News - South China Morning Post
June 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If the Democrats win control of Congress in America’s midterm elections it could bring “renewed volatility” to relations with China, a veteran Chinese diplomat has warned. “The results [of the 2026 midterms] … are likely to have a profound impact on the stability of China-US relations,” said Bian Qingzu, former secretary general of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. Founded in 1954, the association has long been a conduit to foster non-governmental exchanges...
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Turkmenistan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
ABU DHABI, 10th June, 2026 (WAM) -- Omar Obaid Alhesan Alshamsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), received a copy of the credentials Anand Amgalan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mongolia to the UAE.Alshamsi welcomed the Ambassador and wished him success in performing his duties, reaffirming the UAE's commitment to strengthening and advancing relations wi
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Tajikistan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
ABU DHABI, 10th June, 2026 (WAM) -- Omar Obaid Alhesan Alshamsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), received a copy of the credentials Anand Amgalan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mongolia to the UAE.Alshamsi welcomed the Ambassador and wished him success in performing his duties, reaffirming the UAE's commitment to strengthening and advancing relations wi
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
ABU DHABI, 10th June, 2026 (WAM) -- Omar Obaid Alhesan Alshamsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), received a copy of the credentials Anand Amgalan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mongolia to the UAE.Alshamsi welcomed the Ambassador and wished him success in performing his duties, reaffirming the UAE's commitment to strengthening and advancing relations wi
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Turkmenistan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Pakistanhasrenewed deadly air strikeson neighbouringAfghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm.An AFP journalist saw a house completely destroyed in the southeastern province of Khost, where residents were digging graves to bury those killed in the overnightattack.Afghanistan's government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said "
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Tajikistan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Pakistanhasrenewed deadly air strikeson neighbouringAfghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm.Pakistan's government said on Wednesday that 26 "militants" linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group were killedin the attacks."In the aftermath of recent terrorist incidents in Pakistan.... precise and calibrated Strike
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Tajikistan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Pakistanhasrenewed deadly air strikeson neighbouringAfghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm.An AFP journalist saw a house completely destroyed in the southeastern province of Khost, where residents were digging graves to bury those killed in the overnightattack.Afghanistan's government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said "
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Pakistanhasrenewed deadly air strikeson neighbouringAfghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm.Pakistan's government said on Wednesday that 26 "militants" linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group were killedin the attacks."In the aftermath of recent terrorist incidents in Pakistan.... precise and calibrated Strike
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Pakistanhasrenewed deadly air strikeson neighbouringAfghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm.An AFP journalist saw a house completely destroyed in the southeastern province of Khost, where residents were digging graves to bury those killed in the overnightattack.Afghanistan's government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said "
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Turkmenistan News
June 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Pakistanhasrenewed deadly air strikeson neighbouringAfghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm.Pakistan's government said on Wednesday that 26 "militants" linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group were killedin the attacks."In the aftermath of recent terrorist incidents in Pakistan.... precise and calibrated Strike
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News - South China Morning Post
June 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Sydney’s new A$5.6 billion (US$4 billion) airport will open to passengers in October after more than a decade of planning, adding red-eye flight options from Australia’s largest city as the existing hub operates under night curfew restrictions. The current airport, located closer to Sydney’s central business district, can host take-offs and landings only until 11pm and after 6am due to tough noise regulations, limiting airline scheduling options relative to other major Australian cities like...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 10, 2026 at 8:11 AM
A viral post of a couple lying and cuddling in the middle of a public field in Malaysia has drawn outrage and calls for religious authorities to act in the Muslim-majority country, where public intimacy can quickly turn into a morality row. In one of the clips, uploaded to social media on Tuesday, a man and woman lie facing each other at Dataran Kemerdekaan in Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor state. Another shows the woman with her head on the man’s lap. Social media users claimed the pair...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 10, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is officially a free man, less than a week after receiving a royal pardon, according to the Department of Corrections. Thaksin, 76, served eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption and abuse of power before being released on parole last month due to his age and health. The Department of Corrections said the former premier was required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of his release. The telecoms billionaire was...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s chief of staff Cai Qi, the fifth most senior official in the ruling Communist Party, was chosen to lead the Central Party School, Beijing’s leading academy for cadres. The Central Party School is not just any training site for Chinese officials, but part of a nationwide system that Xi considers key to the ideological purity of the party and important for the expertise needed by senior officials across the country. Who were previous heads? In the past...
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
KINSHASA -- The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 550, including 101 deaths, with health authorities warning that the outbreak continues to trend upward. According to an update released Monday, 35 new confirmed cases, including 10 deaths, were recorded on Sunday in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. Seven additional patients recovered, bringing
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Turkmenistan News
June 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
KINSHASA -- The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 550, including 101 deaths, with health authorities warning that the outbreak continues to trend upward. According to an update released Monday, 35 new confirmed cases, including 10 deaths, were recorded on Sunday in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. Seven additional patients recovered, bringing
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Tajikistan News
June 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
KINSHASA -- The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 550, including 101 deaths, with health authorities warning that the outbreak continues to trend upward. According to an update released Monday, 35 new confirmed cases, including 10 deaths, were recorded on Sunday in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. Seven additional patients recovered, bringing
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Hong Kong’s new legislation enables certain criminal cases to be retroactively brought under national security procedures even if the alleged offences occurred before the 2020 national security law was enacted. The subsidiary legislation, which introduces a classification mechanism for “other offences endangering national security” under the city’s domestic national security law, was gazetted and came into effect on Tuesday. Under the new law, any case certified by the chief executive will be...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
From Sunderland to Spain, Chinese manufacturers are revitalising idle factories and investing where traditional European carmakers are pulling back. Chinese carmakers are rapidly transforming from export-oriented manufacturers into embedded participants in Europe’s automotive industrial base, a shift increasingly visible across both continental Europe and Britain. What began as a strategy focused on exporting low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) has evolved into a broader industrial expansion...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
A Hong Kong school that instantly dismissed its principal after he was filmed swearing at security guards in Singapore has published an advertisement to recruit a new head, requiring applicants to have “excellent character”. The advertisement was posted on the school’s website on Tuesday morning, six days after its governing board decided to terminate principal Lee Cheuk-hing with immediate effect, saying his continued presence would “gravely disrupt the operation of the school and prevent...
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