A spokesperson said that China is “deeply concerned about the recent escalation of the Red Sea situation,” but did not mention the Houthis by name.

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It is now up to the Indian government to decide whether to keep it shut or consider alternatives, including handing it over to Taliban officials.

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Protests erupted over the weekend after the industry association offered to increase the monthly minimum wage to $90, far short of the $208 demanded by workers.

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A U.S. Defense Department official will travel to China for the Xiangshan Forum, potentially marking a new start in military relations.

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A trip to Pyongyang by Sergey Lavrov continues the flurry of North Korea-Russia exchanges.

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Police fatally shot the driver, but have not released any information on the driver’s identity or the circumstances of the shooting.

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China has refused to hold talks on fentanyl unless the U.S. lifts certain trade restrictions, but Xi did not reject immediately a recent entreaty to hold talks – an illustration of what counts as progress amid the China-U.S. chill.

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The talks in the Russian city of Kazan came as Moscow is trying to maintain its influence in Central Asia even as it wages war on Ukraine.

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40 of the planes crossed the symbolic median line between mainland China and Taiwan.

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New Ambassador Zhao Sheng was given the royal treatment in Kabul, as China continues to be the Taliban regime’s most important foreign partner.

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It also signals the rising clout of the Global South.

The Chinese foreign ministry has not given a reason for Xi’s absence at the upcoming event. Relations along the India-China border have been tense.

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It is widely believed that Thaksin returned out of hope that a new government friendly to him would reduce his sentence, and that he may have made a deal with authorities.

Police believe the suspects are members of a telephone fraud and online love scam syndicate targeting mostly Chinese. 

While China is being hit by both natural disasters and a general economic malaise, Xi Jinping chaired a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee.

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The legislation will limit cross-border transfer of data and provide a framework for setting up a data protection authority to ensure compliance from tech companies.

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Heavy rains have battered northern China since late July, disrupting the lives of millions.

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This will strengthen the opposition’s effort to corner Prime Minister Modi ahead of a no-confidence motion this week.

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The severity of the flooding took the Chinese capital by surprise: “Neither officials nor ordinary people expected the rain to be so heavy.”

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Despite the minor reduction in her prison sentence, the 78-year-old Nobel laureate still faces 27 years in prison.

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Qin Gang has been replaced by his predecessor, Wang Yi, in the foreign minister post amid swirling rumors and very few details.

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Opposition parties are demanding a statement from the Prime Minister in Parliament. Until last Thursday Modi had refused to utter a word on the situation in the state.

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Torrential rains since July 9 have caused landslides and flooding, killing at least 41 people and displacing over 12,700.

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It’s unclear what exactly is wrong with Qin Gang, who has missed several crucial diplomatic events in the past month.

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