In efforts to rapidly develop the nation’s economy, agriculture and livestock breeding – being the primary livelihood for the majority of the ethnic people in the country and serving as a vital artery of the national economy – play a crucial role. Therefore, promoting and expanding industries based on these sectors proves to be the most effective approach.

The Philippines and India have announced the establishment of a “strategic partnership,” following bilateral talks between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday.

The two leaders presided over the signing of 13 bilateral agreements, including a declaration on the new strategic partnership and an “action plan” for its implementation up to 2029.

By Nikita Sharma

Donald Trump said that negotiations with India are still going on and that things will be clearer by the “end of this week”. 

Hours after announcing that India will pay 25 per cent tariffs along with a penalty, United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that talks with India are still going on.

Written By: Om Gupta

New Delhi:

Talented golf players have emerged in Myanmar over the years, and to ensure continued development without generational gaps, efforts are being made to nurture young golfers both locally and abroad, according to Junior Golf Myanmar.

United States President Donald Trump has announced that he has struck a “massive” trade deal with Japan following months of fraught negotiations. Under the agreement announced on Tuesday, the US will impose a 15 percent tariff on Japanese exports and Japan will invest $550bn in the US, Trump said.

Scott Bessent says China is large buyer ‘of sanctioned Iranian oil, sanctioned Russian oil. So we could start discussing that’.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the Trump administration was in no rush to cut a trade deal with China, but that talks were “in a good place” as both countries engage in discussions ahead of the expiration of a pause in tariffs next month.

BRITAIN’S job market continues to show clear signs of weakening, with unemployment rising and recruitment stagnating amid escalating labour costs and external economic pressures. Experts have warned that uncertainty stemming from US tariffs is further exacerbating the situation.

In order to prevent fish ponds from being submerged due to flooding, the Fisheries Department has been consistently issuing announcements. If there is no simultaneous occurrence of heavy rain, rising water levels, and high tides during the last 10 days of July, the risk of flooding in fish ponds located in Yangon and Ayeyawady Regions is minimal, and there is no cause for concern.

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, July 21 (Reuters) - China's Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau and estimated to cost around $170 billion, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The dam is China's most ambitious hydropower project since the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze, with operations expected sometime in the 2030s.