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…
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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…
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Thai ex-PM Thaksin makes first public appearance since release: AFP
By Thanaporn Promyamyai and Sarah Lai BANGKOK, March 14, 2024 (AFP) - Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited a…
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Thai poll body asks court to dissolve reformist MFP party
By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI BANGKOK, March 12, 2024 (AFP) - Thailand's election commission said Tuesday it will ask the Constitutional Court…
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Haiti PM agrees to leave in regional push to end crisis
By Shaun TANDON KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 12, 2024 (AFP) - Haiti's prime minister agreed late Monday to step aside…
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Former senior UK Tory, suspended by PM Sunak, defects to fringe right-wing party
LONDON, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Embattled UK leader Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh blow Monday when a former ally…
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UK PM Sunak’s mother-in-law appointed to Indian parliament
NEW DELHI, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - The mother-in-law of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was on Friday appointed to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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