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FORT WORTH, Texas - Police arrested a fourth person in the deadly shooting of a man considered to be a leader in the North Texas Asian-American community. 34-year-old Keeton Sheppard was arrested and ...

My wife, Karen Clarke, who has died of cancer aged 60, was a special needs teacher who improved the lives of scores of marginalised young people in south London. Her lessons, influenced by her earlier life as an archaeologist, translator, marketing consultant and cookery book author, were inspirational; and it was this work, and her output as a writer, that gave her a true feeling that she had made a positive and lasting contribution.
Karen was born in Fareham, Hampshire. Her parents had met in Hong Kong; her father, Basil Clarke, was on secondment from the Royal Navy to learn Mandarin, her mother, Yu Ye (later known as Sandra), was a refugee from Shanghai, China, trying to learn English. When Karen was a baby they moved to London, where Basil became a journalist, and joined the BBC World Service. Sandra worked at the Foreign Office as the chief Chinese language teacher to diplomats.

U.S. officials pledged to crack down on shipments to Russia that can be used for both civilian and military purposes, but that has proved hard to police.

The Pentagon has confirmed that a photo, leaked on the internet Tuesday, does indeed show a Chinese spy balloon as seen from an American reconnaissance plane earlier this month.

A close-up photo of the Chinese spy balloon, taken mid-air from a U-2 spy plane, has been released by the U.S. military The photo was taken on Friday, Feb. 3 as the balloon flew over the American ...

On eve of Ukraine invasion anniversary Russian leader says China relations ‘proceeding as planned’
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, has met Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as China and Russia reaffirm their close bilateral relationship just days before the of the start of the Ukraine war.
In brief televised remarks Wang said China and Russia were ready to deepen their strategic cooperation. Earlier on Wednesday, Wang met Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, where he said he expected to reach a “new consensus” on advancing the relationship between the two allies.

Employee doubts are rising about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $40 billion investment in an Arizona factory.

Vladimir Putin has met China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, to discuss cooperation between Beijing and Moscow. The Russian president also told Wang he was looking forward to a visit to Moscow by his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and to a deepening partnership between the two countries

Firms urged to allow contracts with Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC to expire
The Chinese government has reportedly instructed state-owned companies to phase out contracts with the big four accounting including KPMG and EY, as authorities try to address security concerns and curb the influence of western-linked auditors.
China’s finance ministry is among the government entities that have issued informal guidance last month, urging state-owned corporations to let contracts with Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC expire, .

The Chinese balloon initially appeared off the coast of mainland ... criticized his decision not to down the balloon as soon as it first detected in North American airspace. The Pentagon has said the ...

Officials meet in Tokyo to discuss concerns at China’s cooperation with Russia and Japan’s military buildup
Chinese and Japanese officials met in Tokyo on Wednesday for formal security talks for the first time in four years, in a meeting aimed at stabilising increasingly strained relations.
In Japan’s , released in December, China was described as “the greatest strategic challenge” to Japan’s peace and security.