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Britain Makes Pitch For Massive Australia Warship Contract

Britain's defence secretary Wednesday made a strong push to build Australia's next fleet of warships, saying the...

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Motorsports Boom In China

Trailing enormous plumes of dust, the Silk Way rally cars tore through the Gobi Desert bound for China's Imperial city...

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Vietnam’s Dissident Footballers Take Aim At Politics

A group of old pals trot onto the pitch for what looks like an ordinary football match in Vietnam. But it is actually a...

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US Detects Signs of New NKorea Missile Test

The Pentagon has picked up signs that North Korea is prepping for another missile test, a US defense official said...

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US Sees Progress In Push For ‘pretty Serious’ N. Korea Sanctions

US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday cited progress in talks with China on imposing what she termed as "pretty serious"...

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Chelsea Star Kenedy Sent Home Over China Slurs — Reports

Kenedy has been sent home from Chelsea's pre-season tour of Asia as punishment for his offensive social media posts...

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China Urges US To Stop ‘unfriendly’ Recon Flights

China on Tuesday called on the United States to stop "unfriendly" and "dangerous" military flights after two Chinese...

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China Urges ASEAN To Reject Outside Interference

Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and "say no" to outside forces seeking to interfere in the...

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Backlash In Hong Kong Over China Rail Link

A plan for mainland border staff to be stationed on Hong Kong soil as part of a new rail link to China sparked a...

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Chelsea Apologise To Chinese Fans

Chelsea have issued an apology to the people of China over Kennedy’s “offensive social media posts” during the...

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China To ‘step Up’ Troop Deployment In India Border Row

China warned on Monday that it will step up its troop deployment in a border dispute with India, vowing to defend its...

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IMF Says Global Recovery On Firmer Footing

The global economic recovery is on firmer footing as improving growth in China, Europe and Japan offset downward...

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Chelsea Apologise ‘to Chinese People’ After Kenedy Slur

Chelsea apologised "to Chinese people" on Sunday after their Brazilian full-back Kenedy posted two videos on Instagram...

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Michy Batshuayi Double Helps Chelsea Down Arsenal

Chelsea made the perfect start to their pre-season tour as Michy Batshuayi scored twice in a 3-0 win over Arsenal. Two...

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China Cashing Out As Mobile Payment Soars

Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and vegetables...

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Chinese Police Guard Late Dissident’s Home, Empty Or Not

At a small park outside the Beijing home of late Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, security officers sat around a...

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Van Niekerk Wins Monaco 400m

South African Wayde van Niekerk fought off a late surge from Botswanan rival Isaac Makwala to win the 400m at Friday's...

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Bieber Not Welcome Thanks To ‘bad Behaviour’

Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his "bad behaviour", Beijing authorities have said, after...

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US Bans Travel To North Korea After Warmbier Death

The United States will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said...