Developing | China to ‘embrace free markets and free trade’, Premier Li Qiang says at CIIE opening
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged to further open the country’s vast consumer market to international businesses after…
As China holds the line in ‘trade war 2.0’, its yuan follows suit
When US President Donald Trump fired the opening salvoes of his country’s trade war with China in his…
‘Pain of division’: Germany urged to oppose Taiwan separatism as Beijing welcomes diplomat
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has accused Germany of engaging in “groundless accusations” and called on Germany to…
US defense secretary urges Southeast Asia to counter China’s actions
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand…
How did Chen-ning Yang miss out on a second Nobel Prize in physics?
Since the Nobel Prize began recognising exceptional achievements in science, literature and peace in 1901, only five scientists…
China’s Xi Jinping tells new Japanese PM that conflicts should not define their ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping said conflicts and disagreements should not define bilateral ties with Tokyo, while calling for…
Agreement between Trump and Xi turns back the clock
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are…
European private equity firm Ardian eyes fresh growth at new office in Hong Kong’s Two IFC
Paris-based private equity (PE) firm Ardian has opened a 4,000 sq ft office in Hong Kong’s main business…
Exclusive | Germany’s vice-chancellor to lead Social Democrat-Communist Party talks as ties fray
German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil is set to chair talks between his Social Democrat Party (SPD) and the Chinese…
Nexperia debacle shows Europe trapped between US and China, analysts say
The geopolitical tussle over Dutch chip firm Nexperia has exposed Europe’s increasingly precarious position: stuck in the middle…
How China could use DeepSeek for an era of war
By Eduardo Baptista and Fanny Potkin BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China’s state-owned defense giant Norinco in February unveiled a military…
Opinion | Can Legco veterans’ exit really invigorate Hong Kong politics?
The seventh-term Legislative Council has officially ended. I am sure few people had expected the attention Legco received…