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Myanmar’s president to visit China next week

After five years ruling as armed forces chief, Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as civilian president in April, in a transition democracy monitors dismissed as a rebranding of military rule.

China arrests US scholar who studies Myanmar on suspicion of spying

China has notified the US consulate general in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou of the arrest.

Behind the anti-Indian posts: How social media pages mix divisive narratives with clickbait

The posts, the Ministry of Home Affairs said, selectively used images and footage of crowded streets to back claims that Singapore is “overcrowded” with Indians.

Malaysian tourists slammed for sending 1,200 parcels from Taobao to hotel in China

The video shows hundreds of parcels piled up at the lobby and front desk.

China warns of risk of ‘extreme floods’ in desert regions

Xinjiang’s Taklamakan Desert experienced its first flood of the year in early June, state broadcaster CCTV reported on June 12, showing footage of water filling the typically arid dunes.

Chinese pharma firm WuXi AppTec sues Pentagon over blacklisting

Chinese pharmaceutical firm WuXi AppTec asked a US court on June 11 to overturn its addition to a Pentagon blacklist of companies.

China investors being shut out as some AI firms go public, like SpaceX: Sources

SpaceX has excluded investors in China and Hong Kong from participating in its IPO, according to sources

Nvidia hires veteran lobbyist Bruce Andrews to head government affairs

The move comes as Nvidia ensures its continued influence in Washington and as its ties to China face renewed scrutiny.

Philippine defence chief Teodoro defiant after China sanctions

Philippines Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr said he had been sanctioned for “speaking truth”.

Inside a China ‘fat camp’: Singapore woman shares her 2-week experience

Singaporean interior designer Alexis Tan, 32, recently attended a 14-day fat camp in Shenzhen.

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