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Chinese Stocks on Fire, Déjà vu or This time is different?

Summary CSI 300 Index representing overall performance of China A-share market gained 14% in the five days to trade at a five-year high, fuelled by...

Citizens of Hongkong glance towards exits as China foists security l...

China’s decision to impose national security law, which was drafted and approved in a swift and secretive process, on Hong Kong has strengthened...

Peter Reith was 'born to plot'

<p>Peter Reith was a one of John Howard's hard men, especially during the bruising and divisive 1998 battle for the waterfront.</p>

Beloved entertainer Barry Humphries dead at 89

Barry Humphries, who brought to life Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died in hospital in Sydney at 89.