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Pakistan

Pakistani separatists bomb Chinese convoy near Karachi airport

The late-night attack killed two Chinese workers and injured eight others, including police officers escorting the convoy.

Europe News

EU approves steep tariffs on Chinese EVs, despite lack of majority

Chinese producers of electric vehicles will soon face steep tariffs before selling their high-end goods in the EU market.

Europe News

Von der Leyen's China policy faces make-or-break vote on EV tariffs

Amid Beijing's threats of retaliation, member states need to decide if they want to slap additional import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

USA

CIA seeks more informants in China, Iran and North Korea

In a bid to attract more tipsters, the CIA published a set of online instructions on how to reach out to Langley in Korean, Mandarin and Farsi on Wednesday.

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Tibetans protest outside China's embassy in India

Tibetans in India staged a protest outside China’s embassy in New Delhi, calling for an end to "genocide" in Tibet.

Germany

German police arrest AfD-linked Chinese spy for leaking military data

The Chinese national is accused of conveying sensitive information to an ex-AfD staffer who is also facing espionage charges.

China

Xi warns of 'rough seas' as China fetes 75 years of communist rule

Commemorations were also held in the former UK colony of Hong Kong and Portugal’s former territory of Macao, both of which returned to Chinese sovereignty in the late 1990s.

Netherlands

Will Rutte's political savvy help him manage a growingly complex NATO?

As the former Dutch PM takes over as secretary general of the alliance, analysts say he will have to use his political survival skills as an astute negotiator to persuade members to spend more on defence and keep supporting Ukraine.

Business

AIIB: Multilateral development banks unite to fight climate change

Battling climate change needs both public and private financing, leveraged through multilateral development banks like AIIB, says its president, Jin Liqun. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is working with World Bank, EBRD and other financial institutions to step up projects across the globe.

Hungary

Orbán rallies China and Brazil in renewed Ukraine peacemaking push

Kyiv — which views Orbán's constant overtures to Moscow and pushback against support for Ukraine as hostile — is on a peace-through-victory campaign of its own and might not have any interest in hearing out Russia's demands any time soon.

China

China’s top-of-the-line nuclear submarine sunk in shipyard

Beijing has not acknowledged the sinking and a US defence official said it was "not surprising" that China's navy would conceal it.

China

China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile into Pacific Ocean

Beijing's rapid expansion of its missile capability in recent years represents a direct challenge to the US security guarantees that much of East Asia depends upon.

Markets

European markets climb as China unveils economic stimulus package

European markets opened higher, buoyed by the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) recent suite of easing measures. Mining stocks are expected to gain from the strong price rally in key metals.

Markets

Oil prices looking sticky as economic data disappoints

Crude oil markets are facing downward pressure following the release of weak manufacturing and services data from major economies. Meanwhile, escalating conflicts in the Middle East and additional stimulus measures from China have provided some support.

Europe News

Brussels takes China to the WTO over 'questionable' dairy probe

The call for WTO consultations comes as EU and Chinese officials step up talks on the dispute around electric vehicles.

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WATCH: French pilot Serrano soars to victory at Wingsuit Championship

French wingsuit pilot Ambroise Serrano triumphed at the World Wingsuit League Championship in Zhangjiajie, China, claiming the target-hitting title.

Europe News

EU-China talks fail to deliver breakthrough on electric cars dispute

Brussels and Beijing have agreed to take a new look at price undertakings, which could avoid extra tariffs on China-made electric vehicles.

Art

Is Venice’s famed winged lion statue actually Chinese?

New chemical evidence claims that Venice’s winged lion could be Chinese... And that it's not a lion but an altered Chinese tomb gardian known as a 'zhènmùshòu'.

Economy

Electric vehicles clog busy Belgian port as demand slumps

With a slowdown in demand for EVs, hundreds sit idle in a busy Belgian port's car park, waiting for buyers and drivers.

Tech News

China bribes Czech academics for favourable studies, report says

The Czech national intelligence agency says China bribes its academics to write favourable reports about them through fake LinkedIn profiles.

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