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Hong Kong blaze survivors waiting for apology, accountability
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Residents who survived Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades said they hoped the government would finally take responsibility for failures that led to the disas...
China landslide kills 8, at least 34 missing: officials
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A landslide in southwest China killed at least eight people and left 34 missing on Friday, local authorities said, with Chinese President Xi Jinping urging comp...
US ends national emergency declaration linked to Hong Kong clampdown
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States has chosen not to extend its state of emergency declared over Beijing's imposition of a hardline national security law in Hong Kong, indicatin...
UN expert, NGOs urge Thailand not to deport journalist to China
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A United Nations expert and dozens of press freedom and rights groups on Friday urged Thailand not to forcibly return a detained journalist to China.
US ends its state of emergency over Hong Kong security threat
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States has chosen not to extend its state of emergency over what it deemed as threats posed by Beijing's hardline national security law in Hong Kong,...
France, Germany plan 'roadmap' to tackle China trade imbalances
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Paris and Berlin want to come up with a joint "roadmap" by September to tackle China's unfair trade practices, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday alon...
Rubio to visit Southeast Asia in bid to reaffirm partnerships
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to the Philippines next week to meet with his Southeast Asian counterparts, the State Department said Friday, as the r...
Protest filed over China video of 'monkey' Philippines
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Manila lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing on Friday over a "racist" video posted by Chinese state media portraying the Philippines as a cartoon monkey.
Tokyo, Taipei lead losses as Asian markets suffer fresh tech rout
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Tokyo and Taipei led heavy losses on a glum day for Asian markets Friday, with tech firms once again in the crosshairs as investors cash in following this year'...
China warns of 'countermeasures' to US stay limits for journalists
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
China warned on Friday it could take "countermeasures" after Washington finalised rules shortening how long journalists can stay in the United States, with Chin...
Trump revives election fraud claims ahead of US midterms
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Thursday revived sweeping and unsupported claims of voter fraud and Chinese meddling -- firing a clear warning shot ahead of midter...
China's Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said Friday at a major technology conference in Shanghai, urgi...
China 'firmly opposes' UK nationalising British Steel
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
China said on Friday that it "firmly opposes" the UK government's decision to take British Steel into full public ownership, with Beijing urging the country to ...
China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Kimi K3, a new artificial intelligence program from a Chinese startup called Moonshot AI, stunned the US tech industry on Friday, setting off fresh discussion o...
Chinese airlines order 95 Airbus jets for $17.8 bn
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese airlines have ordered 95 Airbus jets in deals totalling more than $17 billion, according to company announcements Friday.
Hong Kong wraps up probe into 'preventable' deadly fire
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A devastating fire that ripped through a Hong Kong apartment complex last year and killed 168 people was "preventable", lawyers told a committee investigating t...
UK opens probe into TikTok's child safety measures
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Britain's communications regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into whether social media platform TikTok is doing enough under UK law to protect child...
Asian stocks mostly sink as AI worries hammer tech
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Most Asian stocks sank on Thursday as tech firms came under renewed pressure from worries over the AI boom, with Seoul again taking the brunt of the selling, wh...
Kim meets top China official to honour friendship treaty
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met a top Chinese official and pledged to deepen ties with Beijing, KCNA reported Friday, as the two countries marked the 65...
China's top AI players
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese artificial intelligence providers are racing to rival top US firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic despite Washington's export restrictions on cutting-edge...
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