Cooperation

EU leader Ursula von der Leyen urges states to begin economic de-risking from China or face trouble

[ad_1] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned the EU’s 27 member states to get moving with de-risking…

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Israel army says body of hostage found near Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital

[ad_1] Israeli soldiers near Gaza’s largest hospital have found the body of a hostage seized by Hamas militants in their…

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Gaza locked in new ‘total communication blackout’ amid Israel’s siege

[ad_1] The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Thursday he feared for civil order in Gaza…

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‘Envoys of friendship’: Xi Jinping hints that new pandas are on the way to the US

[ad_1] Just a week after an adorable trio of giant pandas returned to China from Washington’s National Zoo, a comment…

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Top UN court orders Syria to stop torture programme that killed thousands

[ad_1] The UN’s top court on Thursday ruled that Syria must stop its torture programme that investigators say killed tens…

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Xi-Biden talks clear ‘low bar for success’ but bigger hurdles loom for US-China relations

[ad_1] The Chinese leader also had the opportunity to tell his American counterpart that “China has no plans to overtake…

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A different mood as Xi breaks the ice with Biden in San Francisco, six years after Mar-a-Lago and Trump

[ad_1] But the mood was more businesslike and intense, as Xi and Biden covered a wide range of difficult issues…

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Hong Kong child protection group logs 187 suspected abuse cases for 2022-23 and 8.5% year-on-year increase in calls to hotline

[ad_1] A Hong Kong group set up to combat child abuse fielded 1,232 hotline calls in 2022-23, an increase of…

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Fear grows for patients inside Gaza hospital, cut off after Israelis arrive

[ad_1] “We demand the occupation forces leave the al-Shifa complex so that it can get back to work.” Medics have…

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China, wary of isolation, asks Asia-Pacific countries to avoid ‘cliques’

[ad_1] China’s international trade representative said the country is making progress toward joining a Pacific Rim digital economy deal while…

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