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China’s yuan hits internationalisation landmark with record share of global payments

Swift payment data is a major indicator for the relative status of international currencies. Other metrics include frequency of use…

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China’s oil demand dips, ticks down as economic ebb eases fuel imports

It also cut crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia, its second-biggest supplier, by 6.5 per cent over the two months.…

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Russia declares federal emergency in Belgorod near Kursk

MOSCOW: The Russian authorities declared on Thursday a state of federal emergency in the Belgorod region amid the fighting with…

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China, Russia could skirt US sanctions with barter-trade deals that ‘break with tradition’

Some local governments in China have been leading discussions and making plans to begin barter trades with Russia amid media…

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Opinion | AI companies must pay attention to national security needs

While Russian, Chinese and Iranian drones are easy to destroy using existing Western systems, the costs are prohibitive. This unsustainable…

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China’s trade ‘unevenness likely to continue’ as July data offers mixed bag

Analysts pointed to the impact of lower prices and some fading of global discretionary demand as the reading fell short…

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Opinion | Possibility of Trump 2.0 should push China to recalibrate foreign policy

Behind closed doors, however, Chinese leaders are believed to have spent quite some time talking about another man who could…

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Opinion | Russia needs China’s market more than China needs Russian gas

It is no secret that China is taking advantage of Russia’s “energy decoupling” from Europe to get better prices for…

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China aims to step up Russian energy cooperation despite US sanctions calls

Cooperation should go deeper in “promising areas”, such as renewable energy and carbon markets, Ding said. The vice-premier suggested stronger…

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China names and shames agents offering unauthorised access to ChatGPT on the mainland

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and other local authorities have meted out punishments to several website operators during the…

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