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Independence Day: All About Rich Culture in India as Unity in Diversity
Asianet Newsable
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August 1, 2025
India’s Independence Day is not just a celebration of freedom, but also a tribute to the nation’s rich cultural heritage. It beautifully showcases how people of different languages, traditions, and beliefs stand united as one. Jawaharlal Nehru...
This Romantic Water City in China Does It Better Than Venice Without the Crowds (And You Can Probably Get There Visa-Free)
Wego Travel Blog
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August 1, 2025
China’s original “Venice”, minus the tourist crowds Imagine gliding beneath ancient stone bridges, shaded by willowy trees dancing in the wind. Suzhou is a living masterpiece, an embodiment of how China has perfected the art of living on water...
Takashi Murakami's Ohana Hatake Unleashes a Floral Fantasy: "Field of Flowers" Lands at Pacific Place
The Slovenia Times
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August 1, 2025
Ohana Hatake Pop-Up Blooms in Hong Kong Featuring the Global Debut of Four Vibrant New Colourways of Ohana Full-Bloom and Surippa Ohana HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 1 August 2025 - This summer, Pacific Place blossoms into an...
STAN raises $8.5M from Google, Nazara & global gaming giants to build India’s Discord for Gen Z gamers
CNBC-TV18
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July 31, 2025
India's gaming revolution just got its next big boost. STAN, which the company claims to be the country’s breakout social gaming platform, has secured $8.5 million in fresh funding from an all-star lineup of investors, including Google’s AI...
Fearless Films, Dreamline Studios & Tenzanite Pictures Present A Soul-Stirring Hindi Music Video – PIYA
Web NewsWire
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July 31, 2025
India, July 30 — Mumbai: “Piya” is not just a song-it is an experience. A cinematic meditation on the quiet distances that grow between people once deeply connected. Set against the breathtaking yet paradoxical backdrop of Dubai, this Hindi music...
Starlink gets licence to begin India ops, way cleared for spectrum allocation
India Today
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July 31, 2025
India has officially granted Elon Musk’s Starlink a licence to provide satellite-based internet services, paving the way for the company’s entry into the country’s growing digital market, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on...
Enduring legacy of anti-Japanese guerrilla base in northeast China
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 08:42, August 01, 2025 Meng Qingxu, leader of the Hongshilazi Site excavation team, introduces a historical site at the ancient forests of Hongshilazi in Panshi City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)...
Resuming Myanmar-China border trade: Deciphering its connotations
Democratic Voice of Burma
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August 1, 2025
Guest contributor Sai Tun Aung Lwin Dehong is an autonomous prefecture in Yunnan Province of China, home to the Dai (Tai/Shan) and Jingpo (Kachin) ethnic communities. Mangshi is the prefectural capital, and Ruili is a key border trade town. The...
Counting babies in China...and elsewhere
Trinidad Express
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In 2014, Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and his wife paid a fine of $1.2 million for having a third child, which was against the law. They didn’t go to jail—it was treated more like a very big parking ticket—but it was assessed according to the...
New generation of mushroom hunters boosts rural vitality in China's remote highlands
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 09:32, August 01, 2025 KUNMING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- In the quiet moments before dawn, lights begin to glow in Jidi, a Tibetan village nestled in southwest China's Yunnan Province, as residents make their way toward the mist-shrouded...
Hawaii News Now wins 14 Society of Professional Journalists awards for journalism excellence
Hawaii News Now
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August 1, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter recognized the islands’ outstanding journalists Wednesday. An awards ceremony took place at the Japanese Cultural Center. Hawaii News Now was proud to take home 14...
Ghana and Japan sign MoU to deepen education ties
Ghana Business News
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August 1, 2025
Ghana and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in education, focusing on digital skills and sustainability. The agreement, signed between Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Education, and Japan’s...
Jamaica booth pulls over 750,000 visitors at World Expo in Japan
Jamaica Observer
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July 31, 2025
Creator of anime, Jamaica No Ja Makai, Tolga Ackayli and members of his team were in Japan for the World Expo and presented at Jamaica's booth. OSAKA, Japan – Jamaica’s star quality is currently on display in Japan as the country’s booth continues...
Explore Creativity This Fall: Adult Art Classes at the Boulder JCC
Boulder Jewish News - Colorado
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August 1, 2025
This fall, the Boulder JCC invites you to slow down, create with your hands, and deepen your artistic practice through a diverse series of adult art classes and workshops. From botanical drawing to weaving wearable garments, this season’s...
Trump Tariff Blow Could Pull Down India's GDP Growth Below 6%: Report
Times Now
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August 1, 2025
Under the new duties, India will face tariffs of 25 per cent on its exports to the US, which is its largest trading partner. (Image: File/AP) US President Donald Trump's surprise 25 per cent tariff on India could pull the Indian economy below six...
Johnson & Johnson launches The 3rd Opinion in Asia Pacific: a new term to elevate the patient voice in the lung cancer treatment journey
The Slovenia Times
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August 1, 2025
Newly published research shows up to 77% of patients in Asia Pacific trust and rely on their physicians to decide their treatment for them despite 69% of physicians encouraging patients to engage in shared decision making1. A new term, coined The...
‘Ridiculous and flawed’: Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath slams comparison calls on India-US options trading
Financial Express
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Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath recently took to LinkedIn and pushed back against the growing claims of India’s stock market becoming “overleveraged”, especially in options trading. Kamath called the comparisons with the US market “ridiculous”...
Foreign Policy Editor in Chief: Good Chinese films help popularize its contributions on WWII
China Central Television (CCTV)
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"History is written by victors of any particular moment. Many countries played an immense role in World War II and ending World War II, which is something not acknowledged in Hollywood popular culture," Ravi Agrawal, editor in chief of America's...
Guangzhou and Shenzhen feel chill of global trade headwinds, miss China’s GDP mark
Malay Mail
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August 1, 2025
BEIJING, Aug 1 — Once key drivers of growth in China’s southern province of Guangdong, the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou are now showing signs of economic fatigue, with both reporting gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures that fell below...
Sony India Launches WF-C710N Earbuds with Dual Noise Cancelling and Smart AI Calling Features
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], August 1: Sony India today announced the WF-C710N Truly Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds, with Sony's noise cancelling technology, long-lasting battery and high call quality with AI. The WF-C710N earbuds are packed...