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Belt and Road Initiative
China to speed up bullet-train connectivity with neighbours
High-speed railways will be a cornerstone of China’s Belt and Road, creating key transport arteries to set international railway standards.
8 Jul 2025 - 8:08PM
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US-ally trade wars
Apparently impatient Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea
8 Jul 2025 - 1:33PM
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European Union
Right-wing Croatian singer performs pro-Nazi salute with fans
6 Jul 2025 - 9:31PM
History
Before Dracula: sleepy village stakes claim as home of ‘father of vampires’
Historical records detail villagers in Kisiljevo exhuming Petar Blagojevic, believing he rose from the grave to kill locals.
30 Jun 2025 - 1:54PM
Donald Trump
Trump complains about Nobel Peace Prize snub over Congo-Rwanda peace deal
The US president has confirmed that the two countries will be in Washington next week to sign a deal to end their conflict.
21 Jun 2025 - 9:25AM
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US-China trade war
Why Chinese firms building foreign factories are no longer focused on US market
Countries like Brazil, Serbia, Hungary and Saudi Arabia have become top choices for Chinese companies looking to explore other markets.
15 Jun 2025 - 11:00AM
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Ukraine war
Russia alleges back-stabbing as Serbia’s arms reach Ukraine
Serbia’s position of neutrality questioned as Russia alleges secret arms shipments for Ukraine sent through intermediaries.
30 May 2025 - 1:51PM
US-China trade war
Will Trump’s film tariffs mean lights, camera, inaction for the world’s studios?
While it is unclear how film tariffs would be enforced, suggestion of new duties on non-US productions has put industry in panic mode.
10 May 2025 - 6:36PM
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US-China relations
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Why China has refused to back down in the face of Trump’s tariffs
China’s elites, going back to the late Qing, have been waiting for this moment – to push back against the world’s strongest power.
9 May 2025 - 5:30AM
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Ukraine war
Putin’s 3-day ceasefire begins as Ukraine reports violations
Temporary truce coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany.
9 May 2025 - 9:10AM
China-Russia relations
Opinion
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How China became central to Russia’s Victory Day parade
Russia may have hoped to send the message that it is not isolated but the event’s list of expected attendees is not entirely convincing.
6 May 2025 - 8:30PM
Taiwan
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Western media ignore crackdown on opposition in Taiwan by Lai
Mainstream reporting targets illiberal regimes in Europe, but favours the island leader and his pro-US, independence-seeking government.
2 May 2025 - 9:00PM
Chaos in Serbia’s parliament as smoke bombs and flares thrown, lawmakers injured
Serbian opposition lawmakers set off flares in parliament, with one legislator suffering a stroke.
5 Mar 2025 - 10:44AM
European Union
Serbian students shake government with anti-corruption crusade
Almost daily protests have put increasing pressure on the government, with the resignation of Serbia’s prime minister and Novi Sad’s mayor.
2 Feb 2025 - 6:55PM
Protests around the world
Serbia’s PM resigns after months of anti-corruption protests
The Balkan country has been rocked by regular protests in the wake of a deadly disaster at a railway station that killed 15 people.
28 Jan 2025 - 7:18PM
China's military weapons
Serbia deploys China’s FK-3 air defence missile system in ‘significant’ boost
The FK-3 system, delivered to Serbia in 2022, has been widely compared to the US Patriot and Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.
6 Jan 2025 - 9:47PM
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International Property
Chinese firms seek European base for factories amid trade tensions, tariffs
European industrial real estate developer CTP expects increased demand from Chinese firms that do not want to get caught in the trade war.
25 Dec 2024 - 2:00PM
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European Union
Brawl erupts in Serbian parliament over railway station roof collapse
Tempers flair over the deadly roof-collapse disaster at the recently renovated railway station in Novi Sad.
26 Nov 2024 - 2:45PM
Serbia train station accident death toll rises to 15
The concrete roof at Novi Sad station in Serbia’s second-largest city came crashing down on November 1.
18 Nov 2024 - 9:26AM
At least 14 killed in roof collapse at Serbian railway station
Rescuers are conducting an ‘extremely difficult’ operation, the interior minister says.
2 Nov 2024 - 4:14AM
Art
How Marina Abramovic came full circle with her first China exhibition
Abramovic, now 77, pushed her body to its limits, taking performance art mainstream – for her new Shanghai show, she invites the audience to step into her shoes.
27 Oct 2024 - 4:00AM
China-EU relations
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How EV tariffs broke EU consensus and China’s ‘divide and rule’ plan
Beijing might have successfully split France and Germany, but the actions of Greece and Serbia show the limits of its plans in Europe.
13 Oct 2024 - 5:30AM
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US-China relations
US, EU raise alarm over China’s ‘very substantial’ help to Russia in Ukraine war
Beijing’s ‘significant’ exports said to be used on battlefield and given in exchange for Kremlin’s sensitive military technologies.
12 Sep 2024 - 11:00PM
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Defence
Serbia to buy 12 French warplanes, in shift away from Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron called the US$3 billion deal jet deal ‘historic and important’, and said it showed Serbia’s ‘strategic courage’.
30 Aug 2024 - 2:28PM
Energy
Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials call it a coup plot
A tentative deal with the EU would bring Serbia closer to the bloc and reduce Europe’s lithium battery and electric car imports from China.
11 Aug 2024 - 2:33AM
China-Russia relations
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Russia needs China’s market more than China needs Russian gas
Despite increased Russian oil and gas imports, China’s climate goals and supposed push for lower rates complicate plans for another pipeline.
30 Jul 2024 - 8:30PM
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
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US women set to defend 3X3 basketball crown in Paris, men debut as favourites
The addition of Jimmer Fredette has made the US gold medal contenders, but Serbia, led by ‘Dr Strange’, the world’s top player, will be tough opposition.
30 Jul 2024 - 2:00PM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Paris Olympics: can Cheung, Haughey give Hong Kong a magic Monday? 5 to watch
Table tennis’ Doo Hoi-kem could earn a slice of Hong Kong history first, while Roland-Garros hosts Swiatek plus Djokovic v Nadal.
30 Jul 2024 - 3:49AM
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