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Hong Kong China qualifies for the Rugby World Cup for the first time
Hong Kong China qualified for its first men's Rugby World Cup after beating host South Korea 70-22 to win the Asia Championship on Saturday. Hong Kong China is only the second Asian nation after Japan ...
Why Singapore’s identity demanded distance from China – and its own story of nationhood
In his new book, veteran editor Cheong Yip Seng recalls how Lee Kuan Yew drew a diplomatic line that defined Singapore’s ...
Chinese ambassador’s ‘grandstanding’ advice for Australia raises eyebrows
Xiao Qian has criticised some countries that have ‘hyped up the so-called China threat narrative’ and sharply raised their ...
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BRICS nations to gather without Xi, Putin
BRICS leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday (Jul 4), with the bloc depleted by the absence of China's Xi Jinping, ...
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Dalai Lama, on eve of 90th, aims to live for decades more
The Dalai Lama said Saturday he dreamed of living for decades more, as the Buddhist spiritual leader prayed with thousands of ...