China will allow banks to pay interest on digital yuan wallets from 2026, expanding CBDC functions, boosting adoption, and ...

The People's Bank of China will implement a new digital yuan framework on Jan. 1, allowing commercial banks to pay interest ...

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United Nations investigators have voiced concern over what they described as Seoul's failure to ensure truth-finding and ...

She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.

This article sets out the key findings of a new report, including a proposed policy framework that could keep the EV transition on track.

Orphaned in China and adopted just before the pandemic, Chase Lovell now thrives in school, on the track and in a family that never gave up on him.

As India sustains strong growth amid global uncertainty, the Union Budget must address trade risks, employment challenges, and MSME modernisation to secure long-term resilience and progress towards de ...

Home prices fell 0.4% month-on-month and 2.4% year-on-year in November Secondary home market sees widespread price declines across cities Economists expect declines to continue into 2026 IMF urges ...

A 'mega dog adoption event' at Valley Park in Hurricane found homes for over two dozen dogs just in time for the holidays. It was organized by Best Friends Animal Society and seven different shelters.