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Hangzhou Asian Games badminton | India signs off with first-ever silver medal

India went down fighting 2-3 to badminton powerhouse China in the men's team championships at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Prannoy's absence hurt India, but Sen, Satwik/Chirag put India 2-0 ahead. Despite a gutsy show, India finished second best, winning their first-ever silver medal. India now has 11 badminton medals…

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‘What if there was a war?’ Chinese Australians wear the scars after bitter years of hostile rhetoric

Hawkish messaging in Australia in response to China’s foreign policy has left Chinese Australians bruised – and increasingly volatile in their local politics

The Guardian - AU

Sutirtha and Ayhika, the Mukherjees from Naihati, who secured a table tennis medal for India in Hangzhou

Ayhika and Sutirtha, childhood friends from Naihati, India, won a bronze medal in the Asian Games table tennis event. The dynamic duo beat China’s Meng Chen and Yidi Wang in the quarterfinal, using their unique combination of soft and long-pimpled rubbers. With the help of their coach, Mamata Prabhu, they…

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South Koreans Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim team for gold medal in China, earn exemption from military service

“This has been the longest four days of my career,” Im told reporters. “Every hole felt so important."

USA Today Sports Media Group

Who is Mohamed Muizzu, Maldives’s pro-China president-elect?

The opposition candidate beats the incumbent, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who is considered pro-India.

Al Jazeera

Singles players help India set up final with China

Indian men made history by entering the final of the team event for the first time in the Asian Games.

The Times of India

AP PHOTOS: Asian Games wrap up their first week in Hangzhou, China

The two-week Asian Games featuring 12,500 participants from 45 nations and territories have completed their first week in China

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Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China

Indonesia is preparing to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative

The Independent UK

Mohamed Muizzu wins Maldives election in victory for pro-China camp

Incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih concedes defeat shortly before midnight after Muizzu wins 54 percent of the vote.

Al Jazeera

Is privacy a lost cause?

Privacy is not just for those with secrets; it's a collective protection. Devices like Amazon Echo, Google Home and Nest, and smart TVs with cameras and microphones make our private spaces vulnerable. Companies like Amazon have a detailed profile of users, and biometric data is exposed to potential breaches. China's…

The Hindu

Asian Games: After pistols and rifles, Indian racquets fire in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU: The ammunition depot of India's Asian Games contingent shifted from shooting to racquet sports on Saturday when 'comebacks' became the underlying theme of two gold medals and some stellar wins amplified the roar towards the podium.

The Times of India

North Koreans smash weightlifting world records after four-year absence

North Korean weightlifters return to international competition after four years, shattering world records. Ri Song Gum won gold in 49kg, Kang Hyong Yong in 55kg, both setting new world records. Jiang Huihua, China's world champion, surprised by Ri's success after long absence.

The Hindu

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong mogul, activist ... and now a prisoner for 1,000 days

He went from rags to riches before his anti-communist newspaper fell foul of security forces. Now Lai’s plight tells of a city forced to live in the shadow of Xi’s authoritarian China

The Guardian - UK

I will put in all my effort to defend Asian Games gold: Neeraj Chopra

HANGZHOU: Neeraj Chopra's aura at the 19th Asian Games is as unmissable as the technologically 'smart' event China has rolled out. Like those lit-up, high-rise buildings all around the city, the Olympic and world champion shines the brightest among the Indian contingent.

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Fate of India ties, democracy in balance as Maldives votes in run-off

Voters in the Maldives choose their next president in a run-off election closely watched by China and India.

The Independent UK

Maldivians vote in a runoff presidential election that will decide whether India or China holds sway

Maldivians are voting in the runoff presidential election that has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power, India or China, will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation

The Independent UK

China's factory activity expands for first time in six months, in latest sign economy is recovering

An official Chinese survey says the country's factory activity has recorded its first expansion in six months, providing another sign that the world’s second-largest economy is gradually improving following its post-pandemic malaise

The Times of India

Women hoopsters edge past Mongolia, inch closer to quarters

3x3 men go down fighting to China

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India's bullet train on track in China

Country wins two gold, three silver to take overall medal tally in shooting to 18, their highest-ever at Games

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This Ducasu 400 Is A Mirror Universe Ducati Supersport With A Parallel Twin

Ducasu is the latest brand to try its hand at copying the Ducati Supersport design, but it took things a few steps further by lifting other things, too.

WEKU

'Sparks' author Ian Johnson on Chinese 'challenging the party's monopoly on history'

Xi Jinping and China's ruling Communist Party have displayed a dogged obsession with controlling the historical narrative. But there's a group of underground historians fighting back.

The Hindu

Troubled waters: On the China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea

Both China and the Philippines should be mindful of the risks that their actions pose to the world and be ready to ensure stability in their volatile relationship

The Guardian - UK

AI revolution in gaming paves terrifying path to sport’s total digital dissolve

Machine learning in gaming makes the Matrix feel ever closer as football will surely follow the white rabbit of hyper-capitalism

The Hindu

Hangzhou Asian Games | Manika Batra progresses to quarterfinals; Sharath, Sathiyan crash out

India's Manika Batra advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals, while veterans A Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan were eliminated in the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Games table tennis competition. Manika will face China's Yidi Wang in her last chance to win a medal.

France 24

China's Evergrande crisis: The rise and fall of Hui Ka Yan

China's Evergrande has announced that its founder is being investigated for "illegal crimes". It's the latest twist for world's most indebted property developer. We take a look at the rise and fall of Hui Ka Yan, who was once China's richest person. Next, we head to India to explore the…

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