At least 16 people have been killed and 32 injured in a magnitude-7 earthquake in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, according to the state news agency Xinhua, citing local disaster management authorities. At
The Group of 20 is calling for stronger safeguards for critical minerals against unilateral trade actions, in a proposed draft document obtained by Bloomberg News. The measure aims to strengthen the value
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rebuffed demands from Beijing to retract her recent remarks regarding Taiwan, insisting that Tokyo’s stance on responding to a major regional security crisis remains unchanged, Bloomberg
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Chinese and Indian banks and refineries—long key buyers of Russian crude—are beginning to adjust their operations in response to U.S. sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, a U.S.
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China’s sweeping summer exercises along its southern coast have revealed a dramatic shift in the country’s war-preparation playbook: the large-scale use of civilian ferries and cargo ships to simulate a mass amphibious
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China is exploring a fresh set of measures to revive its struggling property market, raising concerns about the broader stability of the country’s financial system, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the
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Taiwan is set to distribute millions of civil defence handbooks to households across the island this week, Reuters reports, in an unprecedented effort to prepare residents for a wide range of emergencies,
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Four armed Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered waters administered by Japan early Sunday, intensifying a diplomatic flare-up triggered by recent remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan. Japan’s Coast Guard
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A Chinese businessman, Chao Xu, 33, described by authorities as one of the most dangerous sexual offenders they have ever encountered, has been sentenced to life in prison for a series of
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In a statement released by China’s Foreign Ministry, officials said Takaichi’s remarks posed “major risks” to the safety of Chinese nationals in Japan. The rare travel warning comes after Takaichi suggested last
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Chinese astronauts stranded aboard the Tiangong space station are set to return to Earth on Friday, after a suspected piece of space debris damaged their spacecraft and delayed their original departure. The
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Cheng Li-wun, the newly elected chair of Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang (KMT), has ignited fierce political debate after telling Nikkei Asia that the only reliable way to ensure peace with China is for
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French President Emmanuel Macron is contemplating inviting Chinese President Xi Jinping to the 2026 Group of Seven summit in Evian, a move that has reportedly been discussed with some European allies. The
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Thailand has extradited alleged casino kingpin She Zhijiang to China, marking a high-profile move in regional efforts to combat transnational crime. She, a Chinese-born naturalized Cambodian citizen, was handed over in Bangkok
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China has introduced a new visa aimed at attracting young foreign researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by allowing them to relocate without first securing a job, Nature reports. Previously,
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China is ramping up efforts to control local government debt by making it more difficult for certain state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to borrow funds overseas. According to people familiar with the matter, the
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