59 h. ago Chinese embrace their ‘exceptionalism’ but remain wary of US, new poll shows

The vast majority of Chinese want their country to take an active role in global affairs and see their nation as moderately strong in the world, but they remain divided on whether the US or China is the greater power, according to a survey released on Tuesday. by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Carter Center contrasts with growing US wariness towards foreign engagement highlighted by US President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda. “Nationalism is alive and well in China,” the...

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64 h. ago 2 steps Indonesia must take to end destructive culture of corruption

The protests that have sprang up across Indonesia are a warning about the state of the country and a wake-up call for better governance. Social media posts are filled with photos of lawmakers who left the country in a rush to find safety. Picture an administration running a huge fiscal deficit. Interest payments on loans take up an increasingly large part of the national budget, state spending is soaring amid efforts such as a national school lunch programme costing more than 300 trillion rupiah...

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3 d. ago Chinese threat looms large as Beijing leaves US far behind in naval capabilities; should India be worried?

Chinese threat looms large as Beijing leaves US far behind in naval capabilities; should India be worried?  India.Com

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4 d. ago The Seoul shuffle: why foreigners are loving and leaving South Korea

Seoul’s neon-lit streets regularly draw throngs of young visitors, eager to soak up the city’s reputation as the global epicentre of K-pop, TikTok trends and high-speed living. But beneath the curated image of its most famous cosmopolitan metropolis, South Korea is wrestling with a more complex demographic reality: how to integrate the growing number of foreigners who now call the country home. Today, foreign nationals account for nearly 5 per cent of the population, or around 2.73 million...

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5 d. ago China protests Taiwan foreign minister’s visit to the Philippines

China protests Taiwan foreign minister’s visit to the Philippines  The Seattle Times

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6 d. ago Visiting US Senator Says Taiwan Has "Right To Stay Free", Beijing Cries One China Policy Breach | 4K

Visiting US Senator Says Taiwan Has "Right To Stay Free", Beijing Cries One China Policy Breach | 4K  News18

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6 d. ago Senior U.S. Senator visits Taiwan, calls it "a free country" with "right to remain free" as China threat looms

Senior U.S. Senator visits Taiwan, calls it "a free country" with "right to remain free" as China threat looms  CBS News

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6 d. ago Groundhog day as Thai court sacks PM and Shinawatra clan runs out of options

Thailand’s constitutional court dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister on Friday for breaching ethics in a call with Cambodia’s former leader, a ruling that tips the country into uncertainty and lands a hammer blow to the ambitions of her political dynasty. Paetongtarn, 39, the daughter of divisive but influential billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, becomes the second leader in two years from the Pheu Thai-led coalition to be removed for an ethics breach by the same bench. The nine-judge...

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8 d. ago Nvidia earnings recap: Stock slips despite earnings beat as China sales remain uncertain

Nvidia earnings recap: Stock slips despite earnings beat as China sales remain uncertain  Business Insider

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8 d. ago Nvidia earnings: Stock slips despite earnings beat as China sales remain uncertain

Nvidia earnings: Stock slips despite earnings beat as China sales remain uncertain  Business Insider

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8 d. ago Seismic stirrings: third earthquake in 4 days shakes Malaysia’s Johor

A third earthquake in four days rattled Malaysia’s Johor state on Wednesday morning, unsettling assumptions that the country is shielded from seismic activity and prompting calls for greater disaster preparedness. Wednesday’s tremor, a magnitude 3.2 earthquake, struck at 8.59am. Its epicentre was located 18km (11 miles) south of Segamat town at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). Tremors were felt across Johor and the southern part of...

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1 week ago China urges ‘dialogue’ to resolve Iran nuclear issue as new sanctions loom

Beijing has urged that the Iran nuclear issue be resolved through political and diplomatic means as Tehran faces new economic sanctions. Chinese foreign vice-minister Ma Zhaoxu and Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi spoke by phone on Sunday, during which Ma was described as having voiced China’s hope that all parties concerned would “remain committed to resolving the issue through political and diplomatic means and actively create conditions for an early resumption of dialogue and...

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1 week ago Nvidia CEO ‘surprised’ by Beijing’s move to question the security of H20 AI chips

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he was surprised by Beijing’s questioning of the security of its H20 artificial intelligence chips and that it would be up to the US government to decide whether the company can produce a new product for the Chinese market. Huang made the comments during a visit to Taiwan on Friday, where he had meetings scheduled with top executives from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the silicon foundry that makes Nvidia’s chips. Separately, US tech media outlet...

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2 w. ago Beijing ‘stands firm’ with New Delhi against ‘bully’ US, Chinese envoy says

Beijing’s top envoy in New Delhi on Thursday expressed strong support for India, citing the steep US tariffs imposed against the country, and called for “teamwork” and “collaboration” between the world’s two most populous nations in standing up to the “bully”. “US imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on India. China firmly opposes it. Silence only emboldens the bully. China will firmly stand with India, uphold the multilateral trading system,” Ambassador Xu Feihong said. He said tariffs and...

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2 w. ago China turns up oil tap from Russia as purchases of US crude remain suspended

China’s crude oil imports remained robust in July, fuelled by higher Russian shipments, while China’s purchases from the US remained suspended for a second straight month. The latest customs data shows that the volume of inbound crude oil reached 47.2 million tonnes in July, up 11.5 per cent from a year earlier. China purchased 8.71 million tonnes of crude oil from Russia, making it the top source of China’s crude imports last month, according to the official data. This marked a year-on-year...

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3 w. ago ‘Playing with fire’: Beijing warns Manila after Marcos makes Taiwan remarks

Beijing has protested against the Philippine president’s remarks during a visit to India about a possible conflict in the Taiwan Strait, warning Manila on Friday to stop “playing with fire”. In an interview with Indian media outlet Firstpost, published on Wednesday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said that his country would “have to get involved”. “To be very practical about it, if there is confrontation over Taiwan between China and the United States, there is no way that the Philippines can...

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