Pope celebrates giant Paris mass in landmark visit
Pope Leo on Saturday celebrated an open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful in Paris after riding in…
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3 top reasons Trump will face a stronger Xi Jinping at November Apec forum in China
When Donald Trump arrives in Shenzhen for the November Apec summit, he will face a Chinese leader even more confident…
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China-based Brics bank set for lead role in hunger alliance this year, Brazil says
The Brics-founded New Development Bank could help launch a fund by the end of the year to guarantee cheap loans for…
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Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in Pakistan kills at least 11
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on…
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Trade truce extension aside, was AI the real Xi-Trump summit breakthrough?
The Xi-Trump summit may prove more significant for stabilising relations and opening space for further negotiations…
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Why Xi’s flight from China to the US was hours faster than Trump’s in May
Over private tea in the White House Red Room to mark the end of Xi Jinping’s state visit, US President Donald Trump…
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Why US deal on Greenland could narrow China’s Arctic engagement
The new US-Denmark-Greenland security agreement could narrow China’s room to engage in the Arctic – particularly in…
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Woman arrested over child abuse in Hong Kong after dashcam video shows boy shoved
A 44-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after dashcam footage appeared to show…
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6 dead after explosion destroys building in Athens
Six people have died, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday, after a two-storey residential building in a tourist…
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Chinese doctor with PhD leaves medical career to deliver food, pursue music part-time
A Chinese doctoral graduate in medicine left her promising hospital job to embrace a “less meritocratic” lifestyle as a…
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia test limits of Mecca regional security pact
Just a month after Saudi Arabia signed a regional mutual defence deal with Pakistan and Turkey, attacks by Yemen’s…
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Thailand’s Bangkok declares flood disaster across city as thousands flee from homes
Entire Bangkok neighbourhoods were inundated on Saturday as the city government declared a flood disaster after the…
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How Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump opened a parallel track in US-China diplomacy
First ladies Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump opened a new front in US-China exchanges this week, with their unusually…
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How Chinese firms can avoid a Europe-style backlash in Southeast Asia
China’s technology companies face a question that no pricing strategy can answer: what will their success do to their…
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Hong Kong tycoon-backed start-up bets on new battery to challenge energy-storage giants
EnerVenue, a start-up co-founded by Full Vision Capital, the family office of Hong Kong tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit, has…
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China’s AI-led transformation is taking shape. Why are some economists urging caution?
As AI becomes an increasingly important part of China’s economic transformation, economists and industry leaders are…
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Why Taiwan’s coastguard vessel transfer to the Philippines has sparked a double outcry
Taiwan’s transfer of a former coastguard vessel to the Philippines has triggered a dual controversy – raising concerns…
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Xi-Trump Washington summit aimed at putting US-China ties on equal footing: Wang Yi
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States was crucial to maintaining the overall stability of China-US…
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OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error
OpenAI acknowledged on Friday that its artificial intelligence tools had posted images from ChatGPT users onto online…
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China’s first lady Peng Liyuan shines during Xi-Trump summit: everything you missed
We have put together stories from our coverage of Peng Liyuan during the Xi-Trump summit. If you would like to see more…
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CNN blocked from Trump’s trip as White House signals new media curb
The White House signalled on Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s…
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Trump, Takaichi reaffirm US-Japan ties in phone call after Xi state visit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she and Donald Trump had reaffirmed their collaboration on issues relating…
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‘Never too late’: Filipino domestic helpers pursue degree dreams they put on hold
When Dyan Agonoy left the Philippines to work as a domestic helper in Hong Kong, she had to leave her family behind.…
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China couple have 13 kids to avoid village bullying, elderly loneliness, dividing public opinion
A middle-aged couple in rural China has recently trended on social media for having 13 children. The family, living in…
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Offshore wind farm could create radar blind spots and ‘ghost’ targets, Chinese study warns
Offshore wind farms can reduce the coverage of shore-based radar systems and create areas where targets become harder…
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TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least US$100m, to apply safety steps
Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, that required…
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China’s biotech firms move up value chain as drug deals evolve beyond licensing: analysts
Chinese biotech deal making is moving beyond the licensing of individual drug candidates, as the country transforms…
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Xi-Trump atmospherics welcomed but mask structural rifts: analysts
During their three-day summit that ended on Friday, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping worked…
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Thailand has had enough of foreign tourists behaving badly
At a zoo a short drive south of Bangkok, Charoon Youngprapakorn has spent a lifetime taking the pulse of Thailand’s…
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What Donald Trump and Xi Jinping revealed in the body language with their wives
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump wrapped up their three-day state visit on Friday, a stark…
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China and the US can make nice, if not peace
Washington and Beijing have spent nearly a decade trading tariffs, export controls and blacklists, with each round…
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Trade deliverables, Taiwan push and ‘strategic stability’: key Xi-Trump takeaways overall
Chinese President Xi Jinping has completed a whirlwind 43-hour trip to the United States, his first state visit to the…
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Japan says Trump voiced concern over weak yen in summit with PM Takaichi
US President Donald Trump raised concerns about yen weakness at a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi,…
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US TV blackout and midterms turmoil overshadow Xi-Trump red-carpet treatment
Domestic US political turmoil and Donald Trump’s feud with the media overshadowed a summit that Beijing hoped would…
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In Paris, Pope warns against losing humanity in ‘paradise of machines’
Pope Leo on Friday warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines”, after church bells rang and thousands…
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China overtakes US as top workplace for elite AI researchers, study finds
For China’s elite artificial intelligence researchers, Silicon Valley no longer holds the unrivalled appeal it once…
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