40 h. ago ‘An impossible dream’? South Korea wants to be among top 4 defence exporters

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Monday that the country would devote a “larger-than-expected budget” in defence and aerospace research until 2030 as it sought to build the world’s fourth-largest defence industry. Lee was speaking at South Korea’s largest-ever arms fair, the Seoul International Aerospace & Defence Exhibition 2025, where companies showed off new unmanned and artificial intelligence-enhanced weapons from howitzers to suicide drones in pursuit of more global defence...

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7 d. ago Top analyst warns that 'larger than expected correction is likely' if Trump and China don't kiss and make up

Top analyst warns that 'larger than expected correction is likely' if Trump and China don't kiss and make up  Fortune

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8 d. ago Trump's 100% tariff row: China urges US to correct ‘wrong practices’; warns of corresponding measures

Trump's 100% tariff row: China urges US to correct ‘wrong practices’; warns of corresponding measures  The Times of India

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1 week ago NBA, China kiss and make up 6 years after Hong Kong democracy post put relationship on rocks

NBA, China kiss and make up 6 years after Hong Kong democracy post put relationship on rocks  Washington Times

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1 week ago Outrage over restrained China bridesmaids forced to kiss strangers as wedding prank

Shocking footage of two bridesmaids in China being taped to an electric bike and forced to kiss strangers has ignited widespread outrage over vulgar marriage traditions. In September, a viral video from Shaanxi province in northwestern China showed several men taping two women to an electric bike by the roadside, with one man holding their heads down while another kissed them. The bridesmaids, dressed in formal gowns, appeared visibly distressed and were screaming, with one of them blushing in...

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3 w. ago Beijing seeking to tighten control of Catholic church in Hong Kong, analyst warns

Beijing seeking to tighten control of Catholic church in Hong Kong, analyst warns  CatholicVote org

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