Asia

Tickets for the first train departing on Thursday have reportedly sold out. Source link

The jump in shipments puts the world’s second largest economy on track to top the record-breaking annual trade surplus it saw in 2025. Source link

“It formalises an ideological framework related to a ‘common consciousness of the Chinese nation’ across education, religion, history, culture, tourism, mass media and the internet and directs that this ideology be integrated into urban and rural planning and economic development,” said Human Rights Watch China Researcher, Yalkun Uluyol. Source link

Naveed Akram, who was critically injured, has yet to enter a plea. He said only one word when he appeared in court for the first time last month, answering “yeah” when asked if he had heard a discussion about an extension of different suppression orders. Source link

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them ‘wartime traitors’ for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. Source link

India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the western city of Ahmedabad, on Sunday, to defend their T20 World Cup title. Source link

In super-organised Singapore, disputes over public space are a battle between control and chaos. Source link

Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election. Source link

Teens are infuriating locals by riding over golf courses and doing wheelies on the Harbour Bridge. Source link

Lai was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in jail last month on charges for sedition and collusion with foreign forces. Source link