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Police carries bodies of victims out of Wang Fuk Court.

In Hong Kong, tragedy fuels a national security crackdown

The Wang Fuk Court towers were still smouldering when Hong Kong authorities shifted gear from crisis to crackdown.

  • Lisa Visentin

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HK fires

Graphics and video show Hong Kong fire’s rapid, deadly spread

Investigators are piecing together how the city’s worst fire in decades tore through seven high-rise buildings in minutes.

  • Tom Housden and Matt Willis
Two of six Chinese nationals who were found wandering in Kalumburu, in WA’s remote north, being escorted by Border Force officers earlier this week.

Chinese men detained after being found wandering in remote WA coastal town

Six Chinese nationals were found by authorities at the community of Kalumburu on Western Australia’s remote northern coast earlier this week.

  • Hannah Murphy
Andrew Shearer, head of the powerful Office of National Intelligence, will take up a new role as ambassador to Japan.

Departing intelligence chief calls out Chinese intimidation as Australia monitors fresh flotilla

The country’s outgoing intelligence chief has accused China of seeking to coerce Australia by sending a naval flotilla to circumnavigate the continent.

  • Matthew Knott
Few students are enrolling in Chinese Studies, including the language.

How do we compete with Beijing when so few of us can speak Chinese?

The tiny numbers of students learning an Asian language is a “systemic failure” which will cost us dearly.

  • Lisa Visentin
There are just four buses made by Chinese company Yutong in the Brisbane fleet, meaning even if they were remotely “bricked” the impact on commuters would likely be minimal.

Security fears over Chinese-made Brisbane buses dismissed as xenophobic

Transport chair Andrew Wines denied being “involved in espionage” after a line of questions from political rivals.

  • William Davis
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Influencer Joe Rogan

Should we be banning influencers? China is having a crack

Should we expect social media influencers like Joe Rogan and Kim Kardashian to have degrees or certifications before discussing “serious” topics?

  • Simon Taylor
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces monster-sized economic challenges.

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

The new Japanese prime minister has unveiled a massive stimulus package in response to weak growth, stubborn inflation, spiralling debt and rising interest costs. Will it work?

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Cycling in Taiwan: an adventure made easier by friendly locals and excellent infrastructure.

An Asian cycling trip introduced me to the kindest people on Earth

In Taiwan people are not only absurdly kind but also way too casual about their kindness, like the guy who buys me a bottle of wine because it’s his birthday.

  • Paul Marshall
Photos taken from the LinkedIn profiles of Amanda Qiu, the chief executive of BR-YR Executive Search, and Shirly Shen, co-founder of the Internship Union.

The two women at centre of Britain’s latest Chinese spy fears

The agents are using LinkedIn to reach out to possible sources they can exploit for information, MI5 told British MPs in a written alert.

  • David Crowe

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