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Tory war of words erupts as Liz Truss snaps back at 'Instagram diplomacy' jibe

The flash-in-a-pan Prime Minister - who served just 49 days in No10 - is just trying to keep herself relevant by jetting off to the hotspot to rant about China, Tory MP Alicia Kearns, who heads the foreign affairs select committee, said

Daily Mirror

Japan's Honda records lower profit, projects recovery ahead on sales rebound

Honda’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March has dropped 1.7% as sales took a hit from a semiconductor shortage and restrictions in China related to the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Australian trade minister visits China as part of joint efforts to repair ties

Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell is visiting China as part of a joint effort to repair ties scarred by political rifts over the past decade

The Independent UK

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Direct flight from Scotland to Beijing to launch next month

THE only direct flight from Scotland to China is set to take flight next month.

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - The impact of the AI revolution on geopolitics is going to be terrifying

Vladimir Putin, of all people, was the first world leader to grasp what a big deal artificial intelligence was for geopolitics. “Whoever becomes the leader,” he warned a group of schoolchildren more than five years ago, “will become the ruler of the world.” What, back then, seemed even to cutting-edge…

Evening Standard

Australia's first trade minister to visit China in four years seeks pathway to end trade disputes

Don Farrell has become the first Australian trade minister to visit China since 2019, touching down in Beijing on Thursday afternoon.

ABC News

China completes warship deliveries to Pakistan as military alliance grows

China has delivered two frigates to Pakistan's navy, completing a four-warship deal inked in 2018, Chinese media reported, amid deepening military cooperation between the two nations in one of the world's most complex geopolitical regions.

Reuters

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Watch China break in new test site for giant moon rocket engines (video)

China has completed a stand for testing huge rocket engines that could power the country's moon exploration efforts.

Space

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s son criticises UK for ‘failing to speak out’ against crackdown

Lai’s son says he is ‘incredibly grateful’ Americans have been ‘a lot stronger’ than UK government

The Independent UK

Nissan reports surging profit amid strong sales, easing chip crunch

Japanese automaker Nissan is reporting a seven-fold surge in January-March profit and forecasting strong sales for this fiscal year riding on the popularity of its new model offerings

The Independent UK

VW Annual Meeting No Piece Of Cake, Execs Take Heat Over China, EV Pace

VW Group was criticized over the alleged use of forced labor in China, as well as the slow EV transition and market share loss in China to BYD and Tesla.

InsideEVs

Prehistoric humans came from China to the Americas in two waves

A genetics study finds that some of the first arrivals came from China during two distinct migrations: the first during the last ice age, and the second shortly after.

The Hindu

Hong Kong political cartoon axed after ‘pressure’

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong newspaper on Thursday scrapped a political cartoon after a four-decade run following a series of complaints by authorities, the cartoonist said, in what was seen as the latest blow to media freedom in the China-ruled city.

Bangkok Post

Diplomats turned away from trial of prominent activist in China

Diplomats from several countries including the United States said on Thursday they were prevented from attending the subversion trial of rights activist and lawyer Guo Feixiong in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

Reuters

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Asean urges South China Sea restraint, 'concerned' about Myanmar

LABUAN BAJO: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders on Thursday urged restraint and peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea and said a surge in missile tests by North Korea was a threat to regional peace.

Reuters

China, France agree to strengthen economic ties

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang agreed on the need to "develop an economic relationship that is both stronger and more balanced", the foreign ministry in Paris said after they met on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

China’s cash-strapped local governments can’t pay workers on time

China’s local municipalities are heavily in debt, with all 31 apart from Shanghai reporting deficits in 2022.

Daily Mirror

Man City cult hero is now multi-millionaire TV talk show host and business mogul

ON THIS DAY IN 2008: It's 15 years since Manchester City were humiliated 8-1 by Middlesbrough in Sven-Goran Eriksson's final game in charge... a result that would be unimaginable today

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Hong Kong political cartoon axed after government pressure, cartoonist says

A Hong Kong newspaper scrapped on Thursday a satirical cartoon after a decades-long run following a series of complaints by authorities, the cartoonist said, in what was seen as the latest blow to media freedom in the China-ruled city.

Bangkok Post

Bank of Thailand to relax rules on use of yuan for trade

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) expects to relax rules on the use of China's yuan for trade this year to help reduce the impact of currency volatility, BoT deputy governor Mathee Supapongse said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

China's EV price war expected to continue after discounts fail to ignite car sales

The ongoing price war in China's automobiles market is likely to continue as previous rounds of heavy discounts have failed to spur sales, dimming the earnings outlook for most of mainland China's carmakers.

Reuters

China, Ecuador sign free trade agreement, says Chinese commerce ministry

China and Ecuador signed a free trade agreement on May 11, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Bolivian leader open to using yuan for trade, touting 'trend'

Bolivia's president expressed openness to the use of the Chinese yuan for international trade during a press conference on Wednesday, citing similar moves by Argentina and Brazil to tap the Asian currency for transactions with China.

The Independent UK

ChatGPT user in China detained for creating and spreading fake news, police say

A ChatGPT user was recently detained by Chinese police for allegedly using the artificial intelligence chatbot to fake a news story reporting a nonexistent train crash

The Guardian - AU

Opposition will ‘use every tactic’ to block bill – as it happened

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