North Korea’s next ruler? Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Seoul’s spies say
North Korea has never named her, confirmed her age or acknowledged her as Kim Jong-un’s heir. Yet South Korea’s spy…
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Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says
A senior Russian aide suggested on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian…
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Trump puts pressure on squeezed US oil refiners to ease pump prices
President Donald Trump pressed US oil refiners to boost domestic production of petrol and diesel during a closed-door…
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US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls
US lawmakers are trying to identify which foreign countries are the biggest sources of unlawful robocalls targeting…
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Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says
Taiwan’s defence ministry has warned that the People’s Liberation Army is stepping up its preparations for a blockade…
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Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisis
On August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the…
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Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China
The US Congress on Tuesday advanced a new bill that seeks to establish American global leadership in open-source…
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UK’s Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes House of Commons debut as PM
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday for the first time since becoming UK…
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UN report confirms Syria was building nuclear reactor during Assad rule
Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under the leadership of ousted former president Bashar…
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US military carries out new strikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flare
The US military launched new air strikes on Iran on Tuesday, marking the latest escalation in a six-month war that has…
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Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing
A Bank of America vice-president, Erin Piacenti, was killed in a stabbing at Times Square on Monday. Piacenti, 32,…
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China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flow
Not even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing…
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Trump’s North Korea hope, US revokes visas, China’s rocket force: 7 global relations reads
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few…
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‘Worst yet to come’ as Hong Kong schools cut record 126 Primary One classes
Hong Kong public schools have slashed a record 126 Primary One classes for the 2026-27 academic year amid a shrinking…
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What’s next after China court freezes US$318m in Nexperia assets amid Wingtech battle?
A Chinese court’s order to freeze 2.14 billion yuan (US$318 million) in Nexperia-affiliated assets has cemented the…
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China’s Li pledges to address US firms’ ‘reasonable concerns’ at Beijing meeting
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged US companies to deepen their presence in China, pledging to address their concerns…
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Apple’s new CEO Ternus takes over from Tim Cook after 15 years
Apple’s new CEO John Ternus takes the helm of the iconic tech giant on Tuesday, ending Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure during…
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Starship could create more debris than an anti-satellite test if it explodes in orbit
As Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, gears up for an attempt to finally reach Earth’s orbit,…
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Philippine capital’s ‘acutely unhealthy’ air due to Indonesian haze spurs warnings
Smoke from Indonesian wildfires blanketed Manila on Tuesday, turning fires nearly 2,000km (1,242 miles) away into a…
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China demands rights guarantee as US firm secures 100-year Venezuelan oil deal
China has demanded protection of its interests in Venezuela after a US-backed energy company was granted 100-year…
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If a ‘great rebalancing’ is coming, will China really have to pay for it?
Michael Pettis says a great rebalancing is coming and China will pay for it. It’s strange how the man who insists that…
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Call for Trump-Xi AI safety talks comes as state media slams US AI governance
An OpenAI executive and former White House adviser is calling for AI safety cooperation between Washington and Beijing…
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Export potential? Chinese YY-20 refuels Egyptian Rafale in cross-platform drill
In a rare display of interoperability, a Chinese YY-20 aerial tanker has been pictured refuelling a French-built…
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Trump envoy Daines visits Chinese AI, space firms to pave way for Xi summit in US
US Senator Steve Daines, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has wrapped up a days-long trip to China, just weeks…
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Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victims
Residents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes on Tuesday morning to remember the…
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As rice output falls, Malaysia looks to China’s ‘2 yields, 1 land’ model
Malaysia is looking to China’s rice-prawn farms as a model to extract more from its shrinking paddy land as a slide in…
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Philippines’ Jollibee eyes Hong Kong over US to list international unit
Philippine fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp said on Tuesday it was planning to spin off and list its international…
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Swedish chip expert Henry Homayoun Radamson dies in China of ‘sudden illness’, aged 63
Award-winning Swedish chip expert Henry Homayoun Radamson has died in Shanghai at the age of 63. Radamson, who moved to…
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Manus resumes solo operations after collapse of US$2 billion Meta deal
The Chinese-founded artificial intelligence start-up Manus announced on Tuesday that it had formally resumed…
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China highlights advanced wartime tech in defence mobilisation law update
China has made the first amendment in 16 years to its national defence mobilisation law to include a fresh focus on new…
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Chinese mahjong club owner pays US$2,800 over failed first aid, then gets refunded
A mahjong parlour owner in central China paid compensation of 19,000 yuan (US$2,800) following a failed first aid…
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UK-Philippines troop deal to boost Nato’s South China Sea reach
A proposed troop access deal between the Philippines and Britain marks the latest step in Manila’s drive to draw more…
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Subdivided-flat registration rate at 42.5% as ‘early bird’ phase deadline passes
Property-ownership complications and low public awareness have slowed landlords’ registration of Hong Kong subdivided…
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As Chinese chipmakers snap up local gear, self-sufficiency drive faces commercial test
Chinese chipmakers are setting increasingly aggressive targets to source production equipment locally, adding pressure…
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Global investors descend on China’s Shenzhen to ride wave of AI and robotics opportunities
Shenzhen, the southern Chinese city home to US-sanctioned telecoms giant Huawei Technologies and drone maker DJI, has…
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Why US sanctions threats against China aren’t credible
The US threat of sanctions on China because of Beijing’s relationship with Iran isn’t credible. The artificial…
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