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South Korea’s First Lady pitches K-Beauty in Shanghai amid cultural thaw

First Lady Kim Hea Kyung isited K-Beauty Glow Week in Shanghai at the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center, the showcase intended to highlight the competitiveness of promising…

  • Published: January 9, 202612:14 pm
  • Author Ji Da-gyum
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China accuses Japan of rising nuclear ambitions under its right-leaning government

Beijing's export bans and criticism of Japan's nuclear ambitions signal a coordinated pushback using economic and narrative tools.

  • Published: January 9, 20268:53 am
  • Author Michelle Ng
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Visa sections of three Bangladesh missions in India closed on security grounds

Bangladeshi Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain says the decision was taken amid protests.

  • Published: January 9, 20268:40 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Hopes rise for Hallyu thaw, but K-pop remains wary of China expansion

Despite renewed diplomatic signals after President Lee Jae-myung's China visit, industry sentiment remains cautious, citing ambiguity on China’s policy stance and growing…

  • Published: January 9, 20268:37 am
  • Author Kim Jae-heun
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Direct Bangladesh-Pakistan flights to resume after 14 years

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to fly its first Dhaka-Karachi flight on January 29 and will be operated twice weekly, the first regular flights since 2012.

  • Published: January 9, 20268:22 am
  • Author Dawn
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China sanctions ‘diehard Taiwan independence’ separatists

A spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office mentioned that Liu Shyh-fang, head of Taiwan's interior affairs department, and Cheng Ying-yao, head of the education…

  • Published: January 8, 202610:49 am
  • Author Li Shangyi
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Will China send more pandas to South Korea?

The recent summit diplomacy signals a tentative warming in bilateral relations.

  • Published: January 8, 20269:37 am
  • Author Lim Jae-seong
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China refutes comparison between Taiwan and Venezuela

Following the US seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, several critics in Taiwan have drawn parallels between the island and Venezuela, speculating that the…

  • Published: January 8, 20268:57 am
  • Author Li Shangyi
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Pakistan confirms talks with Bangladesh on potential defence pact, JF-17 jet sale

High-level air force talks underline expanding military cooperation.

  • Published: January 8, 20268:50 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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China curbs dual-use item exports to Japan over Taiwan remarks

Dual-use items refer to products, software, and technologies that have legitimate civilian uses, but can also be adapted for military purposes, such as the development of weapons…

  • Published: January 8, 20268:37 am
  • Author Wang Keju

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