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Serbia
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Serbia. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Belgrade
Head of State
President Aleksandar Vučić
Head of Government
Prime Minister Miloš Vučević
Smoke bombs and flares being tossed in Serbia’s parliament. Photo: RTS Serbia via AP

Chaos in Serbia’s parliament as smoke bombs and flares thrown, lawmakers injured

Serbian opposition lawmakers set off flares in parliament, with one legislator suffering a stroke.

European Union

Serbian students shake government with anti-corruption crusade

Protests around the world

Serbia’s PM resigns after months of anti-corruption protests

China's military weapons

Serbia deploys China’s FK-3 air defence missile system in ‘significant’ boost

The FK-3 system, delivered to Serbia in 2022, has been widely compared to the US Patriot and Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.

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Serbia’s airspace control and protection system “has been significantly improved” with the addition of the FK-3, according the the country’s defence ministry. Photo: Handout
International Property

Chinese firms seek European base for factories amid trade tensions, tariffs

European industrial real estate developer CTP expects increased demand from Chinese firms that do not want to get caught in the trade war.

European Union

Brawl erupts in Serbian parliament over railway station roof collapse

Tempers flair over the deadly roof-collapse disaster at the recently renovated railway station in Novi Sad.

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Serbia train station accident death toll rises to 15

The concrete roof at Novi Sad station in Serbia’s second-largest city came crashing down on November 1.

A woman lights candles during a protest over the fatal collapse of a roof at a train station in Novi Sad, Serbia on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

At least 14 killed in roof collapse at Serbian railway station

Rescuers are conducting an ‘extremely difficult’ operation, the interior minister says.

Art

How Marina Abramovic came full circle with her first China exhibition

Abramovic, now 77, pushed her body to its limits, taking performance art mainstream – for her new Shanghai show, she invites the audience to step into her shoes.

China-EU relations

Opinion | How EV tariffs broke EU consensus and China’s ‘divide and rule’ plan

Beijing might have successfully split France and Germany, but the actions of Greece and Serbia show the limits of its plans in Europe.

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Vehicles queue near the EU headquarters in Brussels on October 4. The European Commission has voted to impose tariffs on EVs manufactured in China, with only five member nations voting against the plan. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

US, EU raise alarm over China’s ‘very substantial’ help to Russia in Ukraine war

Beijing’s ‘significant’ exports said to be used on battlefield and given in exchange for Kremlin’s sensitive military technologies.

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Ukrainian rescuers try to extinguish a fire following a missile attack in the city of Lviv last week. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and the two countries have been at war ever since. Photo: AFP
Defence

Serbia to buy 12 French warplanes, in shift away from Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron called the US$3 billion deal jet deal ‘historic and important’, and said it showed Serbia’s ‘strategic courage’.

Energy

Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials call it a coup plot

A tentative deal with the EU would bring Serbia closer to the bloc and reduce Europe’s lithium battery and electric car imports from China.

China-Russia relations

Opinion | Russia needs China’s market more than China needs Russian gas

Despite increased Russian oil and gas imports, China’s climate goals and supposed push for lower rates complicate plans for another pipeline.

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Technicians check equipment at the Fuling shale gas field in Chongqing, on September 21, 2023. Experts say China’s natural gas imports will amount to 250 billion cubic metres by 2030, which can mostly be covered by existing contracts. Photo: Xinhua
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Explainer | US women set to defend 3X3 basketball crown in Paris, men debut as favourites

The addition of Jimmer Fredette has made the US gold medal contenders, but Serbia, led by ‘Dr Strange’, the world’s top player, will be tough opposition.

Japan and France in a women’s 3x3 basketball quarter-final match at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Photo: AFP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Olympics: can Cheung, Haughey give Hong Kong a magic Monday? 5 to watch

Table tennis’ Doo Hoi-kem could earn a slice of Hong Kong history first, while Roland-Garros hosts Swiatek plus Djokovic v Nadal.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

While you were sleeping: 5 things to know after Haughey gets started at Olympics

Day two saw thrills and spills in the pool, a podium chance for Hong Kong in table tennis and varying basketball fortunes for US and China.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

5 to watch on Olympics day 2 as Haughey swims and US basketball team enter fray

Our guide includes Haughey’s first race, China playing in women’s rugby and Hong Kong fencers following Vivian Kong’s golden footsteps.

Siobhan Haughey is poised to start her medal quest in Paris. Photo: AP
Icons and Influencers

Meet the first lady of Russia’s opposition, Yulia Navalnaya

After the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in February, his widow Yulia Navalnaya has since become the movement’s leader, but what do we know about her?

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Diplomacy

Opinion | China cannot support Russia and hope to woo Europe away from the US

If China pressures Russia into ending its aggressive behaviour, it would weaken a key reason for European alignment with the US.

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US presidential election 2024

‘Ready for both scenarios’: world leaders size up Harris, but brace for Trump win

The elevation of Kamala Harris as the Democratic front-runner injects uncertainty into the US election for world leaders already grappling with the implications of Trump’s potential return to the presidency.

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The elevation of Vice-President Kamala Harris as the Democratic front-runner has injected uncertainty into the US election for world leaders already grappling with the implications of Trump’s potential return to the presidency. Photo: AFP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Pressure builds in Serbia for NBA star Nikola Jokic to deliver at Paris Olympics

After winning three MVP titles and one championship, the centre stands on the threshold of securing eternal glory at home if he can secure a gold medal for the basketball-mad country.

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jovic is under pressure to deliver for Serbia at the Paris Olympic Games. Photo: AP
Science

Hungarian solar research lab signs up for China-led ILRS moon project

Robert Fay-Siebenburgen, president of Hungarian Solar Physics Foundation inks MOU with officials from China’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei, bringing ILRS partners to around 25.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Can Wembanyama foil US quest for fifth straight basketball gold in Paris?

LeBron James is back to add more gold to an already glittering career, and does anyone really think the US won’t win again.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

LeBron rescues US from shock loss in Olympic warm-up as China-based star shines

Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin’s Marial Shayok scored 24 points as South Sudan ran NBA superstars close in London.

LeBron James waves to the crowd after his points helped the United States prevent a stunnig upset against South Sudan in an Olympic warmup match. Photo: AP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The Ukrainians hoping provide a welcome distraction in Paris during Russia war

It will be the country’s eighth consecutive appearance at the Games since declaring independence in 1991.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh is among the medal hopefuls representing war-torn Ukraine at the Paris Olympics. Photo: AP
China-EU relations

Opinion | China wants to engage with Europe. Are Brussels and London listening?

Amid deteriorating relations with European governments, Beijing must clarify its positions and help set up an equitable power balance.

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Israel

UN top court rules Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal, calls for its end

The advisory opinion of The Hague-based is not binding, but it comes amid mounting concern over Israel’s war against Hamas sparked by the group’s brutal October 7 attacks.

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