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Some 140 million people had opened “wallets” for China’s new digital yuan as of October and used it for transactions totalling around 62 billion yuan ($9.7 billion), a senior Chinese …

File photo: Afghan security forces inspect the site of Sunday’s attack in Kabul, Afghanistan July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail At least 15 people were killed and 34 wounded when two …

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army General Mark A. Milley (Rod Lamkey/Pool via REUTERS) The top U.S. military officer, General Mark Milley, has provided the first official …

Piraeus Port (Xinhua/Fei Maohua) Greece is an important partner in building the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and China is willing to continue its effort with Greece to build a …

Vegetable prices are surging in China after heavy rain swamped crops this month, fuelling concern over food prices at a time when consumers must brace for a hike in energy …

An executive at TikTok faced tough questions on Tuesday during the video-sharing app’s first appearance at a US congressional hearing, saying it does not give information to the Chinese government …

Japan’s Princess Mako waves fas she leaves her home for her marriage in Akasaka Estate in Tokyo, Japan October 26, 2021 (Kyodo/via Reuters) Japan’s Princess Mako, the emperor’s niece, has …

FILE PHOTO: The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, on Saturday adopted a decision to authorize the …

Many small business owners in South Korea recognise themselves in the cash-strapped characters of the wildly popular Netflix (NFLX.O) drama ‘Squid Game’, who vie desperately for a chance to win …

China’s fiscal revenue logged a year-on-year increase of 16.3 per cent in the first nine months of the year, official data showed Friday. The country’s fiscal revenue amounted to 16.4 …