China
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One year on: China’s stimulus program might have paid off in Shanghai
In September 2024, China launched a highly ambitious economic stimulus program that sought to stabilize stock and real estate markets,…
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China, Japan give conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku Islands
An aerial view of Uotsuri Island, the disputed Senkaku outcrop in the East China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and…
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Hong Kong arrests suspects as fire toll hits 151
Onlookers look on at the remains of the Tai Po apartment complex in Hong Kong after the fire. (EPA Images…
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Anger simmers over Hong Kong deadly blaze as Beijing warns against ‘disruption’
A woman prays for victims of the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. (EPA Images…
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China launches campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings
There will be checks on the use of materials such as bamboo scaffolding or non-flame-retardant safety nets. (EPA Images pic)…
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Japan denies report that Trump told Takaichi not to provoke China on Taiwan
Japan’s top government spokesman, Minoru Kihara, has denied the Wall Street Journal’s account of the conversation between Donald Trump and…
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Japan will pay ‘painful price’ if steps out of line over Taiwan, says China’s military
Japan’s defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Sunday that plans were ‘steadily moving forward’ to deploy a missile unit at…
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Train runs down, kills 11 in China’s worst rail accident in over a decade
A train ran into a group of railway workers on Thursday, killing 11 and injuring two, officials in China’s southwestern…
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Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least four
Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks in Hong Kong. (AFP pic) HONG KONG:…
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Thailand suspends prison boss over alleged privileges for Chinese inmates
Bangkok Remand Prison has detained more than 4,000 men awaiting trial and has held some of Thailand’s most infamous accused…
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