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Guinea pushes Simandou on iron ore exports to feed China’s ‘green steel’ mills

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Residents in 2 villages can turn houses fully into tourist sites under pilot scheme

Japan’s G7 rare earth proposal risks further regional tension

Cross-border biotech deals grow more complex as US targets China investment links

Vance in Switzerland for US-Iran talks as Strait of Hormuz closed again

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash in France

South Korea jostles with Germany for US$39 billion Canadian submarine deal

Zelensky says Ukraine drones hit oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen, now have 3,000km range

British PM Keir Starmer ready to quit, report says

China cabby drives against traffic, runs red lights to rush unconscious toddler to hospital

Hong Kong parents turn to summer school options in Asia amid soaring airfares

Hong Kong only place in China that can adopt model akin to SpaceX, CY Leung says

Bolivia’s president declares state of emergency, paving way for troop deployment

Korean drama Teach You a Lesson serves up a reality check on education

To lead in global education, Hong Kong must go beyond narrow metrics

Thai property crackdown: Foreign buyers hit pause on villas as nominee loophole closes

US and Iranian negotiators arrive in Swiss restort for latest round of peace talks