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South Korea's December exports to fall for third month as China demand still weak
South Korea's exports likely extended their falling streak to a third straight month in December,...
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Southeast Asia nations boosting submarine orders amid US-China rivalry
Southeast Asian nations increasingly view submarine development as a necessity for their security amid changing...
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China to scrap COVID-19 quarantine for incoming passengers
China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan 8,...
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Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese air force incursion
Taiwan scrambled combat jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that entered its southeastern air...
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Three years into COVID, are we ready for the next pandemic?
Three years after the first COVID case was identified in China, preparations to stave off...
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China officially reports first COVID-19 deaths in weeks as virus wave swells
China officially reported on Monday (Dec 19) its first COVID-related deaths since the government began...
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Australia foreign minister to visit China as diplomatic ties improve
Australian Foreign minister Penny Wong will visit China this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said...
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Japan defence: China threat prompts plan to double military spending
Japan has announced it will double its military spending in the next five years, citing...
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Developing nations demand more money at crunch UN biodiversity talks
The thorny issue of how much money wealthy countries are willing to pony up to...
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Japan to radically overhaul defence policy on China threats
Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending,...
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Taiwan asks state-owned banks to 'appropriately handle' China exposure
Taiwan has asked state-owned banks to "appropriately handle" their exposure to China, Finance Minister Su...
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China's capital swings from anger over zero-COVID to coping with infections
Beijing's COVID-19 gloom deepened on Sunday (Dec 11) with many shops and other businesses closed,...
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How many people might die, and why, as China loosens COVID restrictions
China has started taking steps to ease its zero-COVID policy, fueling a mix of relief...
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China's Xi visiting Saudi Arabia amid bid to boost economy
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia this...
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China comes to standstill for late leader Jiang Zemin's memorial
Sirens wailed across China as the country came to a standstill on Tuesday (Dec 6)...
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A timeline of COVID-19 protests in China
Discontent has brewed for months in China over the country's zero-COVID policy, with relentless mass...
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Stocks, oil skid as China's COVID protests roil sentiment
Stocks and oil slid sharply on Monday as rare protests in major Chinese cities against...
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Taiwan votes in local elections amid tensions with China
Polls opened in Taiwan on Saturday (Nov 26) in local elections that President Tsai Ing-wen...
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China orders COVID-19 lockdown in Zhengzhou after iPhone factory protests
A central Chinese city home to a vast iPhone factory has ordered an effective COVID-19...
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How many Covid cases does China have and what are its rules?
China has seen its first deaths from Covid-19 in six months, and thousands more people...
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Taiwan People's Party a rising third force in traditional two-party political landscape
The Taiwan People's Party does not campaign on the island’s independence like the ruling Democratic...
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Investors bet big on India's e-sports scene as gamers seek fame and fortune
Next to a primary school and a shabby playground in India’s financial capital Mumbai stands...
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Oil prices steady as China COVID worries outweigh supply concerns
Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday as COVID-19 cases in China continued to climb,...
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South Korea's Yoon calls for greater co-operation with China, Japan
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday proposed a mechanism for three-way dialogue with China...
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China's COVID-19 infections reach peak since late April
China reported on Saturday (Nov 12) its largest tally of new COVID-19 infections since late...