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TV anchor’s detention shows Australia’s China problem is going from bad to worse

Australia says it hasn’t been told why Chinese-born Cheng Lei, an Australian citizen who worked as an anchor, was detained two weeks ago and hasn’t revealed details about the case.

India, Japan, Australia launch supply chain initiative to counter China’s trade dominance

In a video conference held Tuesday, Japan’s Hiroshi Kajiyama, India’s Piyush Goyal and Australia’s Simon Birmingham agreed on reaching out to ASEAN countries for the initiative.

Facebook threatens to block Australians from sharing news as it escalates antitrust battle

The move seeks to push back against a proposed law that wants Facebook & Google to compensate publishers for the value they provide to their platforms.

China detains Australian TV anchor with government-run station

Cheng Lei, who works for China's English news channel CGTN, has not been charged but is being held in detention under a 'residential surveillance'.

India, Japan and Australia are working on a supply chain pact to counter China

The intensifying US-China conflict & worsening diplomatic relations across the region are forcing companies to reconsider whether they can continue doing business in China as before.

China hits Australian wine with anti-dumping probe as their ties deteriorate

The move is likely to sting as Australia’s exports of wine to China went up in recent years, after Chinese tariffs were removed following a 2015 free-trade agreement.

How turning trash into treasure can help us dig our way out of Covid’s mess

The Australian govt hopes to create 10,000 recycling-related jobs in a “once in a generation” opportunity to remodel the way the country deals with its waste.

The 14 August connection between Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman

Sachin Tendulkar scored his first Test century against England on 14 August 1990. On the same day in 1948, Don Bradman played his last Test against the same opposition.

Australia says no India-like ban on Chinese apps at this stage despite tensions with Beijing

On India's ban on Chinese apps, Tara Cavanagh, regional director of South Asia Region, Australia's Home Affairs dept, said each country will make decisions based on its national interest.

Australia’s recession is likely to be prolonged by spiralling Covid crisis in Victoria

A curfew in Melbourne, the shuttering of retail and manufacturing sectors, and limits on construction are set to result in a contraction in Australia’s GDP.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.