Tsinghua University scholar Yan Xuetong is challenging people to avoid social media sensationalism and sit a 60-minute exam
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In an era where short-form videos and viral commentary can dominate public discourse on geopolitics, one Chinese political scientist is on a mission to correct what he calls a “negative one” level of understanding.
Southeast Asia’s governments have spent months trying to blunt the effects of war-driven energy shocks from the Middle East, but renewed fighting between the United States and Iran has exposed how limited those defences are, analysts have warned.
The latest flare-up has revived fears of a second round of fuel disruption across the region, where many economies remain heavily dependent on imported oil and shipping routes linked to the Gulf.
Southeast Asian leaders expressed “grave concern” over the revival of tensions between the US and Iran,
When a man in China went travelling and helped a Taiwanese tourist take pictures, they chatted casually only to find out that the tourist was a long-lost relative of the man’s family.
This incredible experience was shared on social media by the man, Chen Jie, who lives in Shanghai, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported.
In early July, Chen took a business trip to Yunnan province in southwest China. During a break from his
The Spanish government is overseeing firefighting amid multiple blazes. The PM has urged a multiparty pact on tackling climate change
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Spain’s government declared a national emergency on Friday after wildfires forced the evacuation of thousands of people in the central region of Madrid.
The authorities later ordered the evacuation of 7,000 more people from
But rights advocates warn the freeze risks leaving newly arrived asylum seekers with no way to prove they need protection, opening a dangerous gap in a country that does not accord them formal legal status.
The cabinet ordered the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to temporarily halt registrations while the government
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HKEX will allow universal confidential listings and reduce market-capitalisation thresholds for IPOs by start-ups and international firms
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Stock exchange operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will allow all listing applications to remain confidential and will reduce market-capitalisation requirements for listings by start-ups and international firms immediately, it announced on Friday.
The industry wrote HK$141.1 billion (US$18 billion) in new life policies in the first quarter, compared with HK
