'Unstoppable' China? Xi's show of strength alongside Putin and Kim
Pacific Asia • Sep 3, 2025, 6:11 PM
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China has staged an impressive display of its military might to mark its Victory Day, a commemoration of the end of World War II, which Beijing couches as its defeat of Japanese forces and – crucially – fascism.
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Outrage after Covid-era Chinese journalist Zhang sentenced to prison for second time
Pacific Asia • 9:58 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 23: Human rights groups condemn the ruling against Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist facing a second four-year prison term for her reporting on Covid in 2020. In Egypt, a prominent political prisoner has been pard
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China evacuates 400,000 as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches after slamming Philippines
Pacific Asia • 9:40 AM
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Super Typhoon Ragasa hit the northern Philippines on Monday with winds of up to 215 kilometres per hour, tearing off roofs and toppling trees as tens of thousands sought shelter. The storm is now moving toward southern China, where authorities in Shenzhe
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Philippines: Super Typhoon Ragasa hits the country, thousands evacuated
Pacific Asia • 9:03 AM
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr placed the Philippines' disaster response agency on full alert and ordered the mobilisation of all government bodies as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached the northern region, triggering storm warnings across East and Southeast
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