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China's manufacturing activity slows in December in latest sign the economy is still struggling

A survey of factory managers in China shows manufacturing contracted in December in the latest sign the world's No. 2 economy is still sluggish

The Independent UK

Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen says island’s future must be decided by its people

Self-ruled Taiwan, which is claimed by Beijing, will go to the polls latest this month to choose a new president.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan's President Tsai Urges China To Seek 'Peaceful Coexistence'

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen expressed hopes on Monday for Taipei and Beijing to seek "long-term peaceful coexistence" and said future relations should be decided by Taiwan's "democratic procedures".

International Business Times

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Best of 2023: Editor’s picks from the Asia Pacific

From the continuing crisis in Myanmar to the US’s expanding military ties, these are Al Jazeera’s highlights.

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Xi Jinping says Chinese business having ‘tough time’ in new year message

Recovery of world’s second-biggest economy held back by severe property slump and lacklustre global demand

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion

Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan

The Guardian - AU

China's Xi Hails 'Resilient' Economy In Bullish New Year Speech

President Xi Jinping said Sunday the Chinese economy had grown "more resilient and dynamic" in 2023, despite financial figures continuing to disappoint as the post-Covid recovery stalls.

International Business Times

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North Korea vows to launch three new spy satellites in 2024

Kim Jong Un tells party conference he also has no option but to press ahead with nuclear ambitions

Evening Standard

North Korea to launch 3 new satellites in 2024, as Kim warns war inevitable

Kim promises further military modernisation after conducting a record number of weapons tests in 2023.

Al Jazeera

Jaishankar's visit to Russia provided opportunity to further strengthen Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership: MEA

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's visit to Russia provided an opportunity to review bilateral cooperation and bolster Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.

The Hindu

Taiwan prepares to pick new president amid growing threat from China

Outcome of election scheduled for 13 January could lead to vastly different scenarios with Beijing next year

The Guardian - UK

'Life In Danger': Hong Kong Independence Advocate Decries Police Pressure

A few days before Christmas, Hong Kong activist Tony Chung boarded a flight to Okinawa, Japan, carrying nothing but a backpack -- his casual appearance a ruse to hide plans to seek political asylum in the UK. Chung was among the youngest people in Hong Kong to be convicted under…

International Business Times

Chinese Appetite For Australian Barley Is Back

Three years after steep Chinese tariffs halted imports of Australian barley as tensions between the two countries ratcheted higher, the grain is once again flowing freely.

International Business Times

China Tensions Rising, US Revives WWII-era Pacific Airfield

In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan -- and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest -- is being revived.

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Growing tensions as China asserts reunification with Taiwan, US stance uncertain

Join Victoria Coates as she discusses the growing tensions in the Middle East and the looming threat of China's reunification with Taiwan. A creative take ...

The Guardian - UK

‘I already miss Hong Kong’: Democracy activist Tony Chung flees to the UK

The 22-year-old says his probation conditions meant he was under surveillance and could not work

The Independent UK

After serving jail term over security law, a Hong Kong pro-independence activist seeks asylum in UK

An activist who advocated for Hong Kong independence and was jailed under its sweeping national security law has fled to Britain to seek political asylum

The Independent UK

Pro-democracy activist Tony Chung flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK

Chung says supervison order put him under ‘enormous amount of stress’

The Guardian - UK

China cracks down on negativity over economy in bid to boost confidence

Record high youth unemployment and struggling property sector are among increasingly sensitive topics

Al Jazeera

‘Filled with fear’: Former Hong Kong student leader seeks UK asylum

Tony Chung was released in June after serving jail term under security law but said he lived under constant pressure.

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