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China’s Zijin Mining clinches US$2.6 billion Chifeng Gold takeover in expansion drive
Zijin Mining, China’s largest gold producer, has expanded its buying spree by acquiring controlling shares in China-based Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining for 18.26 billion yuan…
Trump administration touts plan for ICE at airports amid criticism from union, Democrats
US President Donald Trump’s border tsar said on Sunday that having immigration agents bolster short-staffed Transportation Security Administration (TSA) teams will speed up airport queues…
Trump-Xi summits: an inside view with US ex-diplomat William Klein
William Klein worked for more than two decades as a US diplomat, including in several senior roles at the United States’ embassy in Beijing from…
As China charts a new course, Hong Kong writes its next chapter
With the conclusion of China’s parliamentary “two sessions”, the approval of the 2026 government work report and 15th five-year plan – together with the foreign…
Ukraine and US teams conclude talks as Zelensky says new prisoner exchange possible
Ukrainian and US delegations concluded a second day of talks in Florida on finding ways to end the four-year war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky…