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May 17, 20242 min read
Factbox-Top takeaways from Putin's trip to China
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a state visit to China on Thursday where he was greeted by China's Xi Jinping. What are...


May 17, 20241 min read
Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028
BEIJING - Chinese commercial space company CAS Space announced its "space tourism vehicle" will first fly in 2027 and travel to the edge...


May 17, 20243 min read
Taiwan's incoming president faces angry China, fractured parliament
TAIPEI - Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's president on Monday, facing a China that calls him a "dangerous separatist" and has ramped...


May 16, 20243 min read
Factbox-What is Putin and Xi's 'new era' strategic partnership?
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to deepen their "strategic partnership"...


May 16, 20244 min read
Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States
BEIJING/MOSCOW - China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged a "new era" of partnership between the two most...


May 16, 20243 min read
Putin arrives in China to deepen strategic partnership with Xi
MOSCOW/BEIJING -Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday for talks with Xi Jinping that the Kremlin hopes...


May 15, 20243 min read
China considers local government purchases of unsold homes, Bloomberg News says
China is considering a plan for local governments nationwide to buy millions of unsold homes, Bloomberg News said on Wednesday, after a...


May 14, 20242 min read
China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi industrial agenda, sources say
DUBAI - Negotiations between China and an Arab bloc for a free trade agreement have stalled over concerns by Saudi Arabia that cheap...


May 13, 20242 min read
China denies Philippine report of "artificial island" in disputed waters
MANILA/BEIJING - The Philippines said on Monday that it would keep a closer guard on reefs, shoals and islets in its exclusive economic...


May 13, 20242 min read
US, China meet in Geneva to discuss AI risks
WASHINGTON -The U.S. and China will meet in Geneva to discuss artificial intelligence on Tuesday and U.S. officials stressed that...


May 11, 20242 min read
Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island'
MANILA - The Philippines said on Saturday it has deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of...


May 11, 20242 min read
Eight more Chinese cities join Hong Kong solo travel scheme
HONG KONG - Eight more Chinese cities have joined a scheme allowing their residents to travel to Hong Kong on their own, rather than as...
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