Sculpture in middle of ‘Mirror of the Sky’ China lake criticised for disrupting serene beauty
China’s Chaka Salt Lake, a heaven-like tourist attraction hailed as a “mirror of the sky”, has hit the headlines over an...
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Europe readies trade war weapon amid China export deluge
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EU cyber plan barring Chinese suppliers will cost US$430 billion: report
The European Union’s push to bar Chinese suppliers from its critical infrastructure under a proposed new Cybersecurity A...
Hong Kong retail sales jump 12.8% in March on back of higher car sales
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Is Rubio’s star rising in Trump world? Duel with Vance for 2028 heats up
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Airport Authority reports ‘less than’ 5% cancellations despite Middle East war
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Asia must unite to avert an Iran war food crisis
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All 90 Hong Kong lawmakers to visit Beijing for first time since 1997 handover
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Spain opens port to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as WHO suspects human transmission
Spain has allowed a cruise ship hit by hantavirus cases and three deaths to dock in the Canary Islands, as health author...
Japan’s hikikomori recluses are growing old. So are their carers
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China’s Wang Yi calls for swift reopening of Strait of Hormuz after Iran meeting
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in his meeting with visiting I...
China builds world’s first ‘coal battery’, war on Alzheimer’s: 7 science highlights
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How India is beating cooking gas crunch with cow dung
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‘Gunpowder, sparks’: volunteer hurt at China fireworks blast scene tells of clean-up risk
A rescuer at the site of an explosion that killed 26 people and injured 61 in Hunan’s Liuyang city has described the dan...
Hong Kong school to seek feedback, review phone ban after student outcry
A Hong Kong secondary school facing student backlash over newly tightened mobile phone rules has said it will seek furth...
China woman loses 21kg after friend’s idea that being thinner makes her resemble famous actress
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Malaysia unveils recovered 1MDB masterpieces for the first time
Four paintings linked to one of the world’s most audacious financial frauds stood on easels at Malaysia’s anti-corruptio...
Australia warns of arrests as 13 people linked to Isis set to return from Syria
A group of 13 Australians related to alleged Islamic State (Isis) jihadists is returning home from Syria, Australian aut...
Anxious Australia and jittery Japan deepen ‘quasi-alliance’ for an uneasy age
Japan’s prime minister touched down in Australia on Sunday with a set of shared anxieties – about Trump, China and the f...