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China congratulates Putin on election victory

By Matthew WALSH, James EDGAR BEIJING, March 18, 2024 (AFP) - Key Russian ally China on Monday congratulated President Vladimir…

Asia’s McDonald’s experiencing system outage

TOKYO, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - Hungry McDonald's customers in parts of Asia had trouble ordering at stores, on phones…

What is ByteDance, the TikTok parent in US crosshairs?

From its birth in a Beijing apartment 12 years ago, ByteDance grew into one of the world's biggest tech firms…

China says US TikTok vote follows ‘logic of a bandit’

BEIJING, March 14, 2024 (AFP) - China blasted Washington's "bandit" mentality Thursday after the US House passed a bill that…

China, Russia, Iran holding joint naval drills

BEIJING, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - The navies of China, Russia and Iran are staging joint drills in the Gulf…

US lawmakers push for TikTok to cut ByteDance ties or face ban

  US lawmakers moved Wednesday to pressure TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a…

Malaysia PM warns against attempts to block China’s rise

By Laura CHUNG Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warned Thursday against attempts by other countries to block China's military and…

Fears grow for Hong Kong’s finance hub status under proposed security law

By Xinqi SU and Holmes CHAN HONG KONG, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - As Hong Kong fast-tracks a new national…

China vows to ‘safeguard’ national security with new laws at conclave

BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - China will adopt wide-ranging security laws in 2024 to "resolutely safeguard" its sovereignty, a…

Tough penalties in Hong Kong’s new national security law

HONG KONG, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - Hong Kong on Friday unveiled a new national security law draft bill that…

US soldier arrested for selling defense secrets to China

A US Army intelligence analyst was arrested on Thursday for allegedly providing national defense information to China. Sergeant Korbein Schultz,…

Chinese FM blasts US ‘suppression’, defends Russia ties

By Katell Abiven with Luna Lin BEIJING, March 7, 2024 (AFP) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi lashed out against…

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