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Former official and regulator sentenced to death by China for corruption

Tong Daochi, a former senior official of China's southern Hainan province and an ex-securities regulator, was sentenced to death for bribery and insider trading, with a two-year reprieve, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

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China Plots Fresh Military Exercises in South China Sea

China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region. The exercises, set to take place in the sea less than 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) off the coast…

Asharq Al-Awsat

As Biden Visits Asia, China Launches South China Sea Drills

China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with US President Joe Biden’s visits to South Korea and Japan that are largely focused on countering the perceived threat from Beijing. The Maritime Safety Administration office in the southern island province of Hainan said the drills began…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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China's Hainan free-trade port tipped to deepen Asean ties

HONG KONG: Hainan's transformation into a free-trade port will open new doors for trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), but its success will require a leap of faith and pioneering spirit, experts said.

Bangkok Post

As China's travel chill deepens, tourist-starved regions struggle to get by

As China's domestic tourism unravels, desperate provinces are slashing ticket prices, offering tax breaks and even begging locals to help save plummeting tourist earnings in a sector that employs tens of millions of people.

Reuters

South China Province Plans to Set Up International Carbon Trading Center

The holiday destination city of Sanya, Hainan, has been selected as a potential site for exchange, slated to open in the second half of this year

Caixin Global

Vietnam: China’s sea drills violate economic zone

Vietnam asked China not to violate its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf with military drills, foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said in response to reporters’ questions about the Hainan Provincial Customs Administration’s announcement about the exercises.

Bangkok Post

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China conducting military drills close to Vietnam coast

BEIJING: China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam, the government announced, warning shipping to stay away.

Bangkok Post

China announces South China Sea drills close to Vietnam coast

China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam, the government announced, warning shipping to stay away.

Reuters

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