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Ex-chief of China’s firm sentenced to death in $260m corruption, bigamy case
BEIJING: The former chairman of one of China’s largest state-controlled asset management firms was sentenced to death on Tuesday for…
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Jack Ma’s disappearing act fuels speculation about billionaire’s whereabouts
Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s absence from public view in the past two months, including missing the final episode of a…
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Back to a bipolar world?
THE China-US relationship is like a bad marriage that must continue due to the vested – and common – interests…
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China approves first homegrown vaccine said to be 79.3pc effective
Chinese health regulators said on Thursday that they have given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm.…
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US to sanction China if it ‘meddles’ in Dalai Lama selection
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has signed a law that authorises US sanctions on Chinese officials if they interfere in Tibetan…
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China to leapfrog US as world’s biggest economy by 2028
LONDON: China will overtake the United States to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously…
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China, India accuse each other of firing shots in the border dispute
China accused Indian troops of violating a bilateral agreement and firing warning shots in the air during a confrontation with…
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China threatens to retaliate after US tightens leash on Beijing diplomats
China will deliver “a proper and necessary” response to new curbs by the State Department on its envoys to the…
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China warns Britain about Hong Kong citizenship plan
China warned Britain on Thursday it could retaliate with “corresponding measures” for London’s decision to extend a broader path to…
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China study warns of possible new ‘pandemic virus’ from pigs
A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely…
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