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How US fast food giants are supersizing investment in China
Bullishness for China as other industries try to de-risk and detangle from Beijing may be a profit-increasing strategy for the fast food industry.
- by Aamer Madhani, Paul Wiseman and Elaine Kurtenbach
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Ghost ships at reawakened North Korea port put Ukraine in peril
An extra one million shells means about 2700 rounds more per day Russia could fire at Ukraine, which is already having trouble procuring artillery and may face more difficulty if aid from the US isn’t secured.
- by Jon Herskovitz
Japan wants a stronger military but where will it find the troops?
Already, on a newly commissioned navy frigate, the nurse doubles as dishwasher and cook.
- by Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida
China cuts off funding for Hong Kong activists in Australia
Four people were arrested last week for donating thousands of dollars to activists including Australia-based lawyer Ted Hui.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Earthquakes
Death toll rises from earthquake in China’s north-west
More than 500 people have been injured and more than 110 killed in the midnight quake.
- by Ken Moritsugu
Australian in Singapore to plead guilty to hoax bomb threat expected to be home by Christmas
Remanded at Changi Prison for three months under anti-terrorism laws, Kevin Hawkins may be out by Christmas, with prosecutors taking into account his schizophrenia.
- by Chris Barrett
Prominent publisher goes on trial in Hong Kong in landmark case
Prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law.
- by Kanis Leung
ASEAN nations spurred by China tensions to boost security ties
The meeting of leaders was expected to adopt a joint vision that emphasises security co-operation amid growing tensions with China in regional seas.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
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World politics
Four Japanese ministers quit ahead of PM’s ‘ball of fire’
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is racing to contain the fallout of a multi-million yen political kickback scheme.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
An exercise bike and a prison cell: The trial of Imran Khan
As Pakistan’s cricket team readies for a Test series in Australia, the World Cup-winning captain and former prime minister faces the contest of his life.
- by Chris Barrett
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China relations
China accused of sonar blast ‘aggression’ after spray with Philippines vessels
The skirmish in the South China Sea followed a sonar incident involving the Australian Navy last month.
- by Neil Jerome Morales