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China appoints special envoy to Syria

China has appointed its first special envoy to Syria, its foreign ministry said Tuesday, as the Asian nation seeks to increase its diplomatic footprint in the Middle East. China depends on the volatile region for its oil supplies but has long taken a back seat in its disputes, only recently[…]

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Coal mine accident kills 19 – China

A coal mine accident in northern China has killed 19 miners, Chinese state media reported. The accident happened on Wednesday night on an underground platform in a mine in Shuozhou city in Shanxi province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Its brief report cited the Shanxi Datong Coal Mine Group,[…]

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Chinese MH370 relatives file suit in Beijing

Relatives of 12 Chinese passengers aboard missing flight MH370 filed suits against Malaysia Airlines, Boeing, Rolls Royce and others on Monday, a day before the second anniversary of its disappearance and a legal deadline to do so. Packed into a small office at the Beijing Rail Transportation Court, which has[…]

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U.S. and china propose tough N. Korea sanctions

The United States presented a draft Security Council resolution on Thursday it negotiated with China that would dramatically tighten existing restrictions on North Korea after its Jan. 6 nuclear test and create the toughest U.N. sanctions regime in over two decades. The draft, seen by Reuters, would require U.N. member[…]

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Botswana, China Diplomatic Row

Business came to a standstill on Thursday and Friday when local employees at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Botswana were released to go home as the embassy staff focused attention on addressing the issue of the Islands in South China Sea. Visa application processing was also[…]

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Australia police seize $1bn of meth

Australian police have seized more than $900M in methamphetamine, a narcotic known as ice, which had been hidden in gel bra inserts and art supplies, in one of the country’s biggest drug busts ever, authorities said. Three people from Hong Kong and a Chinese national were arrested during the joint[…]

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China’s economic growth slumps to 25-year low

China’s economy grew 6.9 percent in 2015, GDP figures released on Tuesday showed, the lowest level of growth in 25 years. Chinese leaders are trying to reduce reliance on trade and investment by nurturing slower, more self-sustaining growth based on domestic consumption and services. But the unexpectedly sharp decline over[…]

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Chinese markets deterring rand growth

With the backdrop of the weak Chinese and recovering U.S. markets, South Africans may have to get use to the idea of their own currency’s strength declining further during the course of 2016. The rand fell to a new low earlier this week when it dropped more than 1% to[…]

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