Nanaia Mahuta says she will raise concerns over Ukraine and human rights issues as well as ways the two countries can cooperate New Zealand’s foreign minister, Nanaia Mahuta, will leave…
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Former Taiwan president to visit China in unprecedented trip
Ma Ying-jeou’s tour is first since end of civil war and comes amid intensifying efforts by China to subsume Taiwan Taiwan’s former president Ma Ying-jeou will visit China this month…
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‘Significant’ debris from China spy balloon retrieved, says US military
Sensors and electronics pulled from waters off South Carolina, says military, after White House says Beijing’s surveillance program dates back years The US military has recovered “significant debris” from a suspected Chinese…
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Hikvision, a leading Chinese surveillance company, has denied suggestions that it poses a threat to Britain’s national security after the UK government banned the use of its camera systems at…
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China’s Xi pledges support for Cuba on ‘core interests’
by Xun Tianby Xun TianChinese President Xi Jinping and his Cuban counterpart pledged mutual support over their fellow communist states’ “core interests” Friday at a meeting further hailing a return to face-to-face diplomacy by…
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Cambodia, uncrowded: Why the best time to visit is right now
by Long Nisayby Long NisayVast temples, sprawling jungles…and huge crowds. Cambodia has long been one of south east Asia’s most popular destinations, with Angkor Wat alone drawing millions of tourists. Yet with travel still…
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Thai customs nab huge drug consignment from Laos
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraThai police working at the Customs Office in Nong Khai province on Wednesday (Nov 23) seized almost 4 million amphetamine pills, 10kg of crystal meth and other items worth 100…
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Hong Kong’s government has condemned organisers of a rugby tournament in South Korea after a democracy protest song was played instead of the Chinese national anthem before the territory’s team…
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The US, Australia and Japan would be the core of any alliance to defend Taiwan from an attack by China. But the Indo-Pacific is enormous, so the success of this…