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Boeing 737 Passenger Jet China Crash New Evidence Suggests Midair Breakup: Bloomberg

In the recent findings, it has been discovered that at least one piece of the Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) 737-800 that crashed in China appears to have broken loose well before impact, reported Bloomberg. The piece was found about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the main wreckage area, stated Chinese officials at a briefing…

Benzinga

The World Is Fragmenting, Making Us More Poor and Isolated

The sanctions that punish Russia are shattering the global economy.

Reason

China’s Foreign Minister Makes Surprise Stop in Afghanistan

China’s foreign minister made a surprise visit Thursday in Afghanistan's capital, meeting with the country's new Taliban rulers — even as the international community fumes over the former insurgents’ broken promise to reopen schools to girls beyond the sixth grade. According to the official Bakhtar News Agency, Wang Yi was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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China's Xi urges political trust in call with S.Korea president-elect

Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a phone call with South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol that the two countries should bolster mutual political trust, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday.

Reuters

Peace in border areas key to normal ties, India tells China

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Jaishankar and Doval, but no agreement announced.

The Hindu

China continues 'severe and complex' fight against COVID-19

China continues to battle its worst COVID-19 outbreak, driven by the omicron variant, with health officials calling the situation “severe and complex.”

The Independent UK

Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing next week - ABC News

An Australian journalist who has been detained in China for more than 19 months will be tried next Thursday, ABC News reported on Friday, citing two sources close to the case.

Reuters

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India foreign minister says ties with China can't be normal with border tension

India's foreign minister said after meeting his Chinese counterpart in New Delhi that ties between the countries cannot be normal as long as there is a huge deployment of troops along their disputed border.

Reuters

China Top Diplomat in India for First Visit since Border Clash

China's foreign minister was in India on Friday, officials said, his first visit since a deadly clash on the Asian giants' disputed Himalayan border in 2020. The high-altitude brawl in June 2020 left 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops dead, and led to a sharp deterioration in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Keanu Reeves Axed by Chinese Video Platforms after Tibet Concert

Chinese streaming platforms including Tencent Video and iQiyi have taken down films and video content starring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves after he participated in a Tibet-related concert organized by a non-profit founded by the Dalai Lama. Checks by Reuters showed his acclaimed works, the Matrix and John Wick franchises, as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing on state secrets charges next week

An Australian television journalist detained in China for more than 19 months will be put on trial, likely in a closed court, on state secrets charges that could see her face anything from a short sentence to life behind bars.

ABC News

How automakers are rethinking supply models amid war, pandemic, earthquakes

The global auto industry just can't catch a break: automobile wire harnesses made on picnic tables because of a war in Ukraine, semiconductor plants halting production from an earthquake in Japan and backed-up ports in China amid rising COVID-19 cases are straining vehicle supply chains — again.

Tribune News Service

Chess: China’s Ding Liren could make unlikely late bid for Candidates place

Fide’s ban on Sergey Karjakin provides an opportunity in the current series to decide Magnus Carlsen’s next challenger

The Guardian - UK

China supports Solomon Islands in maintaining social order

China backs the Solomon Islands in upholding social order, a foreign ministry spokesman told reporters on Friday, when asked if the two were in talks on a security partnership.

Reuters

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China urges restraint by 'all sides' on North Korea's missile tests

China has urged "all sides" to exercise restraint regarding North Korea's long-range missiles tests, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Chinese foreign minister discusses border impasse with India

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with his Indian counterpart and the national security advisor as part of continuing efforts to disengage thousands of Indian and Chinese forces involved in a tense faceoff and occasional clashes along their disputed border

Reuters

Maldives’ former president plots comeback with ‘India Out’ campaign

A former Maldives president jailed on corruption charges has returned to politics with a campaign against Indian influence in the country, worrying New Delhi, which is battling China for supremacy in its own back yard.

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 1.17% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.89%

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Bangkok Post

Singapore, Cambodia among Asean countries eyeing digital currencies

HONG KONG: South Asian countries such as Singapore and Cambodia are exploring the launch of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to enhance payments efficiency and to encourage start-ups and e-commerce in the region, a panel hosted by the South China Morning Post was told on Thursday.

France 24

As it happened: Russia signals scaled-back war aims with focus on Donbas

Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists, while French President Emmanuel Macron announced that EU leaders have agreed for officials in Brussels to make joint gas purchases for the bloc as it struggles with high prices amid…

The Guardian - AU

Chinese draft security deal with Solomon Islands didn’t blindside Australia, Morrison says

Analysts say unratified document which would allow China to base ships in the Pacific is a ‘wish list’ which reveals nation’s intent in ‘black and white’

ABC News

Solomon Islands defends plans to expand security ties with China, as Canberra, Wellington express concern

The Solomon Islands government is standing by a controversial draft agreement that Australian officials fear could pave the way to a Chinese military presence in the Pacific Islands nation, declaring it has to "broaden" its security ties.

Al Jazeera

China eases investment curbs amid ‘unprecedented’ investor exodus

National Development and Reform Commission cuts list of restricted sectors from 123 to 117.

The Independent UK

Keanu Reeves films reportedly scrubbed from Chinese streaming platforms over his support for Tibet

Deleted films reportedly include The Matrix, The Lake House, Something’s Gotta Give, and Speed

The Guardian - AU

Frustration with Covid response grows in China as daily cases near 5,000

As the Omicron variant takes hold, some say the country’s hardline approach is causing more deaths than the virus itself

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