The recent flurry of sporting events has thrown up a number of aspects which I found particularly inspiring. With much of the media focus on China’s 15th National Games naturally on the sporting contests, less attention was paid to the fact that the event could only have been successfully organised with the support of local…
Randal Shelby planned carefully and waited years to ditch a career spent in hospitals and medical centres to chase a dream in which he traded antiseptic hallways full of sick patients for the great outdoors. His new life started six years ago, after he secured about US$1.3 million in financing for a Case combine and…
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School Assembly News Headlines (Nov 12): Top National, International & Sports Updates Thought of the Day Photo : iStock If you’re a student on the lookout for news headlines to read out in your school assembly, you’re at the right place! We’ve compiled a list of the most important national, international, and sports-related news items…
Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus sparked fresh controversy on Tuesday after gifting Turkish officials a map of the country which included Indian territories. He had also given a similar depiction of ‘Greater Bangladesh’ to a Pakistani general last month. The Nobel Laureate has also invoked north-eastern India during a visit to China in April — championing…
A collaborative study by the Institute of Developing Economies–Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangladesh Agricultural University, and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) explores how mobile phone ownership is transforming the lives of rural Bangladeshi women. Published as ADB Economics Working Paper No. 811 (October 2025), titled “Mobile…
As the global order fragments, India’s foreign policy orientation has become a question of consequence far beyond South Asia. For three decades, “Look East” has been New Delhi’s mantra, positioning itself as an emerging player in the broader region. The strategy has included engaging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, deepening India’s presence in Asia-Pacific…
Shut out of China’s massive soybean market, the United States is pressing countries across Africa and Asia to step up purchases of American soybeans, as President Donald Trump’s trade team seeks new markets, while tensions over tariffs ripple through global trade. “We’re calling up all our soybean customers around the world as part of our…
Hong Kong can help Asia fill a staggering climate-financing gap by helping to tap a global pool of more than US$200 trillion to fund sustainable-infrastructure projects, according to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). There was a glaring disconnect between the vast amount of available capital and the low deployment of funds for climate action…
Hong Kong slipped to a fourth straight defeat after Iraq hit back following Matt Orr’s 61st-minute penalty to secure a 2-1 victory over the city team in their King’s Cup semi-final in Thailand. Orr nervelessly stroked home his 11th international goal after Juninho was cut down by Ahmed Yahya as he sprinted to reach a…