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Nobel Prize
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Degraded Nobel Peace Prize standards could mean Trump deserves one
The awarding of the world’s most prestigious prize has been twisted and perverted by politics and often has nothing to do with peace.
13 Jul 2025 - 9:34PM
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China-Russia relations
Letters
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Trump-Musk feud: Chinese saying sheds light on who might prevail
13 Jul 2025 - 2:30PM
Donald Trump
Trump marvels at Liberian president’s ‘good English’. It’s his nation’s official language
10 Jul 2025 - 1:37PM
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China-Africa relations
Chinese nationals in Africa ‘vulnerable to kidnappings’ as cases rise
Analysts say there’s a perception that Chinese prefer to operate outside the formal banking system and that they carry large sums of cash.
10 Jul 2025 - 12:00PM
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Thailand
Hip, hip, hippo: Moo Deng, Thailand’s viral internet sensation, turns 1
The pygmy hippo’s blubbery face has launched a thousand memes and a plethora of merchandise.
11 Jul 2025 - 3:31PM
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India
Monsoon chaos grips South Asia as climate change causes erratic rainfall
Hundreds of rain-related deaths have already occurred this year in the region.
10 Jul 2025 - 11:33AM
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India
The rise and rise of India’s luxury property market: ‘no plateau in sight’
Thriving luxury housing market signals shift in buyer behaviour seeking long-term value, but short-term bumps likely, analysts say.
9 Jul 2025 - 6:05PM
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Science
China’s ‘green great wall’ in Inner Mongolia traps 3 more deserts
Last straw checkerboard placed at Badain Jaran Desert completes 1,856km green belt that also runs across the Tengger and Ulan Buh deserts.
9 Jul 2025 - 1:24PM
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Hong Kong economy
Experts urge Hong Kong to be a ‘value partner’, not just a ‘superconnector’
City’s trade resilience amid global shifts and position as a tourism hub highlighted at South China Morning Post 2025 China Conference.
8 Jul 2025 - 5:21PM
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Central Asia
Afghanistan border ‘emergency’ as thousands deported from Iran: UN
In late May, Iran said undocumented Afghans must leave the country by July 6, potentially impacting four of the six million Afghans living in Iran.
6 Jul 2025 - 7:36PM
China-Africa relations
Inside China and Tanzania’s ‘very special’ ties – found nowhere else in Africa
Enduring China-Tanzania military partnership dating back to 1964 represents a ‘unique bond’ as Sino-African relations deepen, study says.
6 Jul 2025 - 7:11PM
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Nepal
No water, no problem: Nepalese village moves 15km to start over
Climate change forces an entire Nepalese village to relocate after its vital water sources dry up.
5 Jul 2025 - 8:36AM
Russia
Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan
The Taliban government had seized power in August 2021 as US-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal from the country after 20 years of war.
4 Jul 2025 - 2:47PM
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China-Africa relations
Is this the copper century? China moves to shore up supplies from Africa
African copper is crucial for China as the West restricts supplies, notably from Canada, analyst says.
2 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM
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Central Asia
Taliban, Afghanistan welcome tourism despite restrictions on women
Nearly 9,000 foreign tourists visited Afghanistan last year, while nearly 3,000 people visited in the first three months of this year.
29 Jun 2025 - 7:36PM
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Central Asia
At least 1.2 million Afghans deported this year despite risks: UN
They have been forced to return from Iran and Pakistan, with both countries launching campaigns to expel foreigners living there illegally.
29 Jun 2025 - 12:30AM
Pakistan
16 killed, dozens injured in Pakistan suicide bombing: police
The attack was claimed by the suicide bomber wing of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
28 Jun 2025 - 7:52PM
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Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong should look to Africa, South America for new markets: trade body head
Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma says he expects Hong Kong’s exports in the second half of the year to be weaker.
28 Jun 2025 - 7:22PM
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Banking & finance
‘Hotbed of opportunity’: Premier Li says China’s economy offers ‘certainty’
Chinese premier says Beijing will play bigger role in global development and calls on Asian infrastructure bank to address challenges.
26 Jun 2025 - 9:10PM
United Nations
Sex education with monks in Bhutan: 5 UN projects you likely didn’t know about
Think the United Nations is just about politics? These initiatives in health, safety and human rights might change your perspective.
23 Jun 2025 - 1:43PM
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Pakistan
Pakistan gets caught in Israel vs Iran disinformation crossfire
The fake news barrage has included clips of Trump, Pakistan’s defence minister and an Iranian official making explosive, false claims.
23 Jun 2025 - 10:42AM
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Central Asia
China’s influence is growing in Central Asia. What does that mean for Russia?
Beijing focuses on development as it avoids challenging Moscow as Central Asia’s dominant power and security guarantor, analysts say.
20 Jun 2025 - 10:00AM
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Defence
Will US actively join Israel against Iran? Pentagon chief stays mum
Defence secretary tells lawmakers his job is to ‘make sure the president has options’ as Democrats fret about China threat in Indo-Pacific.
19 Jun 2025 - 9:11PM
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Diplomacy
Xi boosts China ties in resource-rich Central Asia
A summit with five leaders from Central Asia offers President Xi Jinping the chance to snap up more raw materials for China’s economy in a region once viewed as Russia’s backyard.
17 Jun 2025 - 5:52PM
India
Why India and Pakistan are courting Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Need for a united front, business opportunities and China’s growing footprint among factors for changing calculus in South Asia, analysts say.
15 Jun 2025 - 4:34PM
China-Africa relations
China to remove tariffs on nearly all goods from Africa as both criticise US
Plan expands on policy announced last year granting 33 least-developed African countries zero-tariff treatment.
12 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
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United States
Trump’s new travel ban takes effect, citizens of 12 nations barred from US
Ban comes amid rising tensions over the US president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.
9 Jun 2025 - 2:17PM
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Central Asia
Taliban offers amnesty to Afghan refugees, urges them to return home
Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund made the amnesty offer in his message for Eid al-Adha, promising returning Afghans would not be harmed.
7 Jun 2025 - 7:43PM
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