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South Korea detained a 3,000-ton flagless cargo ship suspected of violating UN sanctions, allegedly heading to Russia from North Korea via China.

Thirty Chinese army aircraft were spotted around Taiwan. 20 of them came dangerously close to the northern part of the island, where the capital is located.

Blinken and Macron reaffirmed their strong support for Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression during their meeting in Paris.

Biden and Xi discussed the US interest in protecting national security in relation to TikTok, which is controlled by a Chinese company.

Taylor Swift has officially become a billionaire with a net worth of $1. 1 billion, making her the first musician to achieve billionaire status solely through songwriting and performing.

China's manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in 13 months, driven by an increase in new orders from domestic and foreign customers, which helped boost business confidence to an 11-month high.

Biden expressed concerns to Xi about China's support for Russia's war against Ukraine, unfair trade policies, and non-market economic practices that harm American workers.

Oil prices soared above $88 per barrel, the highest since October, due to rising demand from China and the US, as well as escalating tensions in the Middle East, which are increasing supply concerns.

Three Russian Sokol oil tankers are anchored near Indian ports, indicating that Russian oil trade with India has resumed despite US sanctions.

The United States agrees with South Korea to impose restrictions on the export of semiconductor technology and equipment to China, similar to those already imposed by the United States, as part of efforts to hinder the development of the Chinese semiconductor industry for national security reasons.

The White House spokeswoman commented on the media investigation into the "Havana Syndrome".

The United States expresses concern about the Russia-China partnership and warns China against supporting Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Russia's growing isolation in the world is forcing it to consider less stable and illiquid currencies other than the Chinese yuan for its reserves due to the tightening of Western sanctions.

Customs officers seized 4,270 undeclared anime figures worth almost 700,000 hryvnias that were attempted to be imported from China by mail.

Extreme temperatures and droughts in Southeast Asia have led to lower coffee bean yields in Vietnam and Indonesia, the world's second and third largest producers, sending global coffee futures to near record highs.

Russia is using cryptocurrencies such as Tether to circumvent Western sanctions and buy dual-use goods that are imported and used to produce weapons to attack Ukraine.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that China and the European Union are strategic partners whose common interests far outweigh their differences. The Chinese foreign minister also emphasized Beijing's readiness to cooperate with the EU in the economic, trade, scientific, and supply chain spheres in order to contribute to the global economic recovery.

China promises to import more high-quality goods and services from France amid ongoing trade tensions over the export of Chinese electric vehicles to Europe.

The Philippines has ordered a maritime security beef-up to counter the challenges of territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea amid escalating tensions and mutual accusations.

France expects China to send very clear signals to Russia in connection with the war in Ukraine.

Despite Western sanctions, russia increased its imports of nitrocellulose, a key ingredient for gunpowder production, by 70% in 2022 from companies in the US, Germany, Taiwan, and other countries.

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned that stopping the supply of U. S. weapons to Ukraine would encourage China to aggress against Taiwan and strengthen Beijing's anti-American propaganda.

The US and UK are investigating more than $20 billion in cryptocurrency transfers to Russia through the Russian exchange Garantex using Tether, suspected of facilitating financial crimes and illegal transfers.

russia vetoed a UN resolution to extend the mandate of the group monitoring sanctions against North Korea, defying the 13 other Security Council members who supported it.

The EU law on critical raw materials is aimed at diversifying sources of supply of critical raw materials, not at confronting China, according to a European official.

The Philippines will take countermeasures against "dangerous attacks" by Chinese ships and is negotiating with allies to protect its sovereignty in the South China Sea dispute.

The russians have begun equipping the "Shakhtys" used to attack Ukraine with a more efficient GPS system and continue to erase the markings on foreign electronic components to conceal their origin.

Samsung Pay will stop supporting russian Mir payment cards from April 2024, automatically removing all previously added Mir cards from the service.

Russian oil companies are facing delays of up to several months in receiving payments from banks in China, Turkey, and the UAE due to heightened caution about possible secondary US sanctions that undermine the Kremlin's oil export revenues.

The former president of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Suyuan, was sentenced to life in prison for match-fixing and financial crimes involving bribes of more than €10. 3 million.