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Why China’s baby subsidies may help poorer regions – and how they stack up in Asia
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Central Beijing blocked off for China’s WWII anniversary parade rehearsal
Thousands take part in preparations to mark 80 years since the defeat of Japanese forces.
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Education
Mainland Chinese schools charging pupils up to 334,000 yuan for Hong Kong DSE
Increasing number of mainland pupils opting to take city’s university entrance exams to apply for institutions in Hong Kong and abroad.
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Chinese factories keep up robot roll-out despite global decline
While installations in Japan and the US dropped, China’s rose by 5 per cent last year.
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Amid China tensions, what ‘valuable lessons’ can Philippines learn from Poland?
Analysts say Manila should pursue strategic cooperation with Warsaw to learn from its military build-up and ‘self-reliant defence posture’.
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Australia to recognise Palestinian state – joining France, Canada, UK
PM Anthony Albanese said Australia’s decision was predicated on the Palestinian Authority holding elections and demilitarising Gaza.
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1.5 million-year-old stone tools found in Indonesia rewrite human history
The new discovery of ancient tools on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island is forcing scientists to rethink early human migration routes.
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Zelensky accuses Russia of trying to ‘deceive America’ before Trump-Putin talks
The Ukrainian president, who has not been invited to the Alaska meeting, says he will not allow any territorial concessions in a peace deal.
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Middle East
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza strike, says he was Hamas cell leader
Qatari broadcaster condemns attack, which killed four Al Jazeera journalists and an assistant, as a ‘desperate attempt to silence voices’.
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17 rescued after ‘Wild Twister’ ride at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park breaks down
Riders spend more than an hour hanging in mid-air on attraction.
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Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale income to US, Financial Times reports
The US had frozen the sale of some advanced chips to China earlier this year as trade tensions spiked between the two countries.
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China calls for tough penalties over attack on student in Australia
Assault in Hobart one the latest in a string of incidents against Chinese visitors in recent months.
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Hit Chinese film about Japanese war crimes highlights ‘forgotten history’
Movie about Nanking massacre highlights questions about how far country’s suffering is remembered in the wider world.
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Hong Kong luxury homes: mainland Chinese buyers drive US$3 billion buying spree
Mainland buyers account for 80 per cent of 35 deals in last year and a half, including five above HK$1 billion (US$127 million).
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