China will become the global economy's biggest growth driver in the next 5 years, doubling the US contribution, IMF says

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Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Nobel economist Paul Krugman says there's no real risk to the dollar - unless the US defaults on its debt

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Princeton economics and international affairs professor Paul Krugman listens during his introduction as the 2008 Nobel prize winner in economics at a new conference on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.

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There is 'no situation' where Taiwan can defend itself against China the way Ukraine has fought against Russia, says APAC security expert

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Taiwan's armed forces hold two days of routine drills to show combat readiness ahead of Lunar New Year holidays at a military base on January 11, 2023 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Taiwan's armed forces hold two days of routine drills to show combat readiness ahead of Lunar New Year holidays at a military base on January 11, 2023 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Almost half of Taiwan's aircraft isn't ready for war, and its air force doesn't have a coordinated radio network to stave off a Chinese invasion: Pentagon leak

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A Taiwanese Mirage fighter jet lands after routine patrols and training exercises at an air force base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan on April 6, 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan.
A Taiwanese Mirage fighter jet lands after routine patrols and training exercises at an air force base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan on April 6, 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Russia's economy is hurting - and a new wave of EU sanctions aimed at crippling its 'war machine' are coming. Here are 6 key developments in the past week.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia on March 30, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Fears that the US dollar will collapse are nonsense, and doomsayers are often hawking gold, investment chief says

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The dollar has surged this year while gold has remained stagnant

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Meet China's 10 richest tech billionaires, from the CEO of ByteDance to the 'Steve Jobs of China'

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Ma Huateng (L), Zhang Yiming, and Jack Ma (R) are China's richest tech billionaires as of 2023.

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A Chinese company is reportedly planning to replace some human copywriters and graphic designers with AI

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BlueFocus Intelligent Communications Group Co. reportedly has plans to replace some outside copywriters and graphic designers with AI models.

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China and India are buying so much Russian oil that Moscow's now selling more crude than it was before invading Ukraine

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China could start building a moon base with lunar-soil bricks in 5 years, amid NASA fears of a moon territory dispute

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Screen shows footages of spacecraft for Chang'e-5 Mission, during an event on China’s lunar exploration program, at the National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Beijing
A screen shows footage of Chang'e-5, China's lunar sample-return mission, during an event in Beijing.

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