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'Indispensable' Xiaohongshu app fuels Chinese tourism
Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)
Competition is fierce for professional photographers at Beijing's tourist hotspots, including a scenic lake where women in flowy traditional robes pose for snap...
Oil prices spike on fresh US-Iran attacks, tech hammers on stocks again
Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices jumped more than four percent on Monday after another flare-up between the United States and Iran that threatened their already fragile truce, while ...
Oil prices spike on fresh US-Iran attacks, tech weighs on stocks again
Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices jumped more than four percent Monday after another flare-up between the United States and Iran that threatened their already fragile truce, while Seo...
Typhoon makes landfall in China, downgraded to severe tropical storm
Jul 12, 2026 (AFP)
Typhoon Bavi was downgraded to a severe tropical storm on Sunday after making landfall in eastern China, where authorities had evacuated nearly two million peop...
Typhoon makes landfall in China after forcing nearly two million to flee
Jul 11, 2026 (AFP)
Typhoon Bavi made landfall late Saturday in eastern China, packing strong winds as it roared ashore after authorities evacuated nearly two million people, state...
Philippines rejects Chinese academics' sovereignty claims
Jul 10, 2026 (AFP)
The Philippines rejected on Friday a statement from a group of Chinese academics that the country's northernmost islands rightfully belonged to Beijing.
China approves fast-fashion giant Shein's Hong Kong listing bid
Jul 10, 2026 (AFP)
Fashion titan Shein has won approval from China's market watchdog for its initial public offering application in Hong Kong, the China Securities Regulatory Comm...
Asian stocks rally as SK hynix breathes life back into AI trade
Jul 10, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's Kospi led gains across most Asian markets Friday as a record-breaking US share sale by chip titan SK hynix breathed fresh life into the tech secto...
China's economy likely cooled in second quarter: analysts
Jul 10, 2026 (AFP)
China's economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter of the year, according to an AFP survey, though strong exports linked to a global AI boom helped off...
Hundreds flee homes in Taiwan ahead of biggest typhoon in decades
Jul 10, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of people in Taiwan have been evacuated from their homes, and many schools and offices closed, as the biggest typhoon in decades sweeps towards the reg...
Asian stocks rally as SK hynix breathes life back into AI trade
Jul 10, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's Kospi led gains across most Asian markets Friday as a record-breaking US share sale by chip titan SK hynix breathed fresh life into the tech secto...
Hong Kong welcomes dogs into restaurants, to pet owners' delight
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
Hong Kong resident Joe Lam was finally able to sit with his pet poodle Glutinous Rice inside an air-conditioned cafe on Thursday, as the city allowed dogs to en...
Macau to put former pro-democracy lawmaker on trial
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
A Macau court said Thursday it had completed a preliminary hearing in the city's first national security case and determined a former pro-democracy lawmaker was...
Cleanup underway as death toll from China floods hits 39
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
The death toll from devastating floods in southern China's Guangxi region rose to 39 on Thursday, with nine people still missing, state media reported, as resid...
China factory fire kills at least 28 people: state media
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
A fire that tore through a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday killed at least 28 people, state media said, after scores of fire and rescue personnel race...
China factory fire kills at least 28 people
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
A fire that tore through a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday killed at least 28 people, state media said, with more than 500 fire and rescue personnel r...
Crude pares steep gains as traders take stock after US-Iran flare-up
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices fell Thursday, clawing back some of the previous day's surge, as investors assessed the outlook for Middle East peace talks after the US and Iran exc...
Taiwan warns of 'destructive' winds as typhoon nears
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's weather forecaster warned on Thursday of "destructive" winds as the biggest typhoon in years swept towards the island after pounding US Pacific territo...
Foreign lawmakers join Taiwan coast guard trip in sensitive waters
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's coast guard took a group of foreign lawmakers on a patrol Thursday around sensitive islands controlled by Taipei but located only a few kilometres off ...
Apple supplier Luxshare drops in Hong Kong debut
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
Shares in Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare dropped by 1.6 percent in its Hong Kong debut on Thursday, after raising around $3.1 billion to become the f...
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