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Double standards? How North American conservatives viewed 2 China trips
The North American right cast Trump’s Beijing visit as ‘deal-making diplomacy’ while attacking the Canadian leader for ‘hedging with China’.
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Trump’s China visit hints the ‘2 eyes of the world’ can learn to live together
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Shanxi mine disaster casts shadow over province’s shift from coal to culture
Deadly explosion reveals the hurdles facing the mining hub as it tries to tap into greener sectors such as tourism.
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China’s yuan gains ground in global trade with room to grow, Goldman Sachs says
The currency’s use in global trade has grown sharply in recent years but still falls short of China’s economic weight, the bank says.
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Hong Kong to set ride-hailing permit quota at 10,000 under regulatory push
Source says authorities to submit consultation paper to Legislative Council as early as late Tuesday to seek lawmakers’ feedback.
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How Lionel Messi’s favourite drink is sparking a major health craze in China
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What a US defence industry trip to Taiwan says about island’s military overhaul
The delegation is being led by former general Charles Flynn, who has become one of the most outspoken US military voices on Taiwan.
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How does China regulate AI while the US pulls back on oversight under Trump?
As the US walks back its AI model approval plans due to fears of losing its competitive edge, China has already set up a registry system.
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How US military aircraft repair hub could threaten Indonesian neutrality
If Indonesia turns Kertajati Airport into a Hercules repair hub, it risks being seen as siding with the US in times of war, analysts say.
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How Changan Automobile’s design-driven brand strategy shapes its global expansion plans
Klaus Zyciora, vice-president of the Chinese carmaker, says its innovative, smart, low-carbon vehicles can entice customers around the world.
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How Shenzhen’s growing population defies expectations in China’s changing cities
The global tech powerhouse attracts more workers and has higher birth and lower mortality rates than the national average.
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Hong Kong school suspends principal for swearing at security guards in Singapore
San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School says decision taken because principal’s behaviour fell short of public expectations.
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Top China, Singapore diplomats reaffirm commitment to Malacca Strait transit
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells counterpart that keeping the critical shipping lane open is ‘a shared aspiration of all countries’.
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China defence chief Dong Jun tipped to skip this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue
The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation.
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China has a crucial edge in the global AI race: public optimism
Public attitudes towards AI are ‘strikingly positive’ in China, with only a small minority worried it will lead to fewer job openings, survey finds.
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As Marco Rubio visits New Delhi, what could it mean for US-India ties?
The US secretary of state’s trip aims to mend bilateral relationship, focusing on trade, defence and Quad unity.
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Hongkongers stuck for hours, as 673,000 return via land checkpoints after holiday
Residents returning from mainland China after Buddha’s Birthday long weekend get caught in long, winding queues and jam-packed checkpoints.
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China event slammed after displaying photos of swimmer’s wardrobe malfunction
The images were on an official public platform for the race in Shanghai that had more than 10,000 active viewers at the time.
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People
Why are more men in Malaysia reporting being sexually harassed now?
More than 1,000 complaints involving male victims have been lodged since 2024, but campaigners say shame and fear still keep many men silent.
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Tech edge to boost Chinese firms’ overseas revenues to record high: UBS
Carmaking, power supply chains at forefront of China’s go-global expansion, driven by rising technological competitiveness, Swiss bank says.
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Mango founder’s son steps down as vice-chair amid probe into father’s death
A judge said there was sufficient evidence to suggest Jonathan Andic ‘played an active and premeditated role’ in Isak Andic’s death.
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Trump makes everything worse but he didn’t start it
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In Beijing, the US and China tiptoed around tech and critical minerals
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Review of older drivers’ fitness to drive is sorely needed
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Hong Kong housing: small shoebox flat wins not enough to fix big issues
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The agreement was struck at the recent summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to US fact sheet.
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Stable US-China ties? It won’t last long, Evan Medeiros says
After Trump’s China trip, political scientist gives his assessment on Taiwan, trade leverage, the Iran war and Beijing’s tensions with Tokyo.
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Mainland China’s Wu Yongping on what the Xi-Trump summit means for Taiwan
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Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wun on cross-strait peace, meeting Xi and managing US ties
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Bai Chongen on China’s new economic paradigm and closing the US tech gap
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China’s booming tech exports give Beijing ‘wind in its sails’ for Trump summit
The role of tech products in April’s trade data reflects how computing-related goods are a ‘new and important growth driver’ for exports.
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China has a crucial edge in the global AI race: public optimism
Public attitudes towards AI are ‘strikingly positive’ in China, with only a small minority worried it will lead to fewer job openings, survey finds.
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As China’s humanoid-robot hype cools, Unitree sees profit plunge
A filing shows adjusted profit fell 53 per cent, even as revenue continued to rise, highlighting tough competition in humanoid robot sector.
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US chipmakers in China see revenue rise, defying trade tensions: Hurun list
American semiconductor firms saw a significant boost in sales from the mainland, as a top list shows which are leading the gains amid high-end silicon demand.
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Putin left China, with no pipeline deal. Why is the valve still closed?
Though this week’s China-Russia summit featured many agreements, none progressed the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline.
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China swaps Middle East oil for Xinjiang coal. What does it mean for the world?
With the war in Iran choking global oil supplies, China is tapping its 390 billion tonnes of coal reserves to build its own energy source.
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How a remote patch of Gobi Desert became central to China’s national security
A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining.
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Putin is pushing for a ‘serious’ new energy deal in China. Will he get it?
The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table.
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