Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
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SINGAPORE: In a crackdown on litterbugs, Singapore may publicise images of offenders in community spaces so members of the public can help identify them....
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Carmaker Stellantis halted production in Russia in April 2022....
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China's manufacturing activity contracted for the fourth straight month in January, an official factory survey showed on Wednesday (Jan 31), suggesting the sprawling sector and the broader economy were struggling to regain momentum at the start of 2024.
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Worries that China would use disinformation to undermine the integrity of Taiwan's vote dogged the recent election, a key moment in the young democracy's development that highlighted tensions with its much larger neighbor....
China has instructed heavily indebted local governments to delay or halt some state-funded infrastructure projects, three people with knowledge of the situation said, as Beijing struggles to contain debt risks even as it tries to stimulate the economy....
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China said on Friday (Sep 15) that it was sanctioning two United States defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan....