News - South China Morning Post
June 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
China’s Qianfan network has hit a national milestone by placing over 200 broadband satellites in orbit, but there are concerns its deployment could be too slow and costly. The constellation now has 201 satellites after a successful launch on board a Zhuque-2E rocket from the Gobi Desert at 4.23pm Beijing time on Tuesday. The mission delivered Qianfan DTC-01 – a direct-to-cell test satellite – alongside a satellite from China Mobile, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The flight followed...
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June 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The post-summit detente between Washington and Beijing has moved from diplomatic language to institutional design. Less than three weeks after the summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, the US Trade Representative (USTR) asked companies to identify “non-sensitive” Chinese goods that might qualify for tariff relief under a new US-China Board of Trade. On the same day, the USTR also proposed Section 301 duties on imports from 60 economies, including China, after its...
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June 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Prabowo Subianto has brought one of Indonesia’s most prominent labour leaders into his administration, giving organised labour a voice inside the presidential palace while also fuelling concerns that the country’s unions are being pulled away from street-level activism. Said Iqbal, former president of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI), defended his appointment as special adviser on labour affairs in an exclusive interview with This Week in Asia, arguing that workers needed direct...
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June 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Four Indonesian soldiers found guilty of an acid attack that left an activist blind in one eye were sentenced on Wednesday to up to three years in prison by a military court, with a judge calling their actions “arrogant”. The four, all members of the military’s Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), were found guilty of premeditated assault for the attack in March that left Andrie Yunus, 27, blind in one eye. They were arrested shortly after the attack, and BAIS head Yudi Abrimantyo stepped down...
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June 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
The death of a 17-year-old who was filmed after being swept out to sea at a popular tourist spot has prompted soul-searching in Indonesia about the bystander effect. Elmi Febrianti had been visiting the Apparalang tourist site in Bulukumba regency with her family on Sunday when she ventured to a clifftop known as a popular selfie vantage point and was struck by a large wave that dragged her out to sea. Apparalang is known for its turquoise waters and towering limestone cliffs, whose dramatic...
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June 10, 2026 at 9:23 AM
An acid attack against a woman doctor has sent shock waves through Pakistan’s medical sector, sparking strikes and a protest demanding safety and justice for the victim. A man threw acid at Mahnoor Nasir at her hospital in the southern city of Quetta on Saturday, causing burns to 7 per cent of her body, according to the provincial chief minister’s office. Officers killed the suspected perpetrator, Humayun Shah, a lift operator at the medical facility, at a bus station as he tried to...
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June 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Chinese money laundering networks were accused of being “financial fuel” for the Mexican cartels at a congressional hearing on Tuesday, where witnesses urged US President Donald Trump to prioritise the issue at his next face-to-face meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. “I want to be very clear, Chinese money laundering networks have become the financial fuel for cartels to poison Americans and threaten our borders, we’re seeing a Silk Road of crime across the Americas,” said Leland...
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June 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Inside a metal shell being hurled from a standstill to a speed many times faster than sound, the pressure could be as high as an elephant standing on every square inch of a human body. To make matters worse, an invisible, violent magnetic storm is raging through its path. This is the world inside an electromagnetic rail gun. For decades, this has been the nightmare that kept weapons engineers awake. Their dream was to place a guidance chip inside a rail gun shell so it could steer itself to a...
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BBC News
June 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Mamata Banerjee's once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.
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BBC News
June 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Mamata Banerjee's once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.
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BBC News
June 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Mamata Banerjee's once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): Following his side's massive win over Afghanistan in the one-off Test, Indian skipper Shubman Gill expressed happiness with the win and said that the focus is on posting 350-400 run totals on the board consistently.Skipper Gill and KL Rahul's century and sensational performances from spinners Manav Suthar and Washington Sundar helped Team India secure their biggest
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Tajikistan News
June 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): Following his side's massive win over Afghanistan in the one-off Test, Indian skipper Shubman Gill expressed happiness with the win and said that the focus is on posting 350-400 run totals on the board consistently.Skipper Gill and KL Rahul's century and sensational performances from spinners Manav Suthar and Washington Sundar helped Team India secure their biggest
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Turkmenistan News
June 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): Following his side's massive win over Afghanistan in the one-off Test, Indian skipper Shubman Gill expressed happiness with the win and said that the focus is on posting 350-400 run totals on the board consistently.Skipper Gill and KL Rahul's century and sensational performances from spinners Manav Suthar and Washington Sundar helped Team India secure their biggest
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Tajikistan News
June 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): Sensational centuries from skipper Shubman Gill and KL Rahul, coupled with a remarkable debut performance from spin all-rounder Manav Suthar, powered India to a massive innings and 300-run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test at New Chandigarh on Monday.After centuries from Rahul and Gill guided Team India to a formidable total of 564/8 declared in the first
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Turkmenistan News
June 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): Sensational centuries from skipper Shubman Gill and KL Rahul, coupled with a remarkable debut performance from spin all-rounder Manav Suthar, powered India to a massive innings and 300-run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test at New Chandigarh on Monday.After centuries from Rahul and Gill guided Team India to a formidable total of 564/8 declared in the first
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): Sensational centuries from skipper Shubman Gill and KL Rahul, coupled with a remarkable debut performance from spin all-rounder Manav Suthar, powered India to a massive innings and 300-run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test at New Chandigarh on Monday.After centuries from Rahul and Gill guided Team India to a formidable total of 564/8 declared in the first
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Turkmenistan News
June 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): India moved within touching distance of a comprehensive victory in the one-off Test against Afghanistan as the visitors slumped to 98/5 in their second innings at tea on Day 3 after being forced to follow on at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Monday.Afghanistan, trailing by 412 runs after being bowled out for 152 in their first in
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): India moved within touching distance of a comprehensive victory in the one-off Test against Afghanistan as the visitors slumped to 98/5 in their second innings at tea on Day 3 after being forced to follow on at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Monday.Afghanistan, trailing by 412 runs after being bowled out for 152 in their first in
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Tajikistan News
June 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): India moved within touching distance of a comprehensive victory in the one-off Test against Afghanistan as the visitors slumped to 98/5 in their second innings at tea on Day 3 after being forced to follow on at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Monday.Afghanistan, trailing by 412 runs after being bowled out for 152 in their first in
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