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Taiwan signs free trade deal with Singapore Taiwan signed a free trade deal with Singapore on Thursday, its first with a Southeast Asian country, as the diplomatically isolated island steps up efforts to join regional economic blocs.

07 November 2013

China seeks world role for 'people's money' With deals from London to Singapore, China is seeking a greater role for its yuan currency in global markets to challenge the hegemony of the almighty dollar.

06 November 2013

'Wild Swans' author Jung Chang speaks of China dream It may be unclear what exactly Beijing means by its aspirational "China Dream" slogan, but for banned "Wild Swans" author Jung Chang it's a positive step.

23 July 2013

Kazakh students in Beijing survey awareness of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan students in Beijing made a jocose poll among foreigners to find out the level of awareness about Kazakhstan in the world.

27 March 2013