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Japan's tax revenue set to hit record for 5th year, topping ¥75 tril
Japan Today
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June 30, 2025
Japan's tax revenue for fiscal 2024 is likely to have reached a record high for the fifth straight year, topping 75 trillion yen for the first time, on the back of robust corporate earnings, government sources said Monday. Price hikes by companies...
Was India’s Operation Sindoor Politically Restrained? Officer’s Remark Sparks Debate
Arunachal24
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June 30, 2025
Operation Sindoor- A recent statement by Indian Defence Attaché to Indonesia, Captain Shiv Kumar, has stirred controversy and reignited debate over the strategic and political conduct of Operation Sindoor, India’s large-scale military strike...
India News | Centre Approves Annual Road Plan of Rs 3,667 Crore for Himachal: Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 1 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh stated that the Central Government has approved the Annual Plan of Rs 3,667 crore for the construction and upgrading of roads, bridges and...
China's system contributes beyond nation
China Daily Global
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SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China has cultivated a mature and efficient political system through years of effort, with its achievements and contributions acknowledged globally. Despite facing Western criticism such as being labeled "authoritarian", it...
Chinese Aircraft Perform Surveillance Flights Over Philippine Sea; Russian Navy Pacific Fleet Finishes Drills
USNI News
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June 30, 2025
Chinese Y-9 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Photo Courtesy of the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Chinese aircraft conducted surveillance flights over the Philippine Sea near Japan’s southwest islands Monday, according to the Japanese government. A...
China’s new graphite bomb signals shift to silent siege of Taiwan
Asia Times
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July 1, 2025
China’s tease of a graphite bomb signals a shift toward non-kinetic warfare aimed at crippling Taiwan’s power grid and eroding resistance from within. Recently the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China in a state broadcaster video...
India’s secular Constitution, even without the word
The Indian Express
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July 1, 2025
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday called the Emergency-era addition of expressions “socialist” and “secular” to the Constitution’s Preamble a “sacrilege to the spirit of Sanatan”. Leaders such as Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,...
Japan PM vows to 'solemnly' accept verdict in upper house election
The Mainichi
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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he will "solemnly" accept the verdict of voters, if...
Chinese stocks hold near 3-month high as manufacturing, home sales rebound
South China Morning Post
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July 1, 2025
Chinese onshore stocks traded near a three-month high after private sector reports showed signs of recovery in manufacturing activity and home sales amid government efforts to shore up the economy amid export hurdles. The CSI 300 Index, which...
China Leads the World in AI Energy Innovation
Oil Price
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June 30, 2025
China is increasingly integrating artificial intelligence into its energy system to increase the sector’s efficiency and enhance national energy security. From managing energy storage to more accurately forecasting energy supply and demand, large...
Japan says it won’t sacrifice farm sector after Trump complains about rice
The Asahi Shimbun
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Japan will not sacrifice the agricultural sector as part of its tariff negotiations with the United States, its top government spokesperson said on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump complained that its ally was not importing American rice....
China warns Australia: Military spending could hurt economy
Ticker NEWS
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June 30, 2025
China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, has issued a strong warning to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over plans to boost defence spending. In a pointed statement, the ambassador said military investments could strain Australia’s economy and...
India Women vs England Women Live Streaming Online, 2nd T20I 2025: How To Watch IND-W vs ENG-W Cricket Match Free Live Telecast on TV?
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
India Women’s National Cricket Team vs England Women’s National Cricket Team Live Streaming Online and TV Telecast Details: India Women take on England Women in the second game of the five-match T20I series. The Women in Blue took a 1-0 lead after...
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar calls for unity against terrorism at UN exhibit
News India Times
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July 1, 2025
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who inaugurated the terrorism exhibition set up by India at the UN, July 30, 2025. ALL PHOTOS: pminewyork.gov.in United Nations, June 30, 2025 – India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar,...
India will continue to be fastest growing economy: Sitharaman
Nagaland Post
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June 30, 2025
India will continue to be the fastest-growing economy at the current rate of growth — or even better — and with the monsoon being good, agriculture will definitely come up with a more positive number, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on...
Japanese seafood imports conditionally resumed
China Daily
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Sailing boats fish for shrimp in Notsuke Bay off Betsukai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the early morning on June 30, 2025. [Photo/VCG] China has conditionally resumed imports of aquatic products from certain regions of Japan, but will take...
China and C. Asia light path to a new order
China Daily Global
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This photo taken on June 14, 2025 shows the Baiterek Tower in Astana, Kazakhstan. [Photo/Xinhua] At the heart of Astana, Kazakhstan, under the expansive blue skies of Central Asia, President Xi Jinping's keynote address at the second China-Central...
China is not alone in building a new cult of heroes and martyrs
Asia Times
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July 1, 2025
A tour guide competition was held in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late May. This was not some fun contest. According to Chinese state media, it was a carefully conceived effort to “attract and cultivate a group of politically firm and...
'India-US trade deal announcement soon,' says White House; cites Trump's relationship with PM Modi
Business Today
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July 1, 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described India as a strategic ally in the Indo-Pacific region during a press briefing on Monday. She said that President Donald Trump shares a very good relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
China urges immediate ceasefire, humanitarian access in Gaza
China Daily Global
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By MINLU ZHANG at the United Nations | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-07-01 10:05 China's permanent representative to the UN, Fu Cong, addresses delegates during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York...