While coal continues to dominate India’s power supply, the country is also building clean energy at one of the fastest rates in the world.

MANILA, Philippines —The entire University of the Philippines (UP) System is eligible for the 2024 Performance-Based Bonus, which qualified personnel can expect to receive before the end of 2026, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Kim Robert C. De Leon announced on Friday. The bonus recognizes the collective performance and contributions of the

China issues guidelines on developing new quality productive forces

Polar researchers have used a would-be Chinese rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink to make a satellite video call between the Arctic and Antarctic – the first publicly reported test of the Guowang constellation. The call highlights the growing capabilities of the country’s satellite constellations, according to state media. Beijing has been accelerating the development of its low-Earth-orbit constellations in recent years, particularly as the US-based Starlink showed its wartime value by helping...

The European Union and China have “reached an understanding” that will cut Chinese hybrid car shipments to the bloc by “more than a half”, in a temporary salve to trade tensions that have threatened to boil over into a full-blown trade war. Speaking after marathon trade talks in Beijing, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said the deal would see China slash its hybrid car exports “by several million cars” over a four-year period. “This is the first time that China has accepted to moderate its exports...

Malaysia plans to spend 460 billion ringgit (US$112.6 billion) under its 2027 budget, expanding welfare assistance and tax relief while retaining fuel subsidies as households contend with higher living costs. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also finance minister, presented the spending plan in parliament on Friday as his government faces pressure for an early election following a series of state poll defeats. Anwar said the budget should be judged on “whether more people can live with...

The dean of the college of cardinals is considered the 'first among equals' among the Church's highest-ranking clerics and is responsible for taking charge of the secretive conclave process

Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with a delegation of political leaders from Pacific Island countries led by Tongan Deputy Prime Minister Viliami Uasike Latu in Beijing on Friday.

A 10-year-old Hong Kong girl filmed carrying heavy bags of beer will be placed in temporary care with her two siblings after welfare assessments found it would “not be suitable” for them to return home following the arrest of their parents on suspicion of ill-treating a child. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Friday that the three children were still in hospital for health checks and were expected to be discharged later that day or on Saturday. “Even after the three...

China and the European Union (EU) have agreed to maintain stable bilateral economic and trade ties and make them more balanced, while scheduling their next meeting under a trade and investment consultation mechanism for March 2027, according to a joint statement released Friday.