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Philippines, Vietnam coast guards hold first joint drills

The Philippine and Vietnamese coast guards held firefighting and search-and-rescue exercises off Manila on Friday, the first such drills between the two countries with maritime disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea...

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E-commerce tycoon Huang tops China’s rich list

E-commerce tycoon Colin Huang has become China’s richest man, an index showed Friday, capping an ascent for the former Google employee whose shopping site Temu has sucked in consumers with its low prices and all-powerful algorithms...

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China launches air, sea patrols as US holds joint drills

China carried out a combat patrol to test ‘strike capabilities’ near a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, as the United States and its allies held joint military drills in the same waters...

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China issues plan to boost household consumption

China has issued a set of directives aimed at boosting household consumption, a weakness weighing on growth in the world’s second-largest economy, with the plan targeting sectors including child and elder care, and food and beverage...

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Volkswagen profit dips on slowing Chinese demand

German automaker Volkswagen pledged Thursday to focus on cutting costs following a drop in second-quarter profits as the group grappled with lower demand in China and restructuring expenses...

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Geostrategic importance to India, China

INDIA and China fought a full-scale war in 1962. After 70 years of the war, the two Asian giants have two of the largest military forces in the world. They have a very wide range of military stockpiles. The both have second-strike nuclear capability. With so much mutually destructive capabilities, the question is: will they fight another war?...

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China landslide kills 15

A landslide caused by flooding in central China’s Hunan province destroyed a guesthouse and killed 15 people on Sunday, state media reported.

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United States to change military command structure in Japan

United States defense secretary Lloyd Austin was set to announce Sunday an upgrade to US command structures in Japan, as Washington and Tokyo overhaul military cooperation in the face of an increasingly assertive China...

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China mediates Palestinian unity

IN AN unprecedented act of unity, 14 Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, signed the Beijing declaration on July 23, pledging to resolve their differences and bolster Palestinian solidarity. This landmark agreement concluded a three-day reconciliation dialogue held in Beijing from July 21 to 23, facilitated by...

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Car rams pedestrians, 8 dead in China

A vehicle crashed into pedestrians in a major city in central China early on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring five, authorities said, without specifying...

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US hails meeting between Blinken, China FM

The United States hailed ‘open and productive’ discussions between China’s foreign minister and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos on Saturday in which Blinken raised...

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China bags early golds as rain disrupts Games

China grabbed the first two gold medals of the Paris Olympics on Saturday as swimming prepared to take centre stage on a rain-disrupted first full opening day of...

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Asian markets drop as Biden drops out of White House race

Asian markets fell Monday as Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the US presidential race fuelled fresh uncertainty, while traders appeared unmoved by China’s decision to cut interest rates in a bid to boost its stuttering economy...

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Hamas, Fatah announce unity deal in China

Hamas announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement in Beijing with other Palestinian organisations including rivals Fatah to work together for ‘national unity’, with China describing it as a deal to rule Gaza together once the war ends...