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Britain approved a sharp increase in exports of submarine parts and technology last year to Taiwan as it upgrades its naval forces, a move that could impact British ties with China.

In a rare case of "fetus-in-fetu" reported from China, a one-year-old child was found to have her unborn twin living in her brain.

China stock investors, already disillusioned by Beijing's lower-than-expected economic growth target for the year, will be further disheartened by the shock collapse of U.S.

China unexpectedly kept its central bank governor and finance minister in their posts at the annual session of the rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday.

The G20 Leaders Summit will be held in New Delhi, India in September this year.

Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on Saturday as China's premier, the country's No.2 post.

China in sights as US, Australia, Britain leaders meet on submarines.

Xi Jinping secured a third term as head of the Chinese Communist Party last fall, breaking the country's tradition of rotating leadership every decade.

Bao Fan's mysterious disappearance is not the first of it's kind as there are a number of other Chinese business leaders who went missing in the last few years.

Credit Suisse has received regulatory green light from China after years of waiting to launch a full-fledged wealth management business in the world's second-biggest economy, according to a company memo reviewed by Reuters.

The United States should change its "distorted" attitude towards China or "conflict and confrontation" will follow, China's foreign minister said on Tuesday, while defending its stance on the war in Ukraine and defending its close ties with Russia.

Australia's sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, is screening its portfolio for Chinese companies at risk of U.S. investment restrictions, its chairman said on Tuesday.

Toymaker Lego said store openings in China and strong demand in Western Europe and the Americas had delivered 17% sales growth in 2022, adding that it expects to outpace the market this year.

Unlike its predecessors, the long-rumoured iPhone SE 4 is expected to sport an OLED panel, while Samsung and LG could focus more on LTPO models.

Oil prices edged up after industry executives flagged concerns about limited spare capacity in the market and uncertainty over Russian supplies while demand from top crude importer China is recovering.

Oil prices opened lower on Monday after China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5%, lower than market expectations of 5.5% growth in the world's second- largest oil consumer.

China's science and technology policies should aim to build its strength and self-reliance, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.

China increases military spending in face of 'escalating' threats

As the war enters its second year, Russia isn't fighting Ukraine alone and is expected to receive critical assistance from other authoritarian regimes.

The Biden administration approved 192 licenses worth over $23 billion to ship U.S. goods to Chinese companies on a trade blacklist.

Oil prices dipped on Friday but were poised to register a weekly gain, with renewed optimism on China's demand recovery outweighing worries over recession, growing U.S.

European stocks rose in early trading on Friday, as investor risk appetite was boosted by signs of an economic recovery in China, even after expectations for European Central Bank rate hikes kept government bond yields at their highest in years.

Oil edged higher on Thursday, though gains made on signs of a strong economic rebound in top crude importer China were kept in check by fears over the impact of potnetial increases to European interest rates.

Miners and luxury firms lifted European shares on Wednesday after strong data from China brought relief to investors fearful of an economic slowdown, while declines in shares of eurozone's biggest bank BNP Paribas kept the gains in check.

Two and a half years after Chinese trade restrictions hit Australian products from coal to wine, a diplomatic thaw between Beijing and Canberra has raised hopes for a revival of exports and spurred businesses to take steps to rebuild ties.

Igor Girkin, a former Russian intelligence officer criticised Russia's failure in Ukraine.

Macron to visit China after Beijing's Ukraine peace plan.

The bizarre kissing device, which has gone viral, was designed with moving silicon lips and was created to allow people to feel "real" intimacy.

As the Russia Ukraine war, the biggest war in Europe since World War II, enters its second year, many Asian companies still continue their operations in Russia.

A team of influential economists has urged China to adopt a new development model based on "wellbeing" rather than GDP growth in order to fulfil its 2060 net-zero emissions goals and head off the mounting threats of climate change.