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Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. .File | Photo Credit: AP Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, were to sign a key defence agreement on Sunday (November 2, 2025) that would allow their forces to hold joint battle-readiness drills and expand a web…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United States Defence Ministers’ High Tea, as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday (November 1, 2025) took aim at Beijing over an increase in…
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted Xi Jinping for their first meeting on Saturday (November 1, 2025) as the Chinese head of state took centre stage and reforged old ties at an Asian summit from which U.S. leader Donald Trump was largely absent. The talks on the sidelines of the APEC gathering came on…
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The Communist Party’s Central Committee elevated Zhang Shengmin to vice chair of the Central Military Commission. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s ruling Communist Party said on Thursday (October 23, 2025) it would focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the face of “profound and complex” changes and rising “uncertainty.” The announcement…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, fourth left, attends a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, fourth right, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on October 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and called for strengthening of cooperation…
Hanwha’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: hanwha.com China announced sanctions on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) against five U.S.-linked subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean amid trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies, sending the company’s shares sharply lower. The move, announced by the Chinese Commerce Ministry, comes on the day that China…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP China says it is ready to develop its relationship with North Korea to strengthen strategic cooperation in international and regional…
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The world’s tallest bridge opened in China’s Guizhou province. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m above a river and vast gorge in the country’s rugged southern province. The province is also home to the 565-metre Beipanjiang Bridge that is now the world’s second highest.It is nine times the height of San Francisco’s Golden Gate…
A Chinese court sentenced to death on Monday (September 29, 2025) 16 members of a family-run criminal gang that established deadly scam centres in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China, among other crimes. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners — many of them Chinese — who say they…
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Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Palestine has applied for membership of the BRICS as more countries recognised it as a state in recent weeks, a Palestinian diplomat said on Friday (September 26, 2025). However, it is yet to receive a response, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told Russian media outlets. “We…