• 02/22/2025

China’s Foreign Minister Meets U.S. Envoy, Urges Washington to Reflect

New York Times The meeting was one of the highest-level engagements between American and Chinese officials since the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon in February. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/asia/china-us-meeting.html

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‘Nothing new’: Singapore says view on Russia unchanged, after Shanmugam’s remarks prompt questions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. An opposition lawmaker queried whether law minister K. Shanmugam’s remarks on how Moscow justifies its war in Ukraine signal a change in Singapore’s objections to it. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3219819/nothing-new-singapore-says-view-russia-unchanged-after-shanmugams-remarks-prompt-questions?utm_source=rss_feed

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Russian night attack: body recovered from under rubble in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Pravda Ukraine One person was killed and another rescued from under the rubble as a result of a nighttime Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Facebook Quote: “On 8 May, as a result of an attack, a fire broke out in a one-storey building in a…

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Suspect in car bomb attack on Russian nationalist writer charged with terrorism

Jerusalem Post Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused Ukraine and the Western states backing it, particularly the United States, for the attack on Prilepin. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-742394

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Russia Launches Large Wave of Drones at Ukraine’s Capital

New York Times Ukraine’s Air Force said that it shot down all of the drones, the fourth large-scale assault on Kyiv this month. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/08/world/russia-ukraine-bakhmut-wagner-news

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China says relations with the U.S. must be stabilized, avoid ‘downward spiral’

Washington Post The meeting with the U.S. ambassador could lead to more senior-level exchanges after high-level contacts were frozen with the discovery of a Chinese balloon floating over the United States. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/china-us-qin-burns-relations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Tencent-backed tech firm Sea declares 5 per cent pay rise for most employees, signalling a strong rebound in e-commerce, video gaming

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The across-the-board pay rise sends a strong signal that the e-commerce and video gaming tech conglomerate has turned the corner after years of bleeding losses. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3219816/tencent-backed-tech-firm-sea-declares-5-cent-pay-rise-most-employees-signalling-strong-rebound-e?utm_source=rss_feed

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China’s theme parks are bouncing back to pre-pandemic growth as pent-up travel demand sparks tourism boom, says Fitch

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. During the five-day May Day holiday last week, long queues and crowds were seen at the country’s theme parks, a sign they have become ‘early beneficiaries’ of a tourism recovery after Beijing abandoned its…

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EU’s Von der Leyen to meet Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742393

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