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Chinese robot sets new half-marathon record
Speed Read The robot completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds
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Has the Iran war supercharged China’s ‘electrostate’ power?
Today's Big Question Oil shock plays to Beijing’s dominance in renewable energy
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One great cookbook: ‘Hot Sour Salty Sweet’
the week recommends A remarkable Southeast Asian travelogue
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Pig-butchering: Southeast Asia’s scam hubs
The Explainer To feed the online fraud trade, Chinese crime syndicates have set up ‘factories’ using forced labour across Southeast Asia
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Iran conflict: who are the winners and losers?
Today's Big Question China and Pakistan emerge stronger from the 38-day conflict; for the US, Israel and Iran, the picture is more mixed
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The rise of culturally specific dating apps
Under the Radar Japan, Iceland and China take individual approaches to matchmaking
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‘People inside a community can be just as resistant to its complexity’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Apple at 50: where does it go from here?
In the Spotlight Tech giant will have to deal with AI, trade wars and innovation inertia if it hopes to shape next half century
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Chinamaxxing: the American trend co-opting and romanticizing Chinese culture
In the Spotlight The line between appreciation and appropriation in this viral TikTok trend is very thin
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Are we heading for World War Three?
In Depth Defence experts believe the world may be ‘edging towards a form of conflict that is already under way, even if not yet fully recognised’
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How will the Iran war widen the rift between the US and China?
Today's Big Question Trump asks to delay planned summit with Xi
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China’s role in the US-Israeli war on Iran
The Explainer Beijing has long been Iran’s key financial backer and oil buyer, but projection of stability and relations with the US ahead of Xi-Trump summit take precedence
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What is in China’s new ‘ethnic unity’ law?
In the Spotlight Xi Jinping backs effort to assimilate minority ethnic groups
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Trump demands allies, China join Hormuz escort effort
Speed Read Trump made the demand of seven countries that rely on Middle Eastern oil
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