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In a speech in London, Penny Wong calls on nations to examine how they use power and networks to avoid conflict
The Australian foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, is calling on all countries to play their part to prevent a “catastrophic” war in the Indo-Pacific region.
Amid increasing tensions between the US and China, Wong warned in London on Tuesday that the region was becoming “more dangerous and volatile”.

EV maker and R&D arm of car group owned by Geely planning to join Nasdaq in deal with Spac backed by Bernard Arnault
The Chinese owner of Lotus is to list a stake in a division of the luxury sports car group in the US as part of deal with a firm backed by the world’s richest man.
China’s Geely said on Tuesday that it plans to merge electric carmaker Lotus Technology – an offshoot of the – with a special purpose acquisition vehicle (Spac) founded by L Catterton, which is backed by LVMH and its billionaire founder, Bernard Arnault.

The International Monetary Fund said the world economy was poised for a rebound as inflation eases.

Beijing reacts angrily to reports that Washington has moved to restrict American exports to hi-tech company
China has reacted angrily to reports that the United States has stopped approving licences for American companies to export most items to China’s hi-tech company , accusing the US of deliberately targeting Chinese companies under the pretext of national security.
US officials are creating a new formal policy of denial for shipping items to Huawei that would include items below the 5G level, including 4G items, wifi 6 and 7, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing and cloud items, according to a Reuters report that quoted unnamed sources.

New York Fashion Week was more than 10 days away, but CFGNY, an art collective founded in New York City that challenges dominant narratives around Asian American identity, held a conceptual fashion ...

Draft plan to loosen state aid rules follows Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and Chinese subsidies
The EU executive will loosen state aid rules and propose a new “European sovereignty fund” later this year, in response to the controversial US Inflation Reduction Act and China’s “unfair” green subsidies.
A leaked European Commission plan underscores the , although EU member states

Extensive scholarship has established racism and discrimination as sources of chronic stress posing health risks to minority youth.

Hundreds of North Texans gathered in Richardson's Chinatown for the Lunar New Year Celebration one week following two mass shootings in the Asian community.

A surge in trade by Russia’s neighbors and allies hints at one reason its economy remains so resilient after sweeping sanctions.

Government figures, which cannot be verified, showed big rises in travel and hospitality activity during lunar new year compared to the same time last year
China’s wave of Covid is “coming to an end”, health officials have claimed, saying there had been no sign of a new surge from the lunar new year holiday period, despite a big increase in travel compared to last year.
Government figures released on Tuesday showed big rises in tourism and hospitality activity compared to the same time last year. Factory activity has also rebounded for the first time in four months, an early sign of economic return after the country reported its slowest growth in about half a century during strict Covid controls.

Students can seek exemption from rule if they cannot get a flight or a visa in time, Chinese government says
The Chinese government has wound back its snap ban on recognising online degrees obtained from foreign institutions after tens of thousands of students were left .
The ban, announced on Saturday, required all Chinese students enrolled to study online with overseas providers to be on campus for semester one – due to start in a matter of weeks in Australia.