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Growing cracks in Xi's military control as CCP plenum exposes deep turmoil in PLA

Beijing, Oct. 28 -- The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded its Fourth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee amid mounting concerns over instability within the People's Liberation Army (PLA). A st... Read More


Party leaders fall from grace at Fourth Plenum

Beijing, Oct. 28 -- Chairman Xi Jinping has really thinned out the ranks of the Chinese Communist Party's upper echelons. This was painfully obvious when the party convened the Fourth Plenary Session ... Read More


Central bank dangles easier ECBs, but here's why companies may not bite

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Sweeping relaxations by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on rules for Indian companies to borrow overseas may not trigger an immediate surge in such loans, as cheaper local loans ... Read More


Malaysia, RoK conclude FTA negotiations

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 28 -- Malaysia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed a joint statement on the conclusion of talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (MKFTA) on October 27, on the sidelines of the... Read More


Zohran Mamdani, AOC under fire for odd-looking gesture at NYC rally: 'Are those Nazi salutes?'

India, Oct. 28 -- Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are under fire after a photo showed them making an odd-looking gesture with their hands at a rally in Queens on Sunday, October 26. At the... Read More


Tihar to get 2 new wards for white-collar criminals currently abroad

India, Oct. 28 -- Inside Delhi's Tihar Prison Complex, construction crews are working around the clock to finish two new high-security wards - designed not for hardened local criminals, but for white-... Read More


PM works with Vietnamese ambassadors to ASEAN countries

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 28 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session on October 28 with Vietnamese ambassadors to ASEAN and regional countries sharing maritime borders with Vietnam, including... Read More


Jaishankar, Marco Rubio discuss ties in Kuala Lumpur

India, Oct. 28 -- India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed bilateral ties and global issues at a meeting on the sidelines of the Asean East Asia S... Read More


Fault-lines found in design, construction, safety checkup

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Beating global experience of once in 20 years, mishaps occurred twice over a year in Dhaka metro rail that raised doubts about the construction and safety qualities of the popular ma... Read More


Yunus orders swift purchase of bodycams for election security

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has ordered the rapid purchase of a sufficient number of body-worn cameras for law-enforcing agencies to ensure "transparency, peace and safety" during t... Read More