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China Retail Sales, Industrial Production Growth Slowed in October
By Peter Catterall Retail sales and factory activity in China slowed last month, official data showed Friday, highlighting the uphill battle facing authorities battling a persistent consumer malaise in the world's second-largest economy. Beijing has ...
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China’s Xi Vows Closer Ties as Thai King Makes First Official Visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised closer ties with Thailand on Friday during talks with the first reigning Thai monarch to visit the country since diplomatic ties were established 50 years ago. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who has rarely made overseas state visits ...
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China Backs Thailand-Cambodia Reconciliation, Eyes Investment
China fully backs Thailand and Cambodia in resolving their longstanding border dispute, offering assistance at the request of both nations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Speaking at the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Yunnan province,
South Africa Close to Signing Major Fruit Export Deal With China, Says Ag Minister
South Africa is close to finalizing a major agricultural trade agreement that would significantly expand the range of fruit that could enter the Chinese market. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said both sides are close on terms, and he hopes that a ...
Cambodia’s New Chinese-Built Capital Airport Set to Open
Cambodian aviation authorities will conduct a final test flight on Friday at the country's massive new airport ahead of the official opening on September 9th. It took Chinese contractors five years to build the new facility that includes a stunning nine-ton, ...
Tensions Surge in the South China Sea as PLA Confronts U.S., Philippines Presence
Chinese warships and fighter jets were out in force on Wednesday near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in a bid to push out a pair of U.S. warships and a Philippine Coast Guard surveillance plane flying overhead. ...
India and China Eye Border Trade Resumption
India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as U.S. tariffs disrupt the global trade order. Past trade across the icy and high-altitude Himalayan border passes between ...
Chinese Mountaineer Dies on Pakistan’s K2
A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world's second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers waiting on Thursday for weather conditions to improve to recover her body. Guang Jing was descending from the summit of K2 on Tuesday night when she was hit ...
China’s Lending to the Global South Has Been Growing More Commercial
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BYD Readies Thai Exports as Chinese EVs Lead in Southeast Asia
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New Zealand Foreign Minister Says ‘Outsiders’ Meddling in Regional Summit
By Ben Strang New Zealand's foreign minister said Thursday that foreign influence was threatening to split an upcoming annual summit of South Pacific leaders. Foreign Minister Winston Peters sounded the warning as the region's top ...