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China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday.The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could involve the…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died and 30 are missing in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest of the country following heavy storms and flooding. A similar number are missing in the southwest after dozens of houses were destroyed by storms.The…

Flights were grounded and airlines' operations were halted in the US, the UK, and other parts of the world due to a global IT outage linked to Microsoft and Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike's technology. However, Beijing airport and Chinese airlines have claimed that their operations remained unaffected by the IT outages.Major Chinese airlines…

ForexliveEmpty streets in China might not only be a covid effectThere is a wild story about China published by Newsweek today. It University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Yi Fuxian who says China's official population numbers are wrong and that the 1.41 billion population estimate is off by nearly 10%.Citing births and deaths data, he says the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to counter Western alliances.Putin and Xi joined the leaders of other countries that are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at its annual meeting in Kazakhstan's capital of…

Guo, who is also known by the name Miles Kwok, left China in 2014 during an anticorruption crackdown that ensnared people close to him, including a top intelligence official. Chinese authorities accused Guo of rape, kidnapping, bribery and other crimes, but Guo said those allegations were false and designed to…

Ukraine getting ‘closer and closer’ to becoming Nato member, says secretary generalFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsRussian and Chinese naval forces have begun joint military exercises at a port in southern China, despite growing…

Pumping his fist, US Presidential Donald Trump mouthed to supporters, "Fight! Fight! Fight!" as blood ran down his head and face after the assassination bid on Sunday. Hours later, these three words were seen printed on T-shirts and were reportedly…

People view models of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains on display at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing, capital of China, July 13, 2024. The event opened here on Saturday, attracting more than 300 enterprises and organizations from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)This photo taken on July 13, 2024 shows a…

A traveler was recently arrested for attempting to smuggle over 100 live snakes in his trousers through customs at Futian Port, a checkpoint between mainland China and Hong Kong, the agency said on Tuesday.The man was trying to pass through Shenzhen Huanggang Customs in the "no declaration channel" but was stopped by customs officers, according…