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‘Mountain’s problem’ or design flaw? Dramatic collapse of new bridge in China raises questions

A portion of the bridge, which was completed only in January, caved in on Nov 11 and caused a cloud of dust.

China’s largest aircraft carrier enters service in key milestone for its naval ambitions

Chinese media have touted the impending “three-carrier era”.

Panda-mania: Singapore fans fly to China to see Le Le, others race to catch Hua Hua

mzpanda - The crowd at the quarters of Hua Hua, China’s celebrity panda. Guards frequently remind visitors to keep their noise levels down, and move them on after 2 minutes of viewing time.

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Trump-Xi summit might yield only short-lived detente: Analysts

FILE Ñ President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. When Air Force One lands on Sunday in Malaysia, Trump will begin a tour that will bring him face to face with ChinaÕs top leader, Xi Jinping, as well as a region that has been increasingly reshaped by the competition between Beijing and Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

China must gird up for ‘high winds and rough waves’, says top-level party conclave

Beijing is seeking to bolster its resilience, amid an uncertain international outlook that is largely driven by a trade war with the US.

Albanese comes away from Trump meeting with lots to show

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct, 20, 2025.

China’s leaders meet to chart five-year economic blueprint

The closed-door meeting will review proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan, which charts the country’s economic and social development strategy from 2026 to 2030.

China ramps up rare earth restrictions, in move to beef up position for US trade talks

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration created on January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo

China’s conservative climate targets a missed opportunity for leadership: Analysts

China's President Xi Jinping speaks remotely during the "Climate Summit 2025" on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

China to forgo WTO developing-nation benefits, casting itself as a ‘defender’ of free trade

China’s moves comes as the US, under President Donald Trump, has been perceived as walking away from the global free trade system.

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