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Despite US efforts to discourage cooperation with China’s Huawei, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom has deepened its ties with the tech giant, according to media reports.
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The Chinese government has opened an office in Hong Kong to oversee enforcement of Beijing’s new national security law for the territory.
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Asia
Health officials in Beijing have reported no new coronavirus cases for the first time since a cluster was found at a market in the city in early June.
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World
The US has informed the UN secretary general that it will withdraw from the World Health Organization in July next year to protest the agency’s ‘China-centric’ stance.
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Editorial
In a clear signal to China, Tatmadaw commander-in-chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing has warned that ‘strong forces’ are backing insurgent groups in Myanmar.
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Asia
Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law has gone into hiding a day after testifying to the US Congress about China’s new security law for the territory.Kyodo News
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Asia
Beijing has announced it is weighing retaliatory measures against the US and UK after London said it would process citizenship requests from some Hong Kong residents.
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Burma
Around 300 jade prospectors and scavengers were at work when a huge landslide crashed into water that had filled an unused Hpakant mine.
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Interview
The Irrawaddy talks with veteran journalist and Myanmar analyst Bertil Lintner about China’s shifting geopolitical strategies and development ambitions.
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World
The US House has passed a bill that would impose sanctions on Chinese banks that do business with officials responsible for Beijing’s new Hong Kong security law.
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Asia
Washington has vowed to keep up pressure on Beijing after China passed its controversial new security law for Hong Kong.
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Asia
China’s parliament has enacted a national security law aimed at cracking down on protest activity in Hong Kong, according to local media reports.
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Asia
The US is considering slapping punitive tariffs on Chinese seafood if it finds the country is not honoring their Phase 1 trade agreement.
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Burma
The Ministry of Commerce says construction will start soon on the Kyaukphyu deep-
sea port, a key piece of China’s Belt and Road Initiative with access to the Indian Ocean.
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World
G-7 foreign ministers have expressed ‘grave concern’ over Beijing’s plan to impose a new security law in Hong Kong.
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