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China's Xi to visit Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping will embark on a three-nation Southeast Asia tour next week in his first overseas trip ...
Fake accounts drove praise of Duterte and now target Philippine election
BANGKOK - A sophisticated network of fake social media accounts sprang to the impassioned defence of former Philippine ...
Trump's week of tariff turmoil rings recession alarm
BEIJING/HANOI/WASHINGTON - A week of turbulence unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs showed little sign of ...
TikTok drives ByteDance’s 29% revenue growth while China business slows
Trump last week extended deadline to sell off TikTok and keep it operating in US. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Former pre-school teacher admits she knowingly permitted colleague to ill-treat toddler
The 29-year-old Chinese national committed the offence on June 27, 2022 and will be sentenced on April 14. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.