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- House collapse during monsoon kills 11 in Pakistan’s Lahoreon July 30, 2026
Flood-related incidents have killed 121 people in Pakistan since June 26.
- Chieftain dismissed, titles revoked: Negeri Sembilan palace readies to swear in next governmenton July 30, 2026
The state ruler moves to ensure a new government can be installed in spite of the ongoing royal crisis.
- China’s car sector seeking new stability amid slumping domestic sales, structural headwindson July 30, 2026
Subsidy cuts and weak consumer sentiment are testing Chinese carmakers as the high-growth era ends.
- Chip boom’s dirty secret hiding in Samsung’s record earningsby Nigel Green on July 30, 2026
Samsung just posted an operating profit of 89.5 trillion won, roughly US$62 billion, for the second quarter. That’s a jump of 1,814% from a year earlier. Revenue climbed 130% to 171.5 trillion won, a company record. And Samsung’s shares fell anyway. SK Hynix, the other pillar of South Korea’s […]
- The Washington dissensus on Myanmarby David Scott Mathieson on July 30, 2026
US President Donald Trump has remade American foreign policy into a dangerous mix of belligerence, atrocity crimes and incoherent lunacy. The broad elements of the Trump administration’s almost non-existent Myanmar policy are well known. The gutting of the US Agency for International Development […]
- India summons Meta executives over briefly restricted Modi Facebook poston July 30, 2026
A Meta spokesperson said at the time that the post had been blocked inadvertently.
- Why South Korean stocks just crashedby Noah Smith on July 30, 2026
Explaining stock market movements is always a little bit of a fool’s errand; no one really understands why stocks boom or crash on a given day or in a given week. Over the long run, the stock market displays lots of “excess volatility” — prices move up and down much more than is warranted […]
- Thai YouTuber Hlun Solo found dead in Georgiaon July 30, 2026
The Youtuber had travelled to Georgia alone to film content.
- India takes action against 90% of inspected high-risk pharmaceutical facilities: Regulatoron July 30, 2026
This comes after Indian-made cough syrups were linked by global health authorities to child deaths in other countries.
- Northwest China on high alert as heavy rain raises risk of floods and landslideson July 30, 2026
BEIJING, July 30 – Authorities in northwest China’s Shaanxi and Gansu provinces issued emergency alerts and closed dozens of tourist sites on Thursday as heavy rain raised the risk of floods and landslides, state media reports showed.
- Indonesia court bars use of education budget to fund free meals starting from 2028on July 30, 2026
The free meals programme was launched in 2025 with the aim of feeding 83 million school children and expectant mothers.
- VNG Q2 operating profit up 86%by Aiko Gao Ishida on July 30, 2026
Zalo, VNG’s messaging platform, also reached 81.3 million monthly active users in Q2 2026.
- Mediator Pakistan says US-Iran talks ongoing as foes trade attackson July 30, 2026
“Negotiations between parties are ongoing, particularly on (the) Strait of Hormuz and to de-escalate,” says a Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman.
- Man who staged own kidnapping for ransom in Malaysia gets 5 months’ jailon July 30, 2026
Police officers quickly noticed inconsistencies in the so-called hostage photograph after receiving the report.
- Indian federal police file charges against 13 over exam paper leakson July 30, 2026
They were accused of offences including criminal conspiracy and cheating.
- Netanyahu’s Trump meeting suggests his star is waning in Washingtonby Christian Emery on July 30, 2026
Appearing increasingly isolated and weakened, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington this week, where he had a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump – his eighth of the US president’s second term. Netanyahu is desperate to revive his image as the closest ally of the […]
- South Korean prisons use VR to put inmates in victims’ shoeson July 30, 2026
The programme will begin full operations from late July after a pilot involving 392 inmates showed improvements.
- Myanmar repatriation would risk Rohingya lives: Malaysia groupon July 30, 2026
Repatriated Rohingya could be forced to join the Myanmar military without training, said the group.
- Chinese state media showcase wider deployment of closely watched anti-ship missileon July 30, 2026
The missile was “cold launched” vertically – ejected from its launcher before its engine ignited.
- Negeri Sembilan election: Indian voters could be key to whether Anwar’s PH retains the stateon July 30, 2026
Indians make up more than 20 per cent of the electorate in 11 of the state’s wards.
- Sri Lanka seeks six suspects in Chinese national’s murder linked to cybercrimeson July 30, 2026
Two Chinese nationals linked to the murder have been arrested and will be presented in court on Aug 4.
- Japanese PM Takaichi vows to proceed with temporary cut in sales taxon July 30, 2026
She ordered preparations to cut the levy to 1 per cent for two years from April 2027.
- LG Electronics expands Nvidia ties for roboticsby Minh Le on July 30, 2026
LG and Nvidia are already working to simulate and train robots in virtual environments using Nvidia Isaac tools.
- 25 cats rescued from Japan mall hit by massive quake, gas explosionon July 30, 2026
They were left behind, but were retrieved a day later, and are now in another cat cafe.
- Myanmar’s junta slowly but surely winning its war with ASEANby Ronny P Sasmita on July 30, 2026
The multidimensional crisis that has gripped Myanmar since the military coup on February 1, 2021, has entered a new chapter — one increasingly complex and riddled with contradictions. The move by military chief and coup maker Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to overthrow the civilian government of […]
- Anwar says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysiaon July 30, 2026
Around 126,000 Rohingya refugees are registered with the UNHCR in Malaysia as of the end of February.
- Newspaper in China’s Guangxi becomes unlikely collector’s item after Wang Hong’s Fields Medal winon July 30, 2026
The Jul 25 edition of Guangxi Daily featured a front-page profile of hometown mathematician and Fields Medal winner Wang Hong. The headline’s layered wordplay has won praise and helped turn the copy into an unlikely keepsake.
- Eggs back in India school meals after outcryon July 30, 2026
The issue erupted in June after the BJP state government removed eggs from meals in some state-run schools.
- Philippines’ Marcos approves release of V-P Duterte’s tax records for impeachment trialon July 30, 2026
Sara Duterte is facing charges of ill-gotten wealth while in office.
- China’s top leaders set to hold October meeting on internal governance, pledge measures to support economyon July 30, 2026
The top decision-making body of the ruling Communist party, the Politburo, acknowledged “difficulties and challenges facing the economy” at its meeting.
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