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China-EU relations
Orban on the brink: could Hungary’s election dent China’s influence in Europe?
‘Most consequential’ vote is being pitched as a referendum on whether the country should move towards the East or West.
6 Apr 2026 - 12:00PM
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France
France suspects link to pro-Iranian group HAYI in foiled Paris bomb plot
2 Apr 2026 - 12:12AM
Crime
France studies possible Iran link after bomb attack foiled at Bank of America
31 Mar 2026 - 12:47AM
China-EU relations
European Parliament heads to China after 8 years and lobbying from Beijing
Chair of consumer protection delegation due in China next week wants to convey ‘that our rules on product standards are to be followed’.
27 Mar 2026 - 6:12PM
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China-Germany relations
Germany’s Merz floats EU-China trade deal as European capitals soften on Beijing
Remarks urging ‘strategic partnerships around the world’ underscore how tensions with the US are inducing a more accommodating stance.
26 Mar 2026 - 8:31PM
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Britain
UK police arrest 2 men over Jewish ambulances arson attack
Arrests came after police said they were investigating an online claim of responsibility by a little-known Islamist group with links to Iran.
25 Mar 2026 - 5:40PM
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European Union
EU delays proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports
The proposal is not cancelled, but would no longer be published by April 15 due to ‘current geopolitical developments’.
24 Mar 2026 - 10:09PM
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Ukraine war
EU leaders clash with Hungary’s Orban for blocking Ukraine loan
A vital US$103 billion lifeline is being held up by Budapest over a dispute involving a war-damaged oil pipeline.
20 Mar 2026 - 2:42PM
European Union
EU inspects Druzhba pipeline in bid to unclog Hungary’s block on Ukraine aid
Hungarian leader Viktor Orban has vetoed giving Ukraine its promised US$103 billion EU loan until Russian oil supply is resumed.
19 Mar 2026 - 6:26PM
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SCMP Highlights
Jean-Claude Van Damme talks art; a chemist’s soy empire: 7 Lifestyle highlights
From a mother’s 22kg weight loss to a Taiwanese chemist’s soy empire in Australia, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.
19 Mar 2026 - 4:16PM
China-EU relations
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Chinese military set for EU and Nato talks as Iran war reshapes global security
The PLA delegation will travel to Brussels next week, where the Ukraine war remains a major barrier to better relations with Beijing.
19 Mar 2026 - 3:20AM
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Crime
Chinese and Kenyan charged after nearly 2,000 live ants seized
Pair appear in a Nairobi court, accused of supplying live ants to foreign traffickers.
18 Mar 2026 - 1:44PM
China-Africa relations
China’s supply chain meets the wall of African resource nationalism
As resource-rich nations introduce export bans and other limits, analyst says investment may not automatically follow.
16 Mar 2026 - 6:13PM
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China-EU relations
Tariffs and distrust: EU’s bid to ditch China hits capacity problems
‘Thinly spread’ bloc seeks this week to thrash out memorandum on critical minerals with the US, eyeing a more formal instrument down the road.
15 Mar 2026 - 6:15PM
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China-EU relations
Weaponise EU market against China or face manufacturing collapse: official think tank
Beijing’s ‘weakness creates opportunities’ for bloc to use chokepoints and leverage for negotiations, researchers say.
9 Mar 2026 - 3:23PM
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United States
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Under Trump, the US has unleashed its own wolf warriors
Chinese diplomats need to project a measured and calming presence on the international stage to contend effectively with American blowhards.
4 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM
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China-EU relations
EU strips AI, chips and quantum from industrial plan aimed at countering China
Leaked draft shows biotechnology and robotics are other cutting-edge sectors to be cut from Industrial Accelerator Act ahead of unveiling.
4 Mar 2026 - 1:16AM
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European Union
Belgium special forces seize Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker
The European Union has blacklisted hundreds of vessels in a bid to sap Moscow’s war chest.
1 Mar 2026 - 7:17PM
Style Edit
Style Edit: Delvaux CEO Jean-Marc Loubier on the new K11 Musea flagship
The former LVMH executive has always been invested in Asia – and the new Hong Kong store is a testament to this.
25 Feb 2026 - 10:08AM
China-EU relations
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Germany’s outreach to China signals a reckoning, rather than a shift
The German chancellor realises that while China poses a long-term economic challenge, the United States is currently the more disruptive partner.
23 Feb 2026 - 9:07PM
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Turkey
6 Europeans activists held in Turkey while investigating prison conditions
Their arrest came on the same day that police detained a Turkish journalist working for Deutsche Welle for ‘spreading false news’.
20 Feb 2026 - 8:40PM
Religion
Belgium summons US ambassador over claims of antisemitism in rare diplomatic row
Ambassador Bill White had called an investigation into illegal circumcisions an ‘unacceptable harassment of the Jewish community’.
17 Feb 2026 - 5:59PM
Cambodia
Battered Cambodia seeks economic reset after Thailand border war
Shuttered borders have choked trade and sent migrant workers home, forcing Phnom Penh to seek new partners and markets.
17 Feb 2026 - 3:23PM
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Greece
Greece will seek to obtain Nazi execution photos offered for sale on eBay
The images that appeared over the weekend allegedly show 200 Greek men being led to their deaths on May 1, 1944, at an Athens shooting range.
17 Feb 2026 - 5:03AM
China-EU relations
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Cold shoulder? China, EU in diplomatic stand-off ahead of Munich showdown
Annual security conference could provide rare venue for high-level EU-China talks as top diplomats Wang Yi and Kaja Kallas attend.
11 Feb 2026 - 7:43PM
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China consumption
Time on happy hour as French wine and spirit sales sour in mainland China, US
French alcohol exports to mainland China and the US dropped by 19.5 and 21 per cent in 2025 as tariffs stifled global trade.
11 Feb 2026 - 6:33PM
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Greenland
Open Questions
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Trump’s ‘imperial’ agenda and the end of the old world order: Luuk van Middelaar
Political theorist says rapid acceleration of the US president’s ‘offensive, almost imperial’ agenda has left Europe disoriented.
9 Feb 2026 - 1:10PM
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China trade
As Beijing and Moscow tout ties, China’s companies keep Ukraine’s lights on
Ukrainians are buying Chinese batteries and emergency items en masse after Russian strikes, with Beijing’s ties to Moscow no damper on trade.
7 Feb 2026 - 6:39AM
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