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Olivia Siong

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Beijing Correspondent at Channel NewsAsia

Beijing Correspondent for CNA @ChannelNewsAsia | Previously in 🇸🇬 | Reach me at [email protected]

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  • 4 days ago | channelnewsasia.com | Olivia Siong

    TIANJIN: The Summer Davos – the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) second largest annual gathering – kicks off on Tuesday (Jun 24) in China’s northern city of Tianjin. Also known as the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the event is set to see a post-pandemic record of more than 1,700 participants from governments, businesses and civil society from 90 countries.

  • 1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Olivia Siong

    SHENZHEN: Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD plans to make its intelligent driving technology, known as “God’s Eye”, available in overseas markets like Singapore soon. The world’s largest EV maker told CNA that while it cannot commit to a specific timeline, the technology could be rolled out progressively, with certain features made available first instead of all at once.

  • 1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Olivia Siong

    Asia Both countries launched a new railway cooperation mechanism during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hanoi in April, with the goal of aligning railway gauges in both countries. New: You can now listen to articles. HANOI: Chatter filled the platform as 67-year-old Mr Ma Ronghong’s tour group boarded their waiting train at Hanoi’s railway station.

  • 2 months ago | channelnewsasia.com | Olivia Siong

    Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Cambodia for the final leg of his three-nation Southeast Asia tour. His visits have seen him double down on calls to oppose hegemony and power politics, amid an escalating trade war with the US. Beijing has been actively reinforcing its ties with ASEAN, as it faces a 145% additional tariff rate on US imports. Meanwhile, Phnom Penh was slapped with a 49% import duty — one of the highest rates globally — before most levies were paused until July.

  • 2 months ago | channelnewsasia.com | Melissa Goh |Olivia Siong

    Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur for a three-day state visit. It is the second stop of his Southeast Asian tour, as he seeks to beef up regional cooperation in the wake of an escalating trade war with the US. Melissa Goh and Olivia Siong report.

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Olivia Siong
Olivia Siong @OliviaSiongCNA
29 Aug 24

Full english text of China’s account of meeting between President Xi Jinping and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan https://t.co/StDLabVSbs

Olivia Siong
Olivia Siong @OliviaSiongCNA
2 Jun 24

See China Defence Minister Dong Jun's reaction when asked if he'll meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy @ZelenskyyUa on the sidelines of #SLD24

畑宗太郎 Sotaro Hata
畑宗太郎 Sotaro Hata @HataSotaro

When asked if he is going to meet Zelensky… I asked Dong Jun, defense minister of China at Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. https://t.co/XKLBPlnxRZ

Olivia Siong
Olivia Siong @OliviaSiongCNA
2 Jun 24

"We will not allow any country or force to create conflict and chaos in our region," China Defence Minister Dong Jun at #SLD24 plenary session https://t.co/ksd1uLInzf