
‘Malign influence’: China’s cultural institutes under growing scrutiny
Accused of peddling propaganda and even spying, Chinese cultural institutes are facing increasing resistance around the world, forcing some to close down and…
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Accused of peddling propaganda and even spying, Chinese cultural institutes are facing increasing resistance around the world, forcing some to close down and…
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The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dramatically lowered its global trade forecast for 2023, as Russia's war in Ukraine and other shocks take their toll…
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During Xi Jinping's decade-long rule, China has built the world's largest navy, revamped the globe's biggest standing army, and amassed a nuclear and ballistic…
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On 29 September, Washington announced an $810 million aid package for Pacific Island nations where the United States plans to intensify its diplomatic presence
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Vietnam's economy grew more than 13 percent in the third quarter, compared to a year earlier, as manufacturing and exports surged following the end of strict…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is closely monitoring the continued weakening of the Philippine peso against the US dollar, Malacañang said…
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With the country's leading tycoons making up the delegation, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s recently concluded six-day working visit to the US stirred…
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Dozens of people have taken part in a rare protest in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, social media footage shows, after officials announced a snap…
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The world economy will take a bigger hit than previously forecast next year due to the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine, the Organization for Economic…
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Japan and China will mark 50 years of diplomatic relations this month with little public celebration, as increasing friction over territorial rivalries and…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Friday for calm over Taiwan as he met his Chinese counterpart, as soaring tensions showed signs of easing a notch.
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Social media is abuzz with unverified news that Chinese President Xi Jinping on 24 September is "under house arrest by the People's Liberation Army."
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Southeast Asian tech startup StoreHub has raised $13.5 million in new funding to ramp up support to restaurants and retailers in the Philippines and the rest…
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Rising levels of obesity are set to cost the world economy 3.3 percent of GDP by 2060, slowing development in lower-income countries and making it hard for…
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China's "inflexible" and "inconsistent" zero-Covid policy is crippling European business operations in the country, a major business lobby…
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Ipilan Nickel Corp., a unit of Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc., on Tuesday, commenced its maiden export shipment of ore to Guangdong Century Tsingshan Nickel…
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The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday confirmed the ad interim appointment of lawyer Bienvenido Laguesma as Secretary of the Department of Labor and…
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Beijing on Monday said President Joe Biden's latest comments that the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion "severely violate"…
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