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South Korean President Lee to visit Beijing for pivotal 2nd summit with Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to a state visit in Beijing, signalling China’s ...

China factor: How Beijing’s tech rise is testing Korea’s export engine

SEOUL: For decades, high-tech excellence has been the bedrock of South Korea's export-reliant economy, with its ...

Bipartisan House China panel slams Beijing’s Taiwan drills as 'deliberate escalation'

China conducts two-day military exercises around Taiwan with rockets, bombers and assault ships as House Select Committee on ...

China Ends Tax Break on Condoms, Contraceptive Pills Amid Birth Rate Slump

Contraceptives are now subject to a 13 percent value-added tax, while services related to childcare and marriage are exempt.

Ten years after it ended its ‘one-child’ policy, China’s push for more babies isn’t winning its citizens over

Welkin Lei has been doing some paper-napkin calculations in his spare time and the numbers for having another child just ...

China’s ‘condom tax’ sparks backlash as Beijing struggles to reverse population collapse

China introduces 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as global superpower battles sustained ...

Trump Administration Issues New Warning to China Over Taiwan

Trump administration warns China over Taiwan, urging restraint and dialogue to preserve peace across the Taiwan Strait.

Why China is taxing condoms now? Beijing latest and strangest move to get people having more babies

China imposes 13% VAT on condoms and contraceptives from Jan 1, 2026, ending a 30-year exemption as Beijing pushes births ...

China: Condoms, contraceptive drugs cost more in New Year as new taxes take effect

The move comes as Beijing struggles to boost birth rates in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s population fell for a ...

Taiwan condemns Chinese military drills as Beijing fires missiles on second day of ‘intimidation’ exercise

China said it was merely responding to Taiwanese forces and taking the "necessary action to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity." ...