News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang met Trump ally Steve Daines and other US lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday. In those talks, KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun outlined the party’s position on defence and energy, saying her party did not oppose American arms sales to the island, according to Taiwan’s United Daily News. Her meetings on Wednesday also included talks with Republican representatives John Rose and Chuck Fleischmann, and Democratic Representative Thomas Suozzi. According...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Xpeng chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng is doubling down on his vision to transform the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant into a “physical AI” powerhouse, taking the reins of the firm’s robotics arm just months before its humanoids are set for mass production. In an internal memo sent on Wednesday and seen by the South China Morning Post, He said he would personally serve as head of the robotics department. Characterising the move as a strategic pivot, He said the unit had reached “a turning point...
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 408 Afghan nationals imprisoned in Iran have been transferred to Afghanistan, where they will serve the remainder of their sentences, Afghan prison authorities said on Thursday. The individuals were transferred late on Wednesday as a humanitarian and goodwill gesture by Iranian authorities, and crossed into Afghanistan via the Islam Qala border point in western Herat province,
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Turkmenistan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 408 Afghan nationals imprisoned in Iran have been transferred to Afghanistan, where they will serve the remainder of their sentences, Afghan prison authorities said on Thursday. The individuals were transferred late on Wednesday as a humanitarian and goodwill gesture by Iranian authorities, and crossed into Afghanistan via the Islam Qala border point in western Herat province,
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Tajikistan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 408 Afghan nationals imprisoned in Iran have been transferred to Afghanistan, where they will serve the remainder of their sentences, Afghan prison authorities said on Thursday. The individuals were transferred late on Wednesday as a humanitarian and goodwill gesture by Iranian authorities, and crossed into Afghanistan via the Islam Qala border point in western Herat province,
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News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
British Defence Minister John Healey quit on Thursday in a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the government resources that are needed to defend the country. The unexpected resignation, accompanied with a scathing public letter, compounds the pressure on Starmer when he is facing a likely leadership challenge and exposes the crisis at the heart of government – how it can ramp up defence spending when there is no money to...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
China’s biotech firms are pressing ahead with global expansion, a trend industry insiders describe as “irreversible”, even as Washington rolls out investment restrictions and national security measures aimed at slowing their advance. “The US has erected numerous regulatory and non-tariff barriers for Chinese companies seeking to enter the American market,” said Zhang Jun, co-head of the global healthcare group at Chinese investment bank Citic Securities, at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is part of a series on the global impact of SpaceX’s historic IPO, tracing how mainland Chinese investors’ strategies, the Hong Kong market and wider capital flows are being reshaped by Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar rocket gamble. In 2016, a SpaceX rocket carrying a satellite blew up during a test, destroying on-board equipment and surrounding facilities worth millions of US dollars. Fortunately, the satellite operator, Israel’s Space Communications, had an insurance policy worth almost...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
MTR services along Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O line have gradually resumed, about an hour after a signalling equipment failure caused travel delays of 10 to 15 minutes during the Thursday evening rush hour. “The signalling equipment fault near Po Lam station on the Tseung Kwan O line has been fixed. Normal train service is gradually resuming,” the MTR Corporation said on its mobile app. “The service was affected between 5.57pm and 7.11pm.” A commuter, who gave her surname as Kwok, said she had...
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Tajikistan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Construction work on two major check dam projects has begun in Gilan district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, the provincial government office said Thursday. According to the statement, the projects are expected to improve water conservation, support agricultural activities, and enhance the management of water resources in the area. Authorities said the construction work is sc
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Construction work on two major check dam projects has begun in Gilan district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, the provincial government office said Thursday. According to the statement, the projects are expected to improve water conservation, support agricultural activities, and enhance the management of water resources in the area. Authorities said the construction work is sc
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Turkmenistan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Construction work on two major check dam projects has begun in Gilan district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, the provincial government office said Thursday. According to the statement, the projects are expected to improve water conservation, support agricultural activities, and enhance the management of water resources in the area. Authorities said the construction work is sc
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Gaza, Iran, and the Machinery of Western PowerFor decades, the United States and its transatlantic allies have presented themselves as the guardians of democracy, freedom, and human rights. Yet across the Middle East, this moral narrative has repeatedly collided with a far darker reality one marked by war, sanctions, military occupation, political interference, and the destruction of civilian life.From Ir
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Turkmenistan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Gaza, Iran, and the Machinery of Western PowerFor decades, the United States and its transatlantic allies have presented themselves as the guardians of democracy, freedom, and human rights. Yet across the Middle East, this moral narrative has repeatedly collided with a far darker reality one marked by war, sanctions, military occupation, political interference, and the destruction of civilian life.From Ir
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Tajikistan News
June 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Gaza, Iran, and the Machinery of Western PowerFor decades, the United States and its transatlantic allies have presented themselves as the guardians of democracy, freedom, and human rights. Yet across the Middle East, this moral narrative has repeatedly collided with a far darker reality one marked by war, sanctions, military occupation, political interference, and the destruction of civilian life.From Ir
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News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Former US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson has urged Washington and Beijing to manage their escalating strategic competition to prevent it spiralling into broader conflict, warning that deepening distrust now poses a greater risk than trade imbalances. The US-China relationship was “the most consequential” in the world, requiring careful stewardship as rivalry sharpened across trade, technology and security, he said. “We have to be careful that the decoupling does not become...
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The Astana Times
June 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — The 16th Astana Mining & Metallurgy (AMM) Congress and Exhibition opened on June 11 at the Hilton Astana, bringing together global industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to discuss the future of Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgical sector. The event runs for two days, concluding on June 12. Olzhas Bektenov. Photo credit: Prime Minister’s press service The exhibition features 70 companies from 15 countries, including Canada, China, Germany, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov visited the stands of leading companies such as Qarmet, Kazzinc, Kazakhmys, KAZ Minerals, and XCMG. Participants presented projects focused on production modernization, digitalization, industrial automation, environmental and industrial safety, and the development of processing and engineering services, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. The congress has brought…
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Turkmenistan News
June 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
(260611) -- KABUL, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A boy fetches water at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2026. A total of 724 families, which made up of 3,693 individuals, ended their exile and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, reported the official Bakhtar News Agency on Thursday. More than 85,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from neighboring Pakistan
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Tajikistan News
June 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
(260611) -- KABUL, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A boy fetches water at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2026. A total of 724 families, which made up of 3,693 individuals, ended their exile and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, reported the official Bakhtar News Agency on Thursday. More than 85,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from neighboring Pakistan
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
(260611) -- KABUL, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A boy fetches water at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2026. A total of 724 families, which made up of 3,693 individuals, ended their exile and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, reported the official Bakhtar News Agency on Thursday. More than 85,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from neighboring Pakistan
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