Models wearing outfits that reflect traditional Chinese culture walk the runway during China’s International Fashion Week in March 2023.
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Contemporary beauty culture in China blends traditional Chinese culture with modern aesthetics and global influences.
Founding father: a statue to Genghis Khan in Tsonjin boldog, Mongolia.
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Mongolia is a landlocked country heavily dependent on Russia and China but fighting to retain its independence and democracy.
The construction of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (KCJB) project in Padalarang, Indonesia’s West Java Province.
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The Indonesian government needs to take worker safety on Chinese-backed projects seriously – otherwise it risks adding to worsening anti-China sentiment in Indonesia.
Ajay Banga is expected to become the next World Bank president.
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It’s a crucial time for the World Bank, with growing calls for reform and sky-high expectations of what one leader needs to do. A former World Bank official explains the challenges ahead.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama leads a prayer in the Indian state of Bihar on Jan. 1, 2022.
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Beijing is eager for more control over the selection of Tibetan Buddhist leaders like the Dalai Lama.
Saudi Arabia, to the surprise of many, chose China to broker its deal with Iran in March 2023.
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Saudi Arabia’s choice of China to broker its deal with Iran surprised many, but is consistent with its foreign policy agenda.
Baidu’s ERNIE Bot was launched to considerable disappointment.
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AI chatbots are on the rise in China – but their abilities and purpose may be quite different from the products of US tech giants.
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Successive governments have shied away from serious discussions about national security.
The Moscow meeting between presidents Xi and Putin seems to signal a deepening of their alliance.
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History shows us why China and Russia want to form a strong alliance.
Within the next year or two, people will set foot on the surface of the Moon for the first time in 50 years.
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A US-led coalition and China are both planning to establish bases on the Moon. How the two nations will navigate actions on the Moon and how other countries will be involved is still unclear.
Chinese shoppers are increasingly using a video app when they need to complain.
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Chinese shoppers find a TikTok-style app is helpful for complaining.
Is a wildly popular social media app a threat to U.S. citizens?
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What data privacy risk does TikTok pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?
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Evidence is mounting for links to animals at the Wuhan wet market. But we’ve wasted a lot of time and energy getting here.
Opening the doors to Russia and China’s perception.
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The setting was grand, so too was the plan. But behind the peace plan put forward by China and welcomed by Russia, is the question, what do both nations seek?
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The International Criminal Court sets a high bar for prosecuting heads of state for crimes committed while they are in power.
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The recent Iran-Saudi Arabia diplomatic truce brokered by Beijing heightens expectations of Xi’s visit. But the Ukraine case is vastly different.
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One key reason is to provide an increased deterrent in an increasingly turbulent region.
Experts have been considering whether TikTok is worse in terms of privacy or security than other, US-based apps.
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TikTok has been banned from UK government devices, but it’s easy for all social media platforms to harvest your data.
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Digital media is facilitating spiritual practices in China, leading to the emergence of new online cultures and businesses.
The federal government has a lot of cybersecurity resources, but the private sector plays a key role in national cyber defense.
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The new National Cybersecurity Strategy reiterates the government’s focus on resilient infrastructure and taking the offensive against hackers. But it also brings a fresh approach to the private sector.