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VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said Saturday (Oct 22) it had renewed a secretive 2018 deal with Beijing allowing China to choose bishops on the mainland and then have Rome approve...

The People's Bank of China did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The looming reshuffle comes as the PBOC seeks to bolster the COVID-19 ravaged economy while avoiding...

HONG KONG: Three members of a Hong Kong pro-democracy student group were sentenced on Saturday (Oct 22) to up to three years in jail for conspiracy to incite subversion, after...

BEIJING: China's Communist Party on Saturday (Oct 22) unanimously approved a series of amendments to its constitution, further strengthening the control of Xi Jinping who now appears set for a...

SINGAPORE: Crowds of Causeway bus travellers from Singapore were seen at Malaysia's immigration building in Johor Bahru on Friday evening (Oct 21), ahead of the Deepavali long weekend. Videos shared on...

BEIJING: China's five-yearly Communist Party Congress wrapped up on Saturday (Oct 22) with delegates endorsing President Xi Jinping's "core position" in the country's leadership, all but assuring he will be handed...

"HARD TO DRAW SOLID CONCLUSIONS" Hu's exit came just before the 2,300 delegates at the Congress voted unanimously to endorse Xi's "core" leadership position. "We still don't know what caused...

Silver prices are down 9 per cent since the start of the year in India, with futures trading at about 56,000 rupees (US$675) per kilogram. This is about 40 per...

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed on Saturday (Oct 22) to strengthen security ties between the two US allies amid China's push for...

SEOUL: A South Korean court on Saturday (Oct 22) issued arrest warrants for a former defence minister and a former coast guard chief over their alleged mishandling of the death...