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THE cooling of the housing market in China will weigh on the economy during the second half of the year, credit rating agency Fitch warns.
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From China trade wars and tensions with Australia and the United States, to conflict in the South China Sea, get all your news updates.
Can you guess what’s in this photo?
ARE YOU feeling dizzy? We don’t blame you. So are we, but the story behind these incredibly grim photos will really make your head spin.
Push to secure direct Darwin to China flights
THE push to secure direct flights between Darwin and China continues to gather pace
China’s secret weapon against the US
IN ADDITION to implementing a strategy to protect its own territory, China has been working to rapidly increase its already powerful navy.
China’s fury at ‘security’ challenge
CHINA has sent military vessels and warplanes to “defend national sovereignty” against an American warship in the South China Sea.
Wellness warrior poisons herself
A VLOGGER had a near fatal experience when she accidentally ate a poisonous plant live on camera thinking it was a harmless aloe vera leaf.
North Korean five face dire fate
IN THE shadow of Otto Warmbier’s death, a group of North Koreans who escaped the regime are facing an ominous punishment.
Ivanka’s brutal shoe factory exposed
SHE’S called for an end to “exploitation” in China, but workers who have made Ivanka Trump’s shoes allege shocking brutality and abuse.
Packer saga’s dramatic conclusion
CASINO mogul James Packer floated in the calm before the storm on his superyacht ahead of today’s nailbiting result.
Crown employee cops 10 months jail
CROWN Resorts employee Jason O’Connor has been given a 10-month jail sentence in China for gambling related offences.
Crown execs discover their fate
JASON O’Connor and his fellow Australian colleagues have just found out how long they will spend in a Chinese jail, after pleading guilty today.
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Landslide death toll could hit 140
UPDATE: Rescuers have pulled 15 bodies from a massive landslide in China as the search continues for more than 100 others still trapped.
N. Korea’s other Otto Warmbier
THE family of an American who vanished on a hiking trip say he was kidnapped to become Kim’s English tutor. And they want their son to get out alive.
The great fall of China is coming
CHINA may be witnessing the beginnings of its own end. Could the world’s new superpower be on the verge of collapse?
China’s ridiculous university course
STUDENTS desperate for internet famous are enrolling at uni, taking lessons in dressing fashionably and luxury brands.
China’s big ‘new internet’ breakthrough
CHINA has scored a victory against hackers and spooks as it surges ahead of other world powers in a new kind of space race.
Chinese kindergarten bomber dead
AN explosion that killed eight people outside a Chinese kindergarten was caused by a makeshift bomb and the bomber died in the blast, police say.
Mobile mart could change corner stores
THE future of inner city convenience shopping will look very different if this start-up idea takes off.
New missiles give China an edge
BEIJING says it has perfected a new engine technology which will propel its weapons further and at incredibly fast speeds.
China’s odd ‘white people’ trend
THIS man was minding his own business when his photo was taken. Soon, he was in ads on the internet declaring he was famous.
Can this machine ace a uni maths exam?
AN ARTIFICAL intelligence machine has taken the maths section of China’s annual university entrance exam, but the results weren’t quite as expected.
Apple staff stealing customer info
THE personal data of iPhone customers is highly prized on China’s black market due to the belief that Apple customers are more likely to be wealthy.
The mutt who ran a marathon
WHEN ultramarathon runner Dion Leonard met a stray dog during an endurance race though the Gobi Desert, he never expected the mutt would follow him for almost 125km.
We’re going back to the moon
CHINA is preparing to put a man on the moon but the US Defence Department has raised questions over the true intentions of the mission.
‘North Korea a threat to all’
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has had some strong words for “clear and present danger” North Korea during a speech in Singapore.
Trump just did China huge favour
WITH one stroke of his pen, Donald Trump today made China an undisputed leader in a move the US could regret.
China’s iPhone killer strikes again
THE world’s third biggest smartphone maker is looking to lure iPhone customers by making a device that is eerily similar to Apple’s flagship devices.
China’s underwater spy hub
BEIJING’S plans for an underwater observation system across disputed seas could have huge implications for Australia.
High-stakes moves in South China Sea
CHINA has protested the US sending a guided missile destroyer near South China Sea islands as Taiwan practised repelling a simulated Chinese assault.
‘It’s time to catch up Australia’
A SMALL island nation off the coast of China has leapfrogged Australia and campaigners says it’s getting embarrassing now.
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