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7 Chinese sentenced to 20 years for trafficking, forced labour in South Africa

Chung Fang September 11, 2025

China A court in Johannesburg sentenced seven Chinese nationals on Wednesday to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa. The group was convicted on Feb. 25 of trafficking 91 undocumented Malawian nationals from

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China’s war parade,Taiwan president says aggression will fail

Chung Fang September 2, 2025

China Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday that aggression will inevitably fail, pointing – on the day before a mass military parade in Beijing – to the lessons from World War Two and key victories Taiwan claims against Chinese forces in 1958. Democratically governed Taiwan has over the past five years repeatedly complained about […]

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Police fire tear gas near campuses in Indonesia

Chung Fang September 2, 2025

Indonesia Indonesian police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in the major regional city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said on Tuesday, ratcheting up tension around protests that have killed eight since last week. Protests begun a week ago in Jakarta, the capital, targeting government spending, such as enhanced perks […]

Politics

World leaders arrive in Beijing

Chung Fang August 31, 2025

China Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed world leaders in the northern port city of Tianjin on Sunday, ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. Xi held talks at the Tianjin Guest House with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizz, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Xi reaffirmed China’s commitment to consolidate

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China’s Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity

Chung Fang August 26, 2025

China President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week in a powerful show of Global South solidarity in the age of Donald Trump while also helping sanctions-hit Russia pull off another a diplomatic coup. Aside from Russian President Vladimir Putin, leaders from Central Asia, the […]

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Japan deepens Africa ties with 300

Chung Fang August 23, 2025

Japan A major boost in Japan-Africa relations as 300 cooperation agreements were signed during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development, or TICAD9, held this week. That’s three times more than what was achieved at the last summit in Tunisia back in 2022. The announcement came on Thursday, during Day 2 of the conference, […]

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Japan bets big on African innovation

Chung Fang August 1, 2025

Japan As the ninth edition of TICAD approaches, Japan is doubling down on its collaborative investment and innovation agenda across Africa. Tokyo’s development agency, JICA, says the focus will remain on climate resilience, infrastructure, and human capital development—key pressure points as Africa’s youth unemployment crisis deepens and protectionist trade policies

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Japan Earthquake: There might be tsunami

Chung Fang July 30, 2025

Japan Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami alert along the Pacific coast after detecting waves as tall as 40 cm (1.3 ft) at 16 locations, stretching from Hokkaido down to just northeast of Tokyo. Authorities warned that larger waves may follow and urged coastal residents to remain cautious. Warnings are now in place for coastal regions […]

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Money, sex and a Buddhist monk

Chung Fang July 28, 2025

China China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and “improper relationships” with women, reviving decade old allegations against the controversial, high-profile monk. Shi Yongxin, known as “CEO monk” for his entrepreneurial endeavors that transformed the Buddhist monastery into a commercial empire, is

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China not comfortable with Czech president’s visit to India

Chung Fang July 28, 2025

China China said it “resolutely opposed” Czech President Petr Pavel’s meeting in India with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, and urged the Czech side to “abide by its one-China political commitment” and maintain healthy and stable relations. China’s embassy in the Czech Republic posted the notice late on Sunday and said China