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Global drive: Chinese tech firm behind Singapore autonomous public bus trial eyes further fields

MOGOX buses serving an autonomous driving route between Hengqin island in Zhuhai, in China's Guangdong province, and Macau in 2026.

China to meet South Korea in Uber Cup final

China's Wang Zhiyi hits a return to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi during their women's singles semifinal match at the Badminton Asia Championship in Ningbo, eastern China's Zhejiang province on April 11, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT

China’s Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries

In Vietnam, Japan PM vows more effort to keep Asia ‘free and open’

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Vietnamese President To Lam have agreed to advance their partnership to a “new phase of development”.

US, Philippines deploy anti-ship missile system in Batanes near Taiwan for war games

Philippine and U.S. military personnel stand beside vehicles and equipment used for the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) anti-ship missile system during joint military exercises in Basco, Batanes province, Philippines, May 2, 2026. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal

US firm tests brain implant with patients in China in rare sign of cooperation between both sides

China railway handles record 24.8m passengers on May Day

People disembark from a train after arriving at Hangzhou South Railway Station during the five-day Labour Day holiday in Hangzhou, China May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

China says UN should revisit decision to withdraw Lebanon peacekeeping mission

Shattered glass at a building of UN Interim Force in Lebanon that it says was caused by a Hezbollah rocket impact on March 23.

China says there is urgent need to maintain Iran war ceasefire

China's ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Fu Cong addresses the UN General Assembly on the failure of the Security Council to pass a proposed Strait of Hormuz resolution, at the UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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