Chinese banks raise mortgage rates, helping to rein in runaway prices that puts housing affordability further out of reach

Source: South China Morning PostCommercial banks across several Chinese cities have begun raising their mortgage rates,…

US, South Korea willing to engage with North Korea for denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula

Source: South China Morning PostThe United States and South Korea on Friday expressed willingness to engage…

Taiwan’s coronavirus outbreak leaves services sector reeling as new curbs bite

Source: South China Morning PostTaiwan’s all-important service sector will shrink and dent gross domestic product (GDP)…

Clues to China’s ties with Germany after Merkel hint at a relationship in flux over trade, rights

Source: South China Morning PostBeijing may have picked up on mixed messaging this week as to…

China-Australia relations: LNG imports hit record in April due to industrial demand, climate change pledge

Source: South China Morning PostChina’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Australia hit a record high…

Promoting China’s biodiversity conference, UN officials warn that the world is in bad shape

Source: South China Morning PostAs the pandemic starkly illustrates, the world must overhaul its relationship with…

Britain believes in law of the sea, Boris Johnson tells China ahead of aircraft carrier deployment

Source: South China Morning PostThe first operational deployment of Britain’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth…

China puts upgraded HQ-9 missile system to extreme test

Source: South China Morning PostThe Chinese air force has put an upgraded version of one of…

China warns Japan against stoking military tensions over Taiwan

Source: South China Morning PostBeijing accused Tokyo of stoking military tensions in the region after Japan’s…

China-EU investment deal suspension seen as more politically symbolic than economic, but risks to trade exist

Source: South China Morning PostInvestment deals involving European countries that have separate bilateral investment agreements with…

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