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Australia expects China to lift ban on exports as they ease past 2020 row

Lobster is the one remaining banned product, said Farrell, China lifted tariffs on Australian wine in March and restrictions on Australian beef in December 2023

China solar panel makers seek government action to halt freefall in prices

Financial incentives and a government push have helped China become the solar panel factory of the world

Pakistan's donkey population rises to 5.9 million in FY23-24: Survey

Donkeys may be the last hope for many Pakistanis, especially those living in the countryside, where the rural economy is closely associated with the animals

North Korea'a Kim hails Russia tie as Putin reportedly plans a visit

Kim has been pushing to boost partnerships with Russia and China in a bid to strength his regional footing and launch a united front against the United States

Asian shares remain steady, dollar firm ahead of US inflation data report

European markets are also set to open slightly higher, with EUROSTOXX 50 futures up 0.3 per cent and the FTSE futures gaining 0.4 per cent

US Fed meeting decision, inflation data to be out today: What to expect

The US Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged in today's announcement. With that, all eyes will on whether it adjusts its forecasts for potential rate cuts this year

S Korea oppn leader Lee indicted over funds transfer to North Korea

"I am not that foolish," Lee said last year, calling the charges against him "fiction" as a court denied a warrant for his arrest

More than 1.5 mn foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage

Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in the country by Tuesday, the vast majority by air, from across the world

China's central bank to resume gold buying as prices ease, analysts say

After adding to its gold reserves for 18 consecutive months, official data from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) showed its holdings were unchanged in May

China Evergrande chairman's seized Hong Kong mansion sold for $57 mn

All of Evergrande's properties in Hong Kong have been seized or sold, while the personal assets of Hui are not included in the liquidation process

Faking honest woman: Why Russia, China all use faux females to get clicks

They were female, or at least that's what they appeared to be. Fake profiles that claimed to be women got more engagement, more eyeballs and more influence than supposedly male accounts

Hong Kong invokes new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas-based activists

The government said it acted because the six were continuing to engage in activities that endanger national security, smearing the city and colluding with external forces

8 people from Tajikistan with possible Islamic State ties arrested in US

The nature of their suspected connections to the IS was not immediately clear, but the individuals were being tracked by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, or JTTF

Man on speedboat was acting on his own, no reason to be suspicious: China

According to the Taiwan authorities, after travelling in his little boat across the 160 km Taiwan Strait, which divides the island nation from China, the guy was taken into custody by coast guard

Violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023: UN

For the first time, the UN report put Israeli forces on its blacklist of countries that violate children's rights for the killing and maiming of children and attacking schools and hospitals

Oxfam urges G7 to tap fraction of military spend to resolve hunger, debt

The G7 - comprising the United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and Britain - is set to meet in Italy this week where leaders will discuss issues such as climate change, migration, debt

Quake of 4.8 magnitude in South Korea cracks walls, leaves minor damage

The National Fire Agency said it so far confirmed eight minor cases of property damage in Buan and the nearby city of Iksan, including cracked walls at homes and a warehouse

Indian gets 2-yr jail term for hacking ex-employer's system in Singapore

Another charge was taken into consideration for sentencing Kandula Nagaraju, 39, who was upset that he was fired by NCS in October 2022 due to poor work performance

Tesla shareholder sues Musk to return billions in alleged unlawful gains

The lawsuit comes two days before a critical vote by Tesla shareholders on whether to reinstate Musk's $56 billion pay package

Vladimir Putin to keep demoted ally Patrushev on Russia's Security Council

Russia's Security Council, chaired by Putin, is a Kremlin consultative body responsible for managing and integrating national security policy