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December 15, 2023 2:48 PM

Highways shut, trains suspended as cold wave freezes most of China

Chinese authorities closed highways in several provinces and suspended train services, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday (December 15), as a cold wave extended its grip further over the country and temperatures continued to plummet below free...

December 14, 2023 11:35 AM

Indian diamond industry set to resume rough diamond imports from December 15 – trade body

The diamond industry in India will recommence the import of rough diamonds from December 15, marking the end of a two-month voluntary suspension, according to a statement from the Gem Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), a leading trade body. ...

December 12, 2023 3:57 PM

China’s Xi arrives in Vietnam on two-day visit to strengthen ties

China's President Xi Jinping began a two-day visit to Vietnam on Tuesday to upgrade ties between the Communist countries three months after U.S. President Joe Biden travelled to Hanoi, as the major powers vie for influence in the Southeast Asian nati...

November 30, 2023 12:00 PM

Taiwan president: China too ‘overwhelmed’ to consider invasion

China's leadership is too "overwhelmed" with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ra...

November 30, 2023 11:17 AM

Global growth to slow but avoid a hard landing -OECD

The global economy will slow slightly next year but the risk of a hard landing has subsided despite high levels of debt and uncertainty over interest rates, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Wednesday. Global grow...

November 27, 2023 2:54 PM

China’s foreign minister to host UN Security Council session on Israel-Hamas

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will go to New York on November 29 to host the United Nations Security Council session on the Israel-Hamas issue, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday (November 27). Officials from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt,...

November 26, 2023 11:46 AM

South Korea, China, Japan top diplomats seek to boost trilateral cooperation

The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan meet in South Korea on Sunday, seeking to restart cooperation among the Asian neighbours and pave the way for a trilateral summit. While China and the United States have been mending frayed ties,...

November 24, 2023 4:45 PM

China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy

China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia from needing visas to visit the world's second-largest economy in a bid to give a boost to post-pandemic tourism. From Dec. 1 to Nov. 30 next year...

November 24, 2023 2:07 PM

China ties on the line as Taiwan opposition splits in dramatic feud

Taiwan's opposition parties, which seek closer China ties, registered separate presidential candidates on Friday after a dramatic split, potentially easing the way for the ruling party, which has defied Beijing's pressure, to stay in power. The Ja...

November 21, 2023 11:46 AM

Taiwan election about choosing whether to embrace China, frontrunner says

Taiwan's people have to make a choice at next year's election about whether the island keeps moving forward on the road to democracy or "walks into the embrace of China", the frontrunner to be the next president said on Tuesday. The issue of China, ...