China and North Korea deepen sports ties
BEIJING -- China and North Korea have agreed to promote exchanges through sports, the Chinese government said Tuesday, as the two countries undertake a flurry of diplomatic visits to deepen friendly ties.
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European Union forum on Indo-Pacific will lack US and China, which were not invited
The European Union will host its third Indo-Pacific forum in Brussels this week, but the world’s top superpowers are not invited.
South China Sea: Vietnam, Philippines to boost coastguard cooperation under new deals
China claims almost all of the strategic waterway in full, but the Philippines, Vietnam and several other countries claim various islands, islets, reefs and shoals.
Asean, Beijing must address cyber threats in South China Sea talks
Tellingly, it says nothing of a domain – cyber – that has enabled these challenges to be asserted repeatedly. For nearly two decades, officials at the Asean secretariat, Southeast Asian governments and key private sector players have been the targets of sophisticated cyber campaigns to compromise computer systems and networks.
China Evergrande Must Be Liquidated, a Judge Said. What Happens Next?
After nearly two years of false starts, last-ditch proposals and pleas for more time, China Evergrande, a massive property company, has been ordered to dismantle itself. It’s a big moment. Evergrande’s collapse in 2021 sent China’s housing market into a tailspin. The worries in real estate, where most households put their savings, helped tip the economy into a downturn.
China, Papua New Guinea in talks on policing, security cooperation after deadly riots
Papua New Guinea is in early talks with China on a potential security and policing deal, Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko said, weeks after deadly riots in the South Pacific nation’s capital.
Philippines' Marcos says maritime co-operation a cornerstone in Vietnam visit
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday (Jan 29) said talks on maritime co-operation between his country and Vietnam would be one of the cornerstones forged in a strategic partnership with its Southeast Asian neighbour.
When will the Chinese phoenix be reborn?
A couple of years ago, many compared China to the eternal phoenix rising from the ashes: only in this case from the Covid-19 pandemic.