China says only joint action, not exchange rates alone, can address global imbalances
China’s central bank chief has said exchange-rate adjustments alone cannot resolve global economic imbalances, urging…
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Haze-hit Singapore parents call for Hong Kong-style school air con
Salon manager Alice Pang says her 10-year-old daughter has likened the visibility inside her classroom in Singapore to…
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Beijing enlists multiple regulators to probe EV safety issue that raised quality alarms
Beijing has enlisted the support of its top internet watchdog to deepen the investigation into a car safety issue that…
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Indonesian governor’s Singapore trip adds fury to forest fire, haze crisis
The governor of an Indonesian province bearing the brunt of weeks of raging forest fires has sought to douse anger over…
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Anwar says Malaysia has done ‘everything we can’ against haze. Critics say it can do more
Malaysia has ruled out taking stronger measures against Indonesia over the worsening regional haze, even as widespread…
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Trump rebukes Zelensky, calls Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries a ‘disgrace’
Ukraine’s resumption of strikes on Russian refineries is a “disgrace” that keeps global energy prices elevated, US…
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Xi’s pledge to ‘uproot sick trees’ aired weeks ahead of Communist Party conclave
President Xi Jinping has pledged to “uproot sick trees” in the anti-corruption fight, according to a transcript of a…
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Indonesian durian farmers stand to benefit from minister’s visit to China
Indonesian officials, looking to alleviate poverty in their country and eyeing the rise of rural economies in China,…
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Is Philippines geared for El Nino? Critics say water-planning has run dry
As the Philippines braces for months of drought and shortages amid the deleterious effects of El Nino, questions are…
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Chinese fugitive poses as dead twin brother for 2 decades exposed by sibling’s ex-lover
A Chinese fugitive who posed as his deceased twin brother for 19 years was recently arrested after his late brother’s…
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South Korea-US alliance losing ‘trust’ amid widening cracks in ties
South Korea’s long-standing alliance with America is being tested by feuds spanning from investment deals to…
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Tapping into tech and talent
Download the PDF This is the fourth in a series of factsheets about Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy…
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Pageantry matters for US-China summits, even with modest results
The most consequential outcome of President Xi Jinping’s Washington visit might be his US counterpart Donald Trump’s…
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Australia hands Ming dynasty Buddha back to China amid ongoing mystery over its arrival
A 500-year-old Buddha statue that was found buried by a roadside in Australia has been returned to China, leaving an…
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AI agents on Tencent Cloud try to break into Alibaba’s Amap: researchers
A fleet of artificial intelligence agents operating on a Tencent Holdings cloud platform made thousands of attempts to…
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North Korea’s dual undersea missile launches test regional defence
North Korea’s apparent use of different launch methods to fire two types of cruise missiles from a tactical…
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Why Japanese PM Takaichi is still keen to roll out the welcome mat for Trump
Japan’s hopes for a visit by Donald Trump during his trip to Asia next month may be hanging in the balance as relations…
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Hong Kong investors most eager in Asia to beat markets – but temper return hopes: report
Hong Kong investors are Asia’s most ambitious stock pickers, but they have much more subdued return expectations than…
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Teen kills 4 at Oregon school before being shot dead by armed citizen
A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon,…
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Visa’s China approval a ‘direct outcome’ of Xi-Trump summit, Beijing says
China said on Thursday that the recent government approval allowing American bank card payment giant Visa to operate in…
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Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia never passed bar exam, wrongly claims China has none
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has acknowledged that she never passed a bar exam, days after telling…
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Yemen’s Houthis attack presidential palace in Aden with missiles
The Houthis launched a deadly missile attack Thursday on the presidential palace in the Yemeni government’s interim…
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EU open to creating ‘kill switch’ weapon to kick Chinese firms out of market
Brussels is open to developing a powerful new trade weapon that could contain a kill switch that would quickly eject…
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Singapore weighs legal action against companies over worsening transboundary haze
Singapore is looking into which companies may be responsible for the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia that have…
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Trump scraps plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad
US President Donald Trump on Thursday cancelled plans to live-stream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik…
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China is a beacon of global embryo research, says scientist on return from US to lead lab
Leading life scientist Wu Jun, who recently left the United States to return to his homeland, believes many of the…
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DeepSeek offers user refunds after suffering another major outage
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek apologised and promised compensation to users after its services suffered…
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Canada, Singapore reaffirm China trade ties amid global push for self-sufficiency
Canada and Singapore are among the countries that remain committed to strengthening trade ties with China, despite…
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Young Americans are key for the US to better understand China
When US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet again in Shenzhen next month, and then in Miami in…
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Laos private jet bust reveals how Mekong meth slips past borders
A private jet hired from Malaysia – seemingly destined for the Philippines – but stopped on the tarmac by Laos’ drug…
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China-led team hits 83% success rate anticipating earthquakes in ‘seismo-ripples’ study
A China-led international team has reported a new pre-earthquake phenomenon that has shown strong predictive potential…
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US wants to ‘compete’ in Central Asia, ambassador says ahead of Rubio visit
The US wants to “compete” in resource-rich Central Asia, a senior American official has said as Secretary of State…
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Shenzhen offers discount fares, other perks to keep residents off roads during Apec summit
Shenzhen residents have been encouraged to work from home and reduce their driving during the coming Asia-Pacific…
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EU leaders clash over trillion-euro budget as fears grow over French election fallout
EU leaders locked horns on Thursday over the bloc’s next long-term budget as they kicked off talks in Brussels under…
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China’s Iraq War ‘safe haven’ restaurant film of real people to represent country at Oscars
A mainland-produced film about a Chinese restaurant in Baghdad that became a wartime refuge has been selected as…
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China keen to strengthen North Korea trade ties with New Yalu River Bridge opening
China’s premier has reaffirmed his country’s support for North Korea and its leader during the much-delayed opening of…
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