On sidelines of party congress, Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe stresses importance of military adhering to President Xi Jinping’s directives.

Chinese diplomat summoned to explain incident during a protest at consulate in Manchester.

Australian trade official Elisabeth Bowes said that China’s ‘enormous economy’ makes it ‘unimaginable’ to think it will not remain an ‘important trading partner’ despite recent tensions between Beijing and Canberra.

Chief executive lays out his plans to ‘build a better Hong Kong’ in nearly three-hour-long speech, providing blueprint to rejuvenate city after political and economic woes.

Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi has returned to Tehran after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.

Police search for prostitution ring after arresting two women, including one from Thailand, at Tsim Sha Tsui hotel.

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The defence department will probe reports that former military pilots were recruited to join a South African flight school that operated in China.

Douyin’s 600 million daily active users will be able to link their accounts to Jinri Toutiao and shop within the popular news aggregation app.

A growing number of seizures of guns made at home from 3D-printed parts are raising alarm bells for European police over an emerging threat.

Experts say ethnic minority representation in the senior leadership will continue to weaken as Beijing places more focus on integration in one national identity.

A former classmate of Kristin Smart, the California college freshman whose 1996 disappearance had long been one of the state’s most sensational unsolved crimes, was found guilty of first-degree murder for her death.

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi said Russian President Vladimir Putin sent him 20 bottles of vodka and a ‘very sweet letter’ for his birthday.

The company also apologised for major service disruptions that started last weekend due to a fire at a data centre near Seoul.

Chief executive sets out vision for rejuvenating a city closed off from the world for nearly three years amid the coronavirus pandemic.

President Joko Widodo recently castigated top officers over a series of controversies, but the move is unlikely to spur changes that only structural reforms can bring, analysts say.

Japan, which is working on big-ticket defence projects, including longer-range missiles, sees 2027 as the moment when East Asia’s power balance may tip in China’s favour.

Chinese companies have proven more successful than their Western counterparts at adapting strategies to align with the development goals of emerging economies, according to researchers.

The agriculture ministry is promoting a strain that has higher yields and can be harvested over several years without the need for replanting.

A Chinese province famed for big people and abundant produce has gone viral after a video of massive-sized farm produce swept across mainland social media.

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The US president will announce the move on Wednesday, and more oil sales are possible this winter as the administration tries to keep prices down.

Sergei Surovikin, the new commander of Moscow’s invasion force, appeared to concede there was a danger of Kyiv’s troops advancing towards the city of Kherson.

Source says chief executive to offer graduates from top universities strings-free visa for two years, up from 18 months initially discussed.

Moscow had asked for surface-to-surface weapons with improved accuracy, particularly the Fateh and Zolfaghar missiles, an Iranian diplomat says.

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Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, was visiting relatives in the kingdom when he was arrested for social media posts he made while in the US.

Accusations that Arne Schoenbohm had contact with Russian secret services have ‘permanently damaged the necessary public trust’ amid concerns over the threat from Moscow.

Care worker at home for children run by Yan Chai Hospital Board suspended after abuse allegations.

By-elections to be held on December 18 for seats left vacant after incumbents quit to join cabinet or fill other senior roles in John Lee government

Wang is already a core member of the Politburo Standing Committee and could rise up the order as many other faces change.

Tigray and its six million people are virtually cut off from the outside world, facing dire shortages of fuel, food and medicines and lacking basic services.

‘Instead of outbidding each other, member states and energy companies should leverage their joint purchasing power’.

Local governments like Shenzhen are playing catch-up with traditional semiconductor hubs such as Shanghai, in a broad push to achieve greater self-sufficiency in chip technology.

Medallist had taken part in South Korea climbing event but did not wear Iran’s compulsory headscarf in final; an Instagram post on an account attributed to her described her not wearing a hijab as ‘unintentional’.

Lawmakers accuse Chinese University of stripping away important cultural nods following unveiling of new crest, as some alumni warn against politicising change.

The Ministry of Defence in London says some former service personnel are being offered packages of up to US$270,000 to pass on skills and knowledge to the PLA.

Injured passengers all discharged from hospital, authorities say

PLA watchers say it is a reference to countering threats from another nuclear power – the United States.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the countries should work together on climate and health, but observers say words not matched by deeds.

Ukraine’s leader is due to speak at the world’s biggest publishing event as is Leonid Volkov, an ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny; Volkov will discuss the state of Russia’s opposition.

A closer look at Xi Jinping’s full work report for the national congress reveals deep concerns about party members and officials with ‘wavering’ political convictions.

Talks over the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade began in August, and the two sides have ‘been talking to each other steadily’, according to Hsiao Chen-jung, executive secretary of Taipei’s cabinet-level Office of Trade Negotiations.

Plan changed because of increased acceptance of non-plastic alternatives for disposable items such as cutlery, straws and plates.

Aldometanib was developed based on the mechanism of an ancient Chinese fasting practice called bigu, or ‘grain avoidance’.

‘Decoupling is a worry’, PM Lee says, adding that Biden’s move may lead to ‘less interdependency, less trust and possibly ultimately a less stable world’.

China’s middle class are used to buying luxury items, making investments and buying property, but lots of these plans have been put on hold as restrictions on buying gold and weak housing and stock markets offer less security.

A land buying binge by local government-backed companies may slow down after Beijing warned against the practice, depriving China’s bruised real estate sector of a potential lifeline.

Delivering his ‘work report’ at the opening of the party congress, President Xi Jinping made just two references to the pandemic.