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Zangezur Corridor (TRIPP) To Enhance Trade Routes Between Europe And Central Asia - View From Italy
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 12. Promotion of investment and infrastructure development, particularly through the Zangezur (TRIPP) corridor, will enhance trade routes between Europe and Central Asia, Domenico Letizia, an...
Sri Lanka to host WHO south-east asia regional meeting in Oc
Sri Lanka will host the 78th session of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee Meeting from 13–15 October in Colombo, Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa announced. The event will gather health ministers and officials from 11 member nations,...

S. Korea, China, Japan Restart Agriculture, Farming Dialogue
(MENAFN) Agriculture ministers from South Korea, China, and Japan convened on Monday in Incheon, near Seoul, for the first trilateral agriculture and farming dialogue in seven years, signaling a renewed commitment to regional collaboration. The...
Agriculture ministers of China, S. Korea, Japan hold 4th trilateral meeting
INCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Agriculture ministers of China, South Korea and Japan held their fourth trilateral meeting in South Korea's western port city of Incheon on Monday. The meeting, focusing on issues including food security,...

China deploys 5G robot antelope
China has introduced a lifelike “robot antelope” on Tibet’s Hoh Xil plateau to monitor wildlife closely. This AI and 5G-enabled device looks like the endangered Tibetan antelope and uses sensors to track animal behavior in real time. Developed by...

Japanese Learning App Migaku Expands Into Japan Market
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) TOKYO, JP / ACCESS Newswire / August 12, 2025 / Migaku, widely recognized as a leading Japanese learning app for serious language learners, today announced its expansion into the Japanese domestic market with the launch of an...

China announces anti-dumping rulings on butyl rubber from 3 countries
China's Ministry of Commerce. /VCG China's Ministry of Commerce. /VCG China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday announced preliminary rulings on its anti-dumping investigations into halogenated butyl rubber from Canada, Japan and India. According to...

Japan Wins Australia’s Multi-billion Dollar Frigate Project
Japan has won Australia’s multi-billion dollar frigate project, in an epoch-making decision that will elevate the bilateral relationship to even greater heights as quasi-allies in coming decades. On August 5, the Albanese government announced it...

Japan approves Biostar's Angel Stem Cell Therapy for clinical use
Japan approves Biostar's Angel Stem Cell Therapy for clinical use August 12, 2025 | Tuesday | News The treatment involves 50 million to 300 million stem cells intravenously, administered over 5 to 10 sessions, 2 to 4 weeks apart Image credit-...
China announces preliminary duty on Canadian canola after anti-dumping probe
China on Tuesday announced a preliminary anti-dumping duty on Canadian canola imports — a fresh escalation in a yearlong trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August. The provisional...

China suspends curbs on some US entities, lifts others
China's Commerce Ministry has announced that it will continue to suspend or remove export-control measures on some US entities from today, in line with the consensus reached during the high-level China-US economic and trade meeting in Stockholm....

China's Fosun Pharma licenses DPP-1 inhibitor to Expedition Therapeutics for $645 M
China's Fosun Pharma licenses DPP-1 inhibitor to Expedition Therapeutics for $645 M August 12, 2025 | Tuesday | News Fosun Pharma will retain the rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialise XH-S004 in Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong SAR and...

China imposes temporary duties on Canadian Canola
China will start charging temporary customs duties on canola imports from Canada after a preliminary investigation found evidence of dumping that caused significant harm to the domestic industry. Relations between China and Canada have been tense...

China Evergrande Group, world's most indebted property developer, to delist from Hong Kong Stock Exchange after largest debt collapse
China Evergrande Group will be delisted from Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The developer's shares will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 25 after they failed to resume trading per listing rules, the firm also said in a filing....

China issues preliminary ruling on Canadian rapeseed dumping probe
China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday announced a preliminary ruling on its anti-dumping probe into Canadian rapeseed imports. The probe was launched on September 9, 2024. The ministry made a preliminary decision that rapeseed imports...

China announces severance of contacts with President Pavel after Dalai Lama visit
China is severing all contacts with Czech President Petr Pavel, who, in their view, harmed China's sovereignty and territorial integrity by visiting the Dalai Lama on July 27th. According to the Chinese Embassy in Prague, this was announced on...

China’s Plan To Construct Biggest Embassy In Europe Sparks Anger In London; Why Are People Opposing Super Embassy?
China’s plans for a sprawling ‘Super Embassy’ in the heart of the United Kingdom are gathering pace amid protests from Londoners and rights groups who are alarmed and angry amid concerns of large-scale Chinese spying. China is making progress on...

Japan’s Nikkei scales record high, SoftBank leads tech surge
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday, driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed optimism over trade with the United States. With financial markets reopening after a holiday in Japan on Monday, the stock...

Japanese dominate IRONMAN age group; Lim, Paquibot shine
JAPANESE athletes stamped their class in dominant fashion at the IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu at Mactan Newtown in Cebu last Sunday, sweeping multiple age group titles and clinching both overall championships in the men’s and women’s divisions. Local...

Japan To Adopt Stricter Measures After Deaths of Two Boxers
Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration, and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters. The new measures were adopted during an...