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Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific

Market Volatility and Exogenous Factors:Market volatility primarily stemmed from exogenous factors. Global monetary and fiscal tightening measures were implemented across countries (with few exceptions) to manage persistent inflation. The shocks caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and China's Covid restrictions also contributed to volatility.

China has hidden deep inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supplies that feed military bases in the United States and around the world, according to U.S. military, intelligence and national security officials. The discovery of the malware has raised fears that Chinese hackers, probably working for the People’s Liberation Army, have inserted code designed to disrupt U.S.

Bhutan’s Foreign Secretary Aum Pena Choden was in the country this week for discussions with his counterpart, Vinay Mohan Kwatra. “The two foreign secretaries reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation, and discussed ways to further strengthen it across diverse sectors," read a press release from the Ministry of External Affairs.

Manipur's population and live for the most part in the hills surrounding the valley. The Kukis are represented by 10 legislators, including five BJP MLAs, in the 60-member Manipur Assembly. The Kuki People's Alliance (KPA), which is an ally of the ruling BJP government, has two MLAs.

Saudi-Iran peace deal that it brokered, China is looking to mediate between Israel and Palestine, hoping this will boost its image in the Muslim world. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to visit Beijing and he may seek Beijing's assistance to secure a deal with the Saudis, ET has learnt. India is keeping a close watch on any China-Israel deal, given its high stakes in Israel.

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Viewing cryptocurrency as «digital gold» may be a mistake.

India opened their account with four medals in the World University Games at Chengdu, China on Saturday. Olympian shooter Elavenil Valarivan, a silver medallist in the 2019 edition in Italy, bettered her performance this year to clinch the first gold medal for India in the 10m Air Rifle Women's event. Her shooting colleague Manu Bhaker claimed the second gold medal of the day in 10m Air Pistol Women's event.

ALSO, READ Manipur violence: INDIA alliance says, ‘trying to understand the situation’; BJP calls it ‘showoff’ General Naravane opined that instability does not help the country's 'overall national security construct'. "The person on the ground knows what best needs to be done. Definitely, instability does not help us in the overall national security construct and the involvement of foreign agencies cannot be ruled out.

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₹2,838 crore), from the United States. Despite keeping the specifics of the arms package confidential, this move is likely to provoke China, as Taiwan strongly opposes China's claims of sovereignty. The 2023 budget has granted Congress the power to offer up to $1 billion ( ₹8,226 crore) worth of weapons aid to Taiwan, much to the dismay of Beijing, which has been the primary supplier of arms to the island and persistently demands that the U.S.

Balochistan government-in-exile Naela Quadri has sought the support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations (UN) for its freedom from Pakistan's illegal occupation. «Prime minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government have an opportunity today to rise in support of Balochistan at the UN, which they may not have tomorrow,» Quadri told reporters on Friday, after performing a puja at the VIP ghat of the Ganga here in Uttarakhand, praying for Balochistan's freedom.

China business amid a frail recovery at the world's second-largest economy from a pandemic slowdown. Following are comments from firms on their China business during the latest reporting season:Procter & Gamble: The Tide detergent maker reported an overall volumes fall of 1% in its fourth quarter, mainly due to weaker demand in the Greater China region. Intel: «The China market, I think, has been well reported, hasn't come back as strongly as people would have expected overall,» said Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger.AbbVie Inc The Botox maker said it has seen rates for aesthetics treatments in China fully recover to pre-COVID levels and continues to anticipate strong growth through the rest of the year in the country.Mastercard Inbound cross-border travel to China stood at nearly 50% of 2019 levels, while outbound travel was nearly 70%, the company said.Anglo American The global miner said it has been surprised by how slow the reopening of China has been but believed a recovery was underway.L'Oreal The Chinese market is «really picking up,» although «not at the speed everybody had hoped for,» L'Oreal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus told Reuters.Mobileye Global Saw weak demand for its driver-assistance technology in China.Coca-Cola The company saw strong demand for some juice business in China but also flagged destocking activity in the second quarter.Seagate The computer hardware maker said its fourth-quarter Technology performance was impacted due to the uneven pace of the Chinese economic recovery.LG Energy Company warned it faces weaker EV demand in China than Solution previously expected.Thermo Fisher The company witnessed significantly slower economic activity Scientific in China during the second quarter.

Kim Jong Un met the Chinese delegation which visited Pyongyang to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and vowed to develop the two countries' relations to a «new high», the North's state media said on Saturday. Kim hosted a reception for the Chinese officials led by Communist Party Politburo member Li Hongzhong on Friday, the North's KCNA news agency said. The Chinese delegation was the first to visit the reclusive state since the COVID-19 pandemic.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The U.S. will help Australia produce guided multiple-launch rocket systems by 2025, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, after the two nations' top officials pledged to engage with China but also oppose it if needed.

Russia is launching its electronic visa (e-visa) facilities for Indian passport holders from August 1. The e-visa will be processed in a maximum of four days and a $40 consular fee will be charged for the facility.

The idea was akin to that of an "everything app" espoused recently by Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter. But the dream belonged to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. In a 2019 blog post, Zuckerberg outlined how he would turn WhatsApp into an app that could be a platform for many «kinds of private services.» In Silicon Valley, the pursuit of an everything app has come up time and again as tech leaders have strained to expand their digital empires.

China has demanded that the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference following a news report that Chief Executive John Lee would be barred due to his role in crushing the city’s pro-democracy movement

India and Japan are exploring collaboration in critical and emerging technologies, including semiconductors and resilient supply chains, as part of a target $35.9 billion Japanese investment in the country by 2027

LA PAZ (Reuters) — Bolivia's government is determined to curb dependence on the U.S. dollar for foreign trade, instead turning to the Chinese yuan, officials said, as Latin American support for alternative currencies grows.