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China has hit a Philippine Coast Guard vessel with water cannons in the South China Sea. The BBC’s South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head witnessed the confrontation on Tuesday morning near the Scarborough Shoal which is claimed by both countries. There have been a growing number of clashes between coast …

The nation’s new low-cost carrier has cancelled all flights, as its business hangs in the balance. Source link

A year ago, the Chinese mining trade body, known as CCCMC, started setting up a grievance mechanism, intended to resolve complaints made against Chinese-owned mining projects. The companies themselves “lack the ability – both cultural and linguistic” to interact with local communities or civil society organisations, says a spokesperson, Lelia …

Since Narendra Modi’s BJP took power in 2014, India’s 200 million Muslims have faced turmoil. Source link

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the issue was a national crisis. Source link

A rebel group that took a key town lost it to the junta two weeks later. But there’s more to the story. Source link

Residents are fed up with visitors dropping rubbish and parking illegally as they seek the perfect photo. Source link

When it comes to maintaining strong economic ties with Russia, Budapest draws considerable criticism. More important in economic terms are the growing ties with China and South Korea. Electric vehicles are the cornerstone of that push, and for once Hungary is attracting the envy of fellow EU members, rather than …

The US Secretary of State was speaking to the BBC at the end of a three-day trip to China. Source link

Blinken says he challenged China’s Xi on Russia war support – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he raised concerns about China’s support for Russia during a meeting with President Xi Jinping Washington will act if Beijing doesn’t stop supplying Russia …

Blinken says he challenged China’s Xi on Russia war support – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he raised concerns about China’s support for Russia during a meeting with President Xi Jinping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would “struggle” without China, Blinken …

Blinken says he challenged China’s Xi on Russia war support – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he raised concerns about China’s support for Russia during a meeting with President Xi Jinping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would “struggle” without China, Blinken …

Blinken says he challenged China’s Xi on Russia war support – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he raised concerns with President Xi Jinping about China’s support for Russia Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine would “struggle” without China, Blinken tells reporters from …

China and US should be partners, not rivals, Xi tells Blinken – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing as part of efforts to shore up relations between the two countries Xi told Blinken …

China and US should be partners, not rivals, Xi tells Blinken – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing as part of efforts to shore up relations between the two countries Xi told Blinken …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has cautioned his US counterpart Antony Blinken against stepping on China’s “red lines”, as the two country’s top diplomats met in Beijing on Friday. Mr Wang opened the meeting with a question which sounded more like a warning: “Should China and the United States keep …

The actor was taken into custody on Thursday after failing to front court on assault charges. Source link

They also found that Indian households have a debt service ratio (DSR) – the share of income used to service loans – of approximately 12%, similar to Nordic countries. This ratio is higher than that of China, France, the UK, and the US, all of which have higher household debt …

Less than 1% of Japan’s top companies are led by women despite years of efforts to address the issue. Source link

On Wednesday, thousands of Muslims in the country gathered in mosques and rural fields to pray for rain. “Life has become unbearable due to lack of rains… Poor people are suffering immensely,” Islamic cleric Muhammad Abu Yusuf told AFP news agency. Mr Yusuf led a morning prayer service for 1,000 …