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G7 leaders put on good show of unity, but look…
Fasano, Italy – This year’s G7 summit bore the hallmarks of a fragile club, yet one that still manages to put up a good fight when it comes to shielding Wes
US ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China’s COVID efforts:…
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States military launched a secret campaign to counter what it perceived as China’s growing influence in the
EU threatens tariff hike on Chinese electric vehicles
The spat over EVs is part of a wider trade dispute over Chinese state support for green technologies.The European Union will hike tariffs on Chinese electric ve
Taiwan arrests former Chinese navy captain over illegal speedboat arrival
The Chinese man reportedly claimed he wished to defect, but Taiwanese officials suspect he could be probing defences.Authorities in Taiwan have said a Chinese m
Russia test: Will Pakistan attend the Ukraine peace summit?
Islamabad, Pakistan – Days before Switzerland hosts a global summit aimed at thrashing out a path towards peace in Ukraine, Pakistan is trapped in a quandary
Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of…
Hong Kong has hit back at a British judge who announced his resignation from the territory’s top court last week and expressed concern that the rule of law wa
Four Cornell College tutors stabbed in China park attack: US…
The group, on a visit to a partner university in northeast China’s Jilin province, were attacked while visiting a temple.Four American tutors from a small Iow
Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released
Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention.An activist with an environmental gro
Israel’s war on Gaza: The view from China
China’s role in the Middle East is growing, but can it be a peacemaker between the Palestinians and Israelis?After China brokered a Saudi Arabia-Iran détente
In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business
Taipei, Taiwan – Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk doubled its sales of the diabetes drug in the count
China denies fuelling Russia-Ukraine war tensions, says it supports peace
Comments come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia and China of attempting to undermine Swiss peace summit.China has said it believes
China’s Chang’e-6 lifts off from far side of Moon with…
Probe’s successful departure from the Moon means China is closer to becoming the first country to return samples from the far side of the Moon.A Chinese space
