Clear your weekend from June 19 to 21 as one of the region’s largest trading card shows returns. Taking over the Grand Ballroom at the Hopewell Hotel, Grade10 Fest Summer 2026 brings together over 120 global exhibitors from the UK, the US, Japan, and beyond. This year’s top attraction is the Pokémon Dojo celebrating the franchise’s 30th anniversary, where fans can marvel at tens of millions of dollars worth of ultra-rare vintage treasures in person – including the legendary 1998 ‘Pikachu Illustrator’ card and a first-edition Charizard signed by artist Mitsuhiro Arita. The action-packed weekend also features an immersive ‘Journey…
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim receives the newly published Chinese edition of The Asian Renaissance. Pictured from left are: Li Laiyou, chairman of Guangxi Publishing and Media Group; Gao Anming, editor-in-chief of China International Communications Group; Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim; Ouyang Yujing, Chinese ambassador to Malaysia; and Gao Yanjie, dean of Research School for Southeast Asian Studies, Xiamen University. [Photo provided to China Daily] The Chinese edition of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s seminal work The Asian Renaissance was formally presented at the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair on May 29. The presentation took place at the World Trade…
MUSCAT: Oman national football team left for Jakarta on Friday evening to begin an overseas training camp in Indonesia as head coach Tarik Sektioui steps up preparations for a busy period of Gulf and continental assignments.The camp, which runs until June 9, is part of the Reds’ build-up towards the Arabian Gulf Cup ‘Khaleeji 27’, scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia in September and the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, alongside other upcoming Asian commitments.The Indonesian camp represents an important stage in Oman’s current preparation programme, with the technical staff looking to improve the players’ technical and physical…
Hello readers. Angela Skujins here ringing out the week with your Friday newsletter. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Before we dive in, news broke early this morning that a Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people. “These are not mistakes – these are provocations,” Polish Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology Michał Baranowskijust told Euronews’ Europe Today programme. “We are no longer in peace,” he added, referring to the drone incursions in his country last year, as well as the others rocking the Baltics in recent weeks. Watch. The big stories driving…
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Tokyo, May 29 (SANA) Official Japanese data released on Friday showed that the country’s crude oil imports fell by nearly 66 percent in April compared with the same month a year earlier, amid the ongoing repercussions of the US Israeli–Iranian war in the Middle East on oil supplies from the region. Reuters quoted Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as saying in a statement that Japan, the world’s fifth largest crude importer, imported 850,000 barrels per day of crude oil in April. The data showed that Japanese crude imports from the Middle East dropped by 68 percent, with shipments from…
With a vibrant economy and a soaring population, India is a country to watch in the coming weeks and months in terms of trade negotiations and the impact of El Nino weather on crop production.What’s happenedJust over a year ago, India surpassed China as the number one country in terms of population. India is now the world’s most populous nation with over 1.47 billion people. China is ranked second with 1.41 billion people. Besides notoriety as the most populous country, India also is gaining momentum as a global economic powerhouse. According to the International Monetary Fund, India is currently ranked as…
The United Arab Emirates launched dozens of airstrikes against Iranian targets in coordination with the United States and Israel, marking what may be the most significant military escalation in the Persian Gulf in decades. The covert strikes, which targeted Iranian infrastructure including an oil refinery on Lavan Island, represent a seismic shift in the region’s geopolitical landscape. For crypto investors, the implications are immediate and uncomfortable. Oil prices have surged above $105 per barrel, injecting a level of macro uncertainty that tends to make risk assets, including digital currencies, behave erratically. A timeline of escalation The broader military campaign traces…
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Students from China and the United States embarked on “A Shared Voyage: China-U.S. Youth Friendship Program” in Hong Kong on March 30, 2026. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)A student from the Chinese University of Hong Kong was among 20 young students who received a reply letter from President Xi Jinping, who praised them for their fruitful involvement in a China-US youth exchange program, and called on them to foster deep friendship and mutual understanding between the two countries.Liu Runjie, a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in electronic engineering, joined Chinese and American students who wrote to Xi after their participation in a two-week…