Humans outrun robots at Beijing half-marathon
The humanoid robots were no match for human rivals as they made their half-marathon debut in the Chinese capital.Humans took ...
Tag: Asia / Pacific
African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Ethiopian runner Tesfaye Tsegaye Keress deftly made his way through nearly 18,000 participants to ...
Cambodia seeks China’s financial support as Xi visits amid US tariff war
Cambodia is an important leg in Xi’s regional tour, with half of businesses there exporting to the US Chinese-owned.Cambodia is ...
Fifty years after fall of Phnom Penh, history weighs on Cambodian politics
Fifty years after the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge rebel army, the events of April 17, 1975 ...
Who will win the US-China trade war?
US-China trade war escalates with huge stakes for the economies of both nations and the rest of the world.The US ...
As US and China escalate trade war, the world asks, ‘Who will blink first?’
As United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping face off in an escalating trade war that has ...
Xi arrives in Malaysia with a message: China’s a better partner than Trump
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Malaysia as part of a Southeast Asian tour which ...
Xi courts Southeast Asia amid Trump tariff turmoil
NewsFeedChinese President Xi Jinping is courting Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia as Trump-era tariffs rattle Asia. As US trade pressure mounts, ...
South Korea’s ex-President Yoon denies insurrection as criminal trial opens
Although unlikely, Yoon could face death penalty if found guilty of preparing coup with last year’s declaration of martial law.South ...
The Zimbabwean singer who found fame in China – and obscurity at home
Harare, Zimbabwe – It was 2017 and Jo Stak – wearing a red tuxedo jacket, a bow tie and a ...
Trump exempts smartphones, computers from reciprocal tariffs
The latest exemptions cover imports from China in a step that aims to lessen the cost effect on US consumers.The ...
Flights cancelled, millions told to stay indoors as strong winds lash China
Beijing issues its second-highest gale alert as strong winds hit the capital region.Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and public ...
China raises stakes in Trump’s tariffs ‘game’ with 125% levy on US goods
Beijing to challenge Washington before the WTO, saying the Trump administration to blame for the global economic ‘turbulence’.China has announced ...
UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery
The Myanmar army has carried out over 120 attacks after the deadly March 28 earthquake, with more than half of ...
Syria and South Korea establish formal diplomatic relations
The move is a blow to North Korea, which once counted Damascus as an ally until the fall of President ...
Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive
Bangkok, Thailand – Aung, a high school English teacher, figured it was high time to leave Myanmar the day the ...
Trump shocks with tariff increase on China, ‘pause’ for everyone else
NewsFeed“I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line. They were getting yippy.” Donald Trump added another ...
Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs hit dozens of countries, stock markets plunge
NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump unleashed a massive 104% tariff on China as the ‘reciprocal’ trade levies against dozens of countries ...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,140
Here is where things stand on Wednesday, 9 April: Fighting The Ministry of Defence in Moscow said its units intercepted ...
Ukraine captures two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian soldiers had captured two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, adding that Kyiv ...
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