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Hong Kong riot police fire warning shots in bloody street clashes
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Hong Kong riot police fire warning shots in bloody street clashes

Hong Kong riot police fired warning shots on Tuesday during angry clashes that erupted when authorities tried to remove illegal…
Egypt’s central bank receives $900 mln from China under Jan deal
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Egypt’s central bank receives $900 mln from China under Jan deal

 Egypt's central bank has received US$900 million from the China Development Bank under a $1 billion financing agreement signed last…
Egypt’s Banque Misr set for $100 mn China Development Bank loan
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Egypt’s Banque Misr set for $100 mn China Development Bank loan

Egypt's second-largest state lender, Banque Misr, expects to receive a $100 million loan from China Development Bank in February to…
Declaring de-radicalisation success, China reduces 11 sentences
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Declaring de-radicalisation success, China reduces 11 sentences

Authorities in China's unruly far-western region of Xinjiang have reduced the sentences of 11 people jailed for threatening state security…
China says US seeks ‘hegemony’ after South China Sea sailing
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China says US seeks ‘hegemony’ after South China Sea sailing

China accused the United States on Monday of seeking maritime hegemony in the name of freedom of navigation after a…
China unveils first oil spill response plan
Environment

China unveils first oil spill response plan

China's cabinet has approved the country's first oil spill emergency response scheme to be ready by 2020, to tackle increasing…
Chinese police break silence on missing Hong Kong bookseller
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Chinese police break silence on missing Hong Kong bookseller

Chinese police have made their first statement on the fate of one of five missing Hong Kong booksellers, believed by…
China charges Canadian with spying, stealing state secrets: Xinhua
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China charges Canadian with spying, stealing state secrets: Xinhua

Canada said on Thursday it was monitoring developments closely after China indicted a Canadian citizen detained since 2014 on charges…
Taiwan president says visit to disputed island promotes peace
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Taiwan president says visit to disputed island promotes peace

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, ignoring US criticism, flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Thursday to…
North Korea a ‘threat to the world’: Kerry
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North Korea a ‘threat to the world’: Kerry

Nuclear-armed North Korea poses an "overt threat, a declared threat to the world", US Secretary of State John Kerry said…
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