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Protesters and police clash after a boy is found dead at his school dormitory.

The outgoing Biden administration plans to finalize rules next week cracking down on Chinese vehicle software and hardware, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Reuters.In September, the departm ...

An outbreak of the flu-like virus in China is causing concern, but experts say a Covid-like pandemic is unlikely.

The U.S. Defense Department said on Monday it has added Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings and battery maker CATL to a list of companies it says work with China's military, in a move set to escalate ...

A distant era of global politics, when nations scrambled to grab territory, suddenly seems less distant.

A surge of neo-brokers and trading platforms has crowded into the Australian market, but Webull boss Rob Talevski hopes to push ahead of the pack in 2025.

Seeking business partners is sound policy, but even in these darker geopolitical times the UK will still side with the US
Rachel Reeves will fly with a delegation of City executives to China this week as Labour seeks closer economic links with Beijing as part of its quest for growth.
With the after a run of soft economic data, the chancellor is sorely in need of a positive story to tell. Reeves came under pressure to cancel the long-planned trip amid the but Darren Jones, the Treasury chief secretary, on the “important visit in terms of trends and investment”.

A list of subsidised household goods has been expanded as Beijing tries to increase domestic spending.

An outbreak of the virus in northern China has prompted some online alarm but experts say the risk of another Covid-like pandemic is low
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory disease that causes flu or cold-like symptoms, but can increase risks or lead to more serious complications like bronchitis or pneumonia, particularly among the elderly, young children, and immunocompromised people.
The disease is in the same family as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and has been around since at least 2001 when it was first identified in the Netherlands. Its outbreaks are concentrated during colder seasons.

The fast-fashion retailer’s reluctance to disclose information about its supply chain in China won’t wash
It is “not unusual” for UK-listed companies to carry legal risks around the world, Nikhil Rathi, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, . The boss of the regulatory body that ultimately decides which companies can list their shares in London added: “What’s important is that they disclose it, the investors understand it and they can price that risk.”
Rathi’s remarks were inevitably read as aimed at Shein, the Chinese-founded but Singapore-headquartered fast-fashion retailer whose possible listing in London has been a running story since the company .

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV has circulated in humans for decades.

Rescuers rushed to distribute blankets and tents to those displaced by the magnitude-7.1 quake that struck Tibetan villages near Nepal, toppling over 3,000 homes.