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2023-05-28 04:09:16 Number of Hong Kong students at Britain’s independent schools surges nearly fivefold in 2 years

Affluent parents who move their children from free schools ‘seek better facilities, teaching quality’.

Sun, 28 May 2023 09:00:17 +0800
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2023-05-28 04:09:13 Chinese app factory Newborn Town has designs on Southeast Asia with many smaller platforms, flipping the TikTok model

As political scrutiny of Chinese apps grows overseas, Newborn Town is finding success by churning out multiple social media and dating apps.

Sun, 28 May 2023 09:00:14 +0800
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2023-05-28 04:00:33 ‘Looks like the Hulk’: topless beefy bodybuilder stages Taiwan convenience store rampage over out-of-stock chicken dish

A frustrated bodybuilder who lost control inside a convenience store in Taiwan and attacked police has gripped social media on the island and in Hong Kong.

Sun, 28 May 2023 09:00:11 +0800
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2023-05-28 03:15:48 Confused Australia must decide: is China a friend or a foe?

By extending an olive branch to China to reset economic ties while continuing with its military posturing, Australia is sending out mixed messages. Canberra must set its own path to reconciliation and not let third-party ambitions derail it.

Sun, 28 May 2023 08:15:11 +0800
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2023-05-28 03:15:44 US bill takes aim at state laws restricting property ownership by citizens from China and elsewhere

In response to recent bans like Florida’s, two Democrats in Congress offer legislation pre-empting any American state or territory that impedes property purchase based on one’s citizenship.

Sat, 27 May 2023 06:40:16 +0800
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2023-05-28 02:21:41 Biden and McCarthy agree to talk on debt crisis, House Speaker says negotiators ‘closer to an agreement’

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gathered top allies behind closed doors at the Capitol as negotiators pushed for a deal that would raise the nation’s borrowing limit and avoid a catastrophic default.

Sun, 28 May 2023 07:21:28 +0800
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2023-05-28 01:50:06 Recep Tayyip Erdogan positioned to extend rule in Turkey run-off election

The election on Sunday will decide not only who leads Turkey but also how it is governed and the shape of its foreign policy, which has seen Turkey irk the West by cultivating ties with Russia and Gulf states.

Sun, 28 May 2023 06:49:46 +0800
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2023-05-28 01:30:43 US nuclear umbrella for Taiwan: solid cross-strait shield or wishful thinking?

Debate swirls after Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu suggests self-ruled island has been talking to the United States on the nuclear umbrella issue.

Sun, 28 May 2023 06:00:23 +0800
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2023-05-28 00:23:01 France’s Justine Triet wins Cannes Film Festival’s top prize with Anatomy of a Fall

Best actor went to Japan’s Koji Yakusho, who plays a toilet cleaner in Tokyo in director Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days.

Sun, 28 May 2023 05:22:45 +0800
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2023-05-27 23:27:31 Pope resumes appointments after illness; meets American director Martin Scorsese

According to Vatican News, a number of poets, writers and film directors from around the world attended a conference with a Jesuit-run journal. The Vatican has confirmed that the pope will preside over Pentecost Mass on Sunday.

Sun, 28 May 2023 04:27:12 +0800
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