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Former minister hits out at Coalition’s ‘policy of appeasement’ towards China

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells says warnings about China’s influence were ignored and blasts NSW Liberals over preselections

The Guardian - AU

China Hit by Rare Union of Record Rainfall, Heatwaves and a Tornado

A rare convergence in China of record rainfall, heatwaves and a tornado hitting the southern megacity of Guangzhou this week displaced millions of people, damaged properties and swamped farmland. Southern China is expected to see torrential rains until Tuesday, Chinese state television reported on Friday, with no immediate reprieve to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greater Bay Airlines to launch commercial flight to Bangkok

HONG KONG: Hong Kong-based carrier Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) is set to launch its first scheduled commercial flight to Bangkok next month, with the company delaying fleet expansion amid continued border control measures between the city and mainland China.

Bangkok Post

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History, Significance and Wishes: Happy Father's Day 2022

A mother may be the birth-giver, but it's the father who spends his entire life protecting and taking care of his family. We all can see and appreciate mothers' efforts but we often forget to express gratitude towards our respective fathers. Father's Day is a day dedicated to celebrating paternity,…

The Times of India

Australian minister visits Solomons to counter China

Australia’s new foreign minister has visited the Solomon Islands to assure the South Pacific island nation it does not need a security pact with China

The Independent UK

China's Xi to Host Virtual Summit for BRICS Emerging Economies

Chinese President Xi Jinping will host a virtual summit with top leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa next week, marking the first such meeting since the Ukraine crisis unfolded. The influential club of BRICS emerging economies formed in 2009 is home to more than 40 percent of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control

Angry bank customers were travelling to a central China city to try and retrieve their savings from troubled rural banks when they were stopped in their tracks

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EXPLAINER: Why is China denying Hong Kong was a UK colony?

Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese territory was ever a British colony

The Independent UK

Japan defence chief to hold talks with Asean

Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said Friday he will hold a meeting of defense ministers with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next week in Cambodia, part of efforts to keep close tabs on China's growing maritime assertiveness in the region.

Bangkok Post

China to ban new heavy industrial projects in key zones

China will ban new steel, coking, oil refining, cement and glass projects in key zones, the government said on Friday in a wide-ranging policy document aimed at tackling pollution and meeting the country's climate goals.

Reuters

China hit by rare convergence of rainfall, heatwaves and a tornado

China was hit this week by a rare convergence of record rainfall, heatwaves, and a tornado in the southern megacity of Guangzhou, displacing millions of people, damaging properties and swamping farmland, with more storms and floods on the way.

Reuters

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.96% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.48%

Caixin Global

Chinese President to host 14th BRICS meet on June 23, PM Modi to attend

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa in the virtual meet next week.

The Hindu

China Launches High-Tech Aircraft Carrier in Naval Milestone

Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier Friday, the first such ship to be both designed and built in China, in a milestone as it seeks to extend the range and power of its navy. The Type 003 carrier christened Fujian left its drydock at a shipyard outside Shanghai in the…

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Benzinga

Chinese Space Launch Site Rocked By Massive Explosion, Satellite Images Reveal

A slew of satellite images from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center reveals that an explosion significantly destroyed rocket facilities in October 2021, according to a media report.

WEKU

China upgrades its naval force with its first indigenous aircraft carrier

The newest ship's capabilities are thought to rival those of Western carriers, as Beijing seeks to turn its navy, already the world's largest, into a multi-carrier force.

Bangkok Post

China launches third aircraft carrier

China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, the first designed and built entirely in the country, marking a major military advance for the Asian superpower.

ABC News

Solomon Islands seeks to reassure Australia on China security deal, Penny Wong announces 200,000 paediatric vaccines

Solomon Islands' Prime Minister seeks to reassure Australia there will not be a military base in the Pacific island nation, after Foreign Minister Penny Wong touches down in Honiara.

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Al Jazeera

China launches third aircraft carrier, the Fujian

The ship began construction in Shanghai in 2018 and is China’s first domestically-developed aircraft carrier.

The Independent UK

China launches high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone

China has launched its third aircraft carrier, the first such ship to be designed and built entirely within the country

Bangkok Post

Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be costly

MAGONG, Taiwan: On Taiwan's tiny Penghu islands, the missile bases that sit next to white-sand beaches and bustling fish markets are a visceral reminder of the constant threat of attack from China.

Reuters

China launches third aircraft carrier, named after province opposite Taiwan

China launched its third aircraft carrier on Friday, the Fujian, named after the province opposite self-ruled Taiwan, sending a statement of intent to rivals as it modernises its military.

Reuters

Australia's foreign minister in Solomon Islands to discuss security concerns

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with the Solomon Islands leader Manasseh Sogavare on Friday, the first visit to Honiara by the new Australian government amid concern over its Pacific neighbour's security pact with China.

Caixin Global

Weekly Must-Read: China’s Efforts to Prop Up Property Market Fall Short

While local governments have taken steps to stimulate the ailing sector, both supply and demand remain weak

360info

‘Paper unions’ letting down China’s internal migrant workers

Although trade unions are widespread in China, conditions for rural-to-urban migrant workers haven’t improved as fast as they have for local urban employees.

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