Meghalaya's government launched a homestay subsidy scheme, offering up to 70% support, to boost accommodation for the National Games 2027 and foster long-term community-owned tourism. The initiative aims to address temporary housing needs while creating entrepreneurship and livelihoods.
Sweden will deliver 16 Gripen E fighter jets to Ukraine for $2.54bn. Denmark also announced a $671.8m military aid package. Meanwhile, Ukraine's military prepares for a potential Russian offensive from the north, and a parcel bomb injured three in Monaco, reportedly targeting a Ukrainian-origin businessman.
China has confirmed for the first time that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during its war with India last year. During the conflict, a Chinese-made fighter shot down at least one of India’s French-made fighters. On Thursday, China’s state broadcaster CCTV aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, a key developer of China’s advanced fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial...
China has confirmed for the first time that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during its war with India last year. During the conflict, a Chinese-made fighter shot down at least one of India’s French-made fighters. On Thursday, the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV broadcast an interview with a Chinese engineer Zhang Heng, from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, who provided technical support to Pakistan during the...
China's State Council unveiled a 100-trillion-yuan (US$14.7 trillion) blueprint on Tuesday to modernize its service sector by 2030, shifting focus from lifestyle services to producer services such as logistics, IT, and financial services. The plan aims to fuse advanced manufacturing with specialized technical support while preventing premature deindustrialization, analysts say.
