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Taiwan now biggest importer of Russian naphtha despite being Ukraine ally
Island imported $1.3bn of crude oil product in first half of 2025 despite joining sanctions against Moscow, re…
- Asia Pacific, China, India, Kim Jong-un, Mongolia, Narendra Modi, Robert Fico, Russia, Slovakia, South and Central Asia, Vladimir Putin, World news, Xi Jinping
Putin hails ties with China as Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing on eve of parade
Russian president says relations at ‘unprecedentedly high level’ as dozens of leaders gather for Victory Day e…
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China to show off military might in parade attended by anti-west leaders
Leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea will be at event marking 80 years since defeat of Japan in second worl…
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Anger grows in China over reports of online groups sharing explicit photos of women
Chinese media said more than 100,000 were members of Telegram group that shared pictures taken without consent…
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China unlikely to blink first as Trump’s trade war enters uncharted new territory
Since Trump’s first trade war with China in 2018, Beijing has ramped up trade with other countries, making it …
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China’s foreign minister condemns US imposition of tariffs as ‘two-faced’
Wang Yi hits out at 20% levy on Chinese goods and warns ‘law of the jungle’ could emerge from Donald Trump’s p…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate crisis, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, World news
China’s CO2 emissions have peaked or will in 2025, say 44% of experts in survey
Research reflects rising optimism about country’s green transition as it takes leading position on climate act…
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Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese prison, family says
Xu is protesting against what he describes as inhumane treatment in prison, including lack of contact with his…
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China’s kindergarten numbers shrink as policymakers struggle to arrest falling birthrate
Various measures designed to encourage people to have more children have had limited successThe number of kind…
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Chinese film star Fan Bingbing to make comeback after five-year purgatory
Fan, who disappeared after tax scandal, stars in thriller – but experts say she is unlikely to regain previous…
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Former UK supreme court head quits media freedom role over work as judge in Hong Kong
David Neuberger was part of court panel that dismissed appeal of Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activis…
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‘Garbage time of history’: Chinese state media seeks to shut down claims country has entered a new epoch
Authorities unhappy as Chinese chat groups and WeChat feeds buzz with discussion of whether China has entered …
- Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Human rights, Protest, Social media, Tiananmen Square protests 1989, World news
Hong Kong police arrest six people under new security law
Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister, among those held over social media posts before Tiananmen Square annive…
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Intrigue swirls about possible reshuffles as China’s parliament convenes
Policy blueprint to be set out for year ahead and big personnel changes may be announcedThousands of delegates…
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German firm BASF to pull out of Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
Chemicals producer says audits revealed no wrongdoing but recent media reports crossed red lineThe German chem…