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China’s birth rate falls to lowest on record
There were just 7.92 million births recorded last year, a rate of 5.63 births per thousand people. (AFP pic) BEIJING:…
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Canada, China set for ‘historic’ gains from new partnership, Carney says
Canada and China are forging a new strategic partnership that promises “historic” gains by leveraging on each other’s strengths, Canadian…
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Canada’s Carney hails ‘strategic partnership’ in talks with Xi
In October, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada should double its non-US exports by 2035 to reduce reliance on the…
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Japan’s PM readies snap election, Feb 8 ballot eyed
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, will be looking to ride a surge in public support since coming to…
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Japan’s PM mulling snap election in coming weeks
Despite 70% cabinet approval, Sanae Takaichi’s slim lower-house majority makes it difficult for the Japanese prime minister to pass ambitious…
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French opposition parties seek to topple government over Mercosur
Farmers of the Coordination Rurale union gather in a demonstration to urge the French government to block the Mercosur trade…
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Scam tycoons in China’s crosshairs
Alleged scam workers and victims from China arrive at Myanmar’s Myawaddy checkpoint after Beijing-driven crackdowns on scam centres. (AFP pic)…
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Accused scam boss Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China
Prince Holding Group is a multinational conglomerate that authorities say served as a front for ‘one of Asia’s largest transnational…
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China’s FM visiting 4 African countries on annual tour
Wang Yi’s visits follow a long-standing Chinese diplomatic convention of making Africa the foreign minister’s first overseas trip of the…
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S. Korea’s Lee says he asked Xi to mediate on North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held his second meeting with President Xi Jinping in less than three months during…
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