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China ships Tibetan glacier water to Maldives

China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said yesterday, a gift from the world’s highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.

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Relations with Philippines at a crossroads

China yesterday warned the Philippines to behave cautiously and seek dialogue, saying their relations were at a “crossroads” as new confrontations between their coastguards over maritime claims deepened tensions.

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14 killed, 37 injured in north China road tunnel accident

Fourteen people were killed and 37 others injured after a bus crashed inside an expressway tunnel in northern China, state media reported today

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China congratulates Putin on election victory

Key Russian ally China on Monday congratulated President Vladimir Putin on his election victory

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Military team visits Maldives, Sri Lanka Nepal: China

A Chinese military delegation recently visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal to discuss further cooperation in defence issues, Beijing said yesterday.

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military drills near Taiwan / China trying to ‘normalise’

Taiwan’s top security official told parliament yesterday that China runs “joint combat readiness patrols” near the democratic island every 7-10 days on average, saying Chinese forces were trying to “normalise” drills near Taiwan.

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China, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills

The navies of China, Russia and Iran are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, Beijing said yesterday.

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China will be global ‘force for peace’

China will be a global force for peace and stability, the country’s foreign minister Wang Yi said at a press conference in Beijing yesterday.

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War in Gaza a 'disgrace for civilisation': Chinese FM

China's foreign minister Wang Yi today called Israel's war in Gaza a "disgrace for civilisation" and reiterated Beijing's calls for an "immediate ceasefire"

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Chinese national arrested in US for stealing Google AI technology

A Chinese software engineer was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two Chinese companies, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said

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China sets ambitious 5 percent growth target for 2024

China today set a growth target of around five percent for 2024, an ambitious objective analysts said would be a challenge to meet given the severe headwinds battering the world's second-largest economy

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China's Xian to give lottery tickets to newlyweds in bid to spur births

Authorities in China's city of Xian will spend 700,000 yuan ($97,000) on lottery tickets to give as prizes to newlyweds who present a marriage certificate, in an effort to encourage weddings at a time of fewer births

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China launches satellite with powerful rocket

China on Friday launched the 11th satellite under a classified Chinese military programme with the country’s most powerful rocket. Chinese state media reported the successful launch of the satellite from the southern island of Hainan with a Long March 5

15 killed in east China residential building fire

At least 15 people have been killed and 44 injured in a fire at a residential building in eastern China’s Nanjing, local authorities said yesterday. The fire broke out early Friday morning, officials said at a press conference, with a preliminary investigation

At least 15 killed in fire in east China's Nanjing

At least 15 people have been killed and 44 injured in a fire at a residential building in eastern China's Nanjing, local authorities said Saturday

Chinese ‘research’ ship makes port call in the Maldives

A Chinese research ship arrived in the Maldives yesterday, global ship-tracking data showed, just three months after a similar vessel visited the Indian Ocean and sparked New Delhi’s security concerns.

Chinese firm hacked foreign govts, activists, data leak shows

A Chinese tech security firm was able to breach foreign governments, infiltrate social media accounts and hack personal computers, a massive data leak analysed by experts this week revealed.

Taiwan seeking to ‘hide the truth’

China yesterday accused Taiwanese authorities of “seeking to evade their responsibilities and hide the truth” after two Chinese nationals died in a boat incident last week.

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