The Australian and New Zealand governments have agreed to work more closely together on defence operations during a meeting in Melbourne. Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with New Zealand’s Foreign Minister 
SINGAPORE—A survey of factory managers in China released Wednesday shows manufacturing contracted in January for a fourth straight month, reflecting weak demand and a faltering recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. The official purchasing managers 
China reported the deaths of at least one national-level official, two deputy national-level officials, and 83 provincial or ministerial-level officials in 2023. Among the deaths were former Premier Li Keqiang, age 68, Standing Committee Member of the ChongqingRead more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/over-80-high-level-chinese-officials-died-in-2023-post-5575308
The music of such major artists as Taylor Swift, Drake, and Billie Eilish could vanish from the video hosting service TikTok unless the social media platform can come to a last-minute deal with Universal Music Group. UMG said it will no longer allow its