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A ONCE TRANSACTIONAL RELATIONSHIP IS NOW STRATEGIC The fact that China stood by Russia despite initial concerns lends credence to the idea that a previously transactional relationship is becoming more...

BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan for a state visit on Wednesday (Sep 14), Chinese state media reported. It is Xi's first trip to a foreign nation since...

WASHINGTON: Taiwan's de facto ambassador in Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, on Tuesday (Sep 13) hosted dozens of international lawmakers who back sanctions on China for aggression towards the island, a show...

MOSCOW: Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping will discuss Ukraine and Taiwan at a meeting in Uzbekistan on Thursday (Sep 15) which the Kremlin said would hold "special significance"...

TBILISI: At least 49 Armenian soldiers and 50 Azeri military personnel were killed on Tuesday (Sep 13) in the deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since a 2020 war, each...

GENEVA: China attacked a report issued by the UN rights office (OHCHR) on alleged abuses in Xinjiang on Tuesday (Sep 13) and read out a statement backed by around 20...

BERLIN: Germany's economy minister said on Tuesday (Sep 13) the government was working on a new trade policy with China to reduce dependence on Chinese raw materials, batteries and semiconductors,...

BEIJING: China is willing to shape the international order together with Russia in a "more just and rational direction", a senior Chinese diplomat said as the two countries' leaders prepare...

LONDON: Efforts to tackle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria began to recover last year after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the world is still not on...

DADU, Pakistan: Authorities in southern Pakistan plan to breach the country's Indus Highway, a key transport link, to allow water to flow and prevent flooding in the town of Dadu,...