African countries have a history of not exploiting their mineral wealth fully.
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Africa hosts substantial reserves of critical minerals.
Shein pioneered the ultra-fast fashion approach.
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Shein is said to be eyeing the London Stock Exchange, but other countries are taking a tougher line on fast fashion brands.
TikTok users worry about losing their social media platform, but First Amendment rights are on the line, too.
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The law forcing TikTok to be sold or banned is meant to protect Americans from Chinese government influence and privacy intrusions. But does it undermine a bedrock American principle?
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Putin’s trip to Beijing may not have gained him as many trade benefits as he had hoped.
Electric cars inside a Leapmotor showroom in Beijing, China.
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The US president is ramping up tariffs on Chinese-made products, including a 100% border tax on electric cars.
Drones are an example of the ‘dual-use technologies’ that can fall foul of research security concerns.
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As concerns over research security grow, Australia has no national policy or consistent approach.
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The Chinese Communist Party has inadvertently given the country’s nationalist movement influence that it’s struggling to contain.
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The protracted deliberations over joining AUKUS pillar two suggest New Zealand is hoping questions of security, trade and domestic opinion will be solved in time. That’s unlikely.
Sinking while the sea is rising: the port city of Tianjin, China.
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Cities can take action to stop subsidence – or else they need to adapt.
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Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security joins us to discuss the Coalition's position on the bill, as well as the issue of handling the former detainees.
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Aspiring business people and lawyers are taught how to work with China, but our future politicians, policymakers and journalists do not always receive the same practical instruction.
Philippine troops watch as a missile hits a target during a live-fire joint U.S.-Philippines exercise.
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US Marines and Philippine forces are taking part in joint military exercises just 100 miles off the southern tip of Taiwan.
With around 700,000 panels, France’s Massangis solar farm generates 56 megawatts (MW) of power. The panels are manufactured by First Solar, a US company.
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Taking advantage of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, outside investors have acquired substantial stakes in what have long been regarded as “sovereign” assets that are critical for the EU’s energy strategy.
Donald Trump has not been a huge fan of Nato and has suggested the US could reduce its commitment.
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Trump is sending mixed messages about his planned foreign policy decisions, if he becomes president.
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The attacks pose a serious threat to the island’s democracy. And they could be replicated elsewhere.
Cars are gathered at a port in in Yantai, Shandong province, China, for export.
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Chinese car makers are finding the road to succeeding in the EU slow and bumpy.
People parading a Russian flag around the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa.
The 2020 #EndSARS protests consolidated young Nigerians’ desire to leave the country.
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There’s more to ‘survival migration’ than an escape from poverty or war: even the middle class can feel they have to leave to survive.
Kanpai! Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is hoping the U.S.-Japan relationship doesn’t lose its fizz.
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Meetings with Joe Biden and Donald Trump suggest Japan is hedging over the outcome of the US election.
US secretary of state Antony Blinken and China’s foreign minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 26.
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China’s need for allies is driven by its worry about neighbouring North Korea and concern about western dominance.