Russia, China unveil first road bridge
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as…
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Asia
Hong Kong shares kick off day with big losses
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong stocks opened sharply lower Friday morning, extending a global sell-off after the European…
4 years ago
Taiwan’s Apple Daily finds buyer after Hong Kong edition shuttered
The Taiwan edition of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper has found a buyer which would retain most of its staff,…
4 years ago
Cambodia, China revamp naval base, stoking US fears
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia and China on Wednesday broke ground on a Beijing-funded project to…
4 years ago
Japanese fugitive wanted for Covid relief fraud held in Indonesia
Indonesian police have arrested a fugitive accused of masterminding a lucrative scheme in his native Japan to defraud a government…
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China intercepted jet in international airspace: Australia PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia insisted Wednesday that its patrol plane was in international airspace when a Chinese warplane…
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Death of three sisters spotlights India dowry violence
by Aishwarya Kumar Agence France-Presse JAIPUR, India (AFP) -- Before the three sisters and their children were found dead…
4 years ago
World Bank slashes China growth forecast over Covid damage
by Beiyi Seow Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The World Bank has sharply slashed its annual growth forecast…
4 years ago
US says NKorea ignores multiple overtures for talks
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --North Korea, believed poised to test a new nuclear weapon, has ignored multiple US overtures for…
4 years ago
Hong Kong not becoming ‘police state’, says city’s top cop
Hong Kong is not becoming a "police state", the city's top law enforcement officer said Tuesday, days after his officers stamped…
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