Japan requests Google to reverse the names of contested islets in the East China Sea.

The Japanese government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested that Google Inc. use just Japan's name when labelling a group of islets that are controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by China and Taiwan on Google Maps.

An official from the ministry stated on Friday that the m...

As fashion ops and watch sales soar, Hermès has a robust fourth quarter and year.

The luxury brand Hermès recorded a 22.9% increase in Q4 sales on Friday thanks to a strong US economy and stable sales in China despite difficulties with Covid.

Sales for the final three months of the year totaled €2,.99 billion, exceeding experts' predictions. And the c...

Jiang Zemin, the man who guided China's economic rise, has died.

Jiang Zemin, who led China out of isolation after the army crushed pro-democracy rallies in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of tremendous development, died Wednesday. He was 96.

Jiang, who was president for a decade until 2003 and headed the ...

Asian stocks slump as demonstrations and lockdowns in China cloud the picture.

On Monday, Asian stocks fell, with Hong Kong temporarily falling more than 4% as a result of weekend protests in several places against China's draconian zero-COVID lockdowns.

After a mixed, truncated day on Wall Street on Friday, US futures were down. Oil prices have dropped by mor...

Asian stocks are divided amid China's growth-boosting pledges.

After China pledged to quicken the implementation of policy adjustments to spur sluggish economic growth and Australia's central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate, Asian stock markets were divided on Tuesday.

While Hong Kong lost ground, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul advanced.

On Record of 2022 strongest storm is now moving at 160 mph.

The East China Sea is being battered by the storm that will be the strongest on record in 2022, endangering the southern islands of Japan and the east coast of China with violent winds.

The US Joint Typhoon Warning Centre reports that Super Typhoon Hinnamnor has sustained winds of about...

At the Singapore security summit, China diplomacy reappears with a handshake

Richard Marles described his meeting with his Chinese counterpart as "simply little more than a handshake."

With a few forceful pumps of his elbow, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has brought the handshake back to public life after COVID-19, rebuking critics who predicted...

China allegedly threatened a plane over the South China Sea, according to Australia

On Sunday, Australia said a Chinese fighter jet carried out unsafe manoeuvres over the South China Sea, jeopardising the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes and forcing it to return to base.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government has conveyed alarm to China ov...

EU Drafts on Tech Rules Sound Counteroffensive to the US and China

The European Union has been working hard to become a world leader in setting tech rules. Last Wednesday, the European Commission announced a plan for increasing its influence in setting global technology standards, as the bloc is currently falling behind in international standardization organizat...

JAPAN URGES EU NATIONS TO HAVE A STRONGER MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN PACIFIC

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• As defence minister, I highly commend the point that the EU strategy sets out the strengthening of presence and action in the Indo-Pacific said Kishi

According to South China's Morning Post (SCMP), Japanese defence minister Nobuo Kishi has been urging Eur...

28 FIGHTER JETS FLOWN BY CHINA TOWARDS TAIWAN

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• 28 fighter jets flown by China towards Taiwan.
• This is the largest display of force by Beijing towards Taiwan.
• Taiwan's air force deployed its combat air patrol forces in response.
• G-7 nations issued a stat...

CHINA CONSUMPTION, INVESTMENT EXPECTED TO GROW IN MAY

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• China consumption, investment expected to grow in May.
• Investments are expected to maintain fast growth momentum.
• Fixed-asset investment in the first five months to grow at around 18 percent year on year.
• China...

CHINA’S MOBILE GAME AND APPLIANCE SECTOR SAW STEADY EXPANSION

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• China’s mobile game and appliance sector saw steady expansion.
• The sales revenue of China's mobile game market stood at around $2.92 billion in May.
• The sales revenue jumped 32.61 percent from a year earlier.

CHINA’S DEMAND FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE TALENT; SPENDING ON IT RISE

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• China’s demand for international trade talent; spending on IT rise.
• The country's demand for such talent grew 11.2 percent year on year.
• China's spending on information technology (IT) grow 10 percent year o...

HUAWEI EXPANDS TRAINING CENTER ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS EAST AFRICA

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• Huawei expands training center on emerging technologies across East Africa.
• The revamped East Africa Regional Training Center is based in Nairobi.
• The training center will help bridge the skills gap and spur the growth of...

AUTO SALES IN CHINA ROSE 36.6 PERCENT IN JAN-MARCH PERIOD

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• Auto sales in China rose 36.6 percent in the Jan-March period.
• Sales of passenger vehicles increased 38.1 percent year on year.
• Auto sales totaled 2.13 million units in May alone.
• NEV is expected to represent 2...

CHINA’S CONSUMER INFLATION GREW STEADILY IN MAY

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• China’s consumer inflation grew steadily in May.
• The consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.3 percent year on year in May.
• The average CPI in the first five months of the year went up 0.4 percent.
• Food prices ...

CHINA GUANDONG PROVINCE REPORTED 6 NEW COVID-19 CASES

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• China Guangdong Province reported 6 new COVID-19 cases.
• The same day also saw 15 new imported cases on the mainland.
• So far a total of 86,285 patients had been discharged from hospitals.
• Hong Kong Special Admin...

CHINA TO BOOST MAJOR PROJECTS BETWEEN 2021-2025, 14TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN

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• China to boost major projects between 2021-2025, 14th five-year plan.
• The State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided the same on Wednesday.
• The projects include science and technology, infrastru...

CHINA URGES U.S TO STOP PROMOTING THE INNOVATION AND COMPETITION ACT

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• China urges U.S to stop promoting the Innovation and Competition Act.
• China said the U.S bill exaggerates "China threat" rhetoric.
• The bill is also said to advocates strategic competition against China.
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