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How China can ‘emerge victorious’ in competition with the US
Chinese international relations expert urges Beijing to partner with other countries as Donald Trump’s policy moves upend global order.
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In a first for China’s Communist Party, 2 Politburo members swap jobs
The heads of the party’s human resources and influence departments have switched positions.
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Live-fire action marks day 2 of Beijing’s military drills near Taiwan
Troops started preparing before dawn for the precision strike exercise, part of the PLA’s joint exercise Strait Thunder-2025A.
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‘Taxi drivers balk at Hong Kong premium fleets’ inflexible hours, poor perks’
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The Chinese embassy in Bangkok has called for full cooperation with the Thai authorities’ investigation into the State Audit Office collapse.
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Autonomous-driving features carry high safety risks amid a lack knowledge about how the systems work, leader of industry body says.
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Why Trump is going full steam ahead to keep China’s shipbuilding in dry dock
US policies to curb China’s perceived influence on global shipping and shipbuilding are facing pushback – but Trump seems unlikely to let up.
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Israel to expand military operations against Hamas in Gaza
Israel to seize territory in the war-torn Palestinian enclave as it prepares for more intense fighting with Hamas.
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White House to discuss TikTok sale in meeting on Wednesday
The leading plan is for the biggest non-Chinese investors in ByteDance to raise their stakes and acquire TikTok’s US operations, sources say.
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Val Kilmer, star of Batman Forever, Tombstone and Top Gun, dead at 65
Once one of Hollywood’s most prominent leading men, Kilmer also had a reputation for being difficult to work with.
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Temasek, Asian state funds seen growing their assets to US$25 trillion by 2030
Singapore’s GIC and Temasek were among the most aggressive, accounting for three-quarters of capital deployed by Asian state investors.
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Taiwan’s civil defence drills go big, but has sense of urgency diminished?
Simulations aim to prepare islanders for natural disasters and wartime, but real challenge is fostering sustained sense of crisis awareness, experts say.
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Washington has changed its tune on Beijing, mistakenly believing that China will yield, observer says.
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Ancient grain farro a superfood trending in Asia. Why it’s so healthy
Singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa is among Korean celebrities to have embraced a grain 2,000-plus years old, as farro recipes flood social media.
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Thailand braces for US$7 billion or more in losses from Trump’s tariffs
Thailand has offered to try to increase imports of corn, soybeans, crude and ethane to narrow its trade surplus with the United States.
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Japan’s US missile venture comes under fire from North Korea
A North Korean defence ministry official chastised the US for aggravating security risks and ‘conniving’ to make Japan a ‘military giant’.
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China ‘still far behind’ US in maths prowess but is on the rise: Shing-Tung Yau
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US sentiment on China does not equal consensus, analyst Rick Waters says
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Why China’s economic recovery is captivating investors again: Robin Xing
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Microsoft shutters AI lab in Shanghai, continuing China retreat
The IoT & AI Insider Lab in the Zhangjiang hi-tech zone likely closed in January or February, nearby workers say.
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Fresh US tariffs on China may be ‘too large to absorb, too conspicuous to dodge’
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FBI raids on Chinese-American scientist revives China Initiative fears
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Beijing almost ready to switch on world’s most powerful X-ray light source
As construction finishes on China’s High Energy Photon Source, scientists are lining up to use it to further their research.
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US-China 6th-gen fighter race: will cost, tech issues bring down the F-47?
US announcement of sixth-generation fighter raises new questions about delivery and feasibility amid soaring competition with China, analysts say.
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