new data. Major US equity indexes slumped on Friday,...
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China’s challenge within: Its demographic crisis means it’s going to have far fewer workers
“It’s almost impossible to reverse a demographic decline,” said Louise Loo, the head of Asia economics at research firm Oxford Economics. She estimated China’s shrinking workforce could shave 0.5% off annual gross domestic product growth over the...
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India's Real Estate Equity Inflows Jump 48 Pc In Q3 2025: Report
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Zee News
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NEW DELHI: Equity investments in India’s real estate sector jumped 48 per cent year-on-year to $3.8 billion in the July-September period (Q3), a report said on Friday. This growth in inflow was primarily fuelled by capital deployment into land or...
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China’s rare earth controls can ‘forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,’ former White House advisor warns
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Fortune
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Beijing’s new export controls on rare earths go well beyond restricting access to a critical technology input, according to a former White House advisor. On Thursday, China’s commerce ministry said that starting on Dec. 1 a license will be...
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Chinese woman calls off wedding, shocks ex-fiance by demanding $4,200 ‘hugging fee’
A woman in central China has drawn widespread attention on social media after demanding a “hugging fee” from her former fiance following the cancellation of their wedding. A Chinese woman went viral for asking her ex-fiancé to deduct $4,200 as a...
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China’s Wingtech says Dutch court freezes control of Nexperia amid ‘national security’ dispute
In a move that could dent China’s relations with the European Union, Chinese technology company Wingtech said control of its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia has been effectively frozen, following an intervention by a government ministry and court in the...
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India News | North East Gets First Livestock IVF Lab; Foundation Stone Laid for Integrated Dairy and Cattle Feed Plant in Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Giving a major push to India's livestock and dairy sector, projects worth Rs 947 crores were inaugurated and a foundation stone was laid for an additional project valued at Rs 219 crore in New Delhi on October...
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India, EU wrap up 14th round of talks
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Financial Express
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As officials from India and European Union (EU) wrapped up their 14th round of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) on Friday, plans are afoot for the visit of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to Brussels later this...
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India News | Swabhiman Rally is Reflection of Sacred Bond Between Soldiers and Citizens: Assam Governor
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 12 (ANI): Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday attended the Veterans' Swabhimaan Rally 2025 at the Narangi Military Station in Guwahati. Organised under the aegis of Headquarters 51 Sub Area, the rally...
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India, EU conclude 14th round of FTA talks in Brussels; eye year-end deal
Senior officials of India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) concluded the 14th round of talks for a proposed free trade agreement in Brussels, an official said. The five-day talks began on October 6 to iron out differences on different issues...
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India’s 1st Semiconductor Innovation Museum a great opportunity for students, engineers: Former Haryana Governor
Speaking to ANI at the sidelines of the inauguration, Bandaru Dattatrey, former Governor of Haryana, said, “I have complete faith in making a self-reliant India. And our semiconductors, and all our engineers and research scholars, will get a very...
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