Tropical storm Podul on Thursday dumped torrential rain on southern China, still reeling from record downpours last week, and disrupted hospitals, schools and courts in Hong Kong after tearing through Taiwan and leaving at least 143 people injured.
Chinese companies are ramping up investment in Indonesia to avoid steep U.S. import tariffs and tap into Southeast Asia’s largest consumer market.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration has unveiled a nearly $1 billion funding plan to boost U.S. production of critical minerals and materials, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, particularly China.
The Philippine government reported that a Chinese jet fighter intercepted a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) aircraft with journalists onboard during a patrol over the Scarborough Shoal on 13 August, further straining tensions in the South China Sea.
China has set a preliminary anti-dumping duty of 75.8% on Canadian canola imports from Thursday, escalating a trade row that began after Ottawa imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles last year.
Chinese authorities have summoned major tech firms, including Tencent and ByteDance, over their purchases of Nvidia’s H20 AI chips, raising concerns about information security and urging companies to rely on domestic suppliers amid escalating regulatory scrutiny.
The National Carrier of Türkiye, Turkish Airlines has announced an increase in the number of its weekly flights to China.
The U.S. and China have extended their tariff truce for 90 days, avoiding triple-digit duties on each other’s goods and easing market concerns as Washington and Beijing continue talks on a broader trade agreement.
A Chinese warship and coast guard vessel collided while attempting to block a Philippine patrol near Scarborough Shoal, damaging both ships in one of the most serious recent incidents in the contested South China Sea.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping have pledged to deepen BRICS cooperation and expand bilateral trade, during an hour-long phone call focused on multilateralism and resisting tariff pressures from the U.S.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday expressed full backing for China’s initiative to set up a global artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation organisation, according to the presidential press service.
Syria and China strengthen bilateral relations after Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met with Chinese Ambassador Shi Hongwei in Damascus on Sunday, according to the state news agency SANA.
Nvidia’s (NVDA.O) H20 chips present security risks for China, according to a social media account linked to Chinese state media, which made the claim on Sunday after Beijing raised concerns about potential backdoor access in the chips.
China’s President Xi Jinping told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that Beijing will continue promoting peace talks on Ukraine, regardless of how the situation unfolds.
China Railway Container Transport Corp. Ltd. has joined 'Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd.' joint venture, established by railway operators of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan to enhance efficiency, reliability, and seamless functioning of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.
China can visit South Korea without a visa from the end of September until June next year. Seoul made the announcement for temporary visa-free entry to tourist groups on Wednesday (6 August).
Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday as Switzerland races to secure a deal that would prevent a severe 39% tariff on its exports to the United States.
Indonesia is redirecting shrimp exports to China after new U.S. tariffs of 19% froze orders from its top buyer, risking a 30% drop in sales and one million jobs. The $1.7 billion industry faces steep losses as exporters scramble to find alternative markets.
China’s growing leadership in global environmental protection was thrust into the spotlight at COP15, where it introduced a groundbreaking international framework for wetland conservation.
In a historic first, China has deployed a Kilo-class submarine to dock in Vladivostok as part of the ongoing 'Joint Sea-2025' naval exercises with Russia. The move marks a deepening of military ties between the two nations and highlights their growing alignment amid heightened global tensions.
Nuclear weapons remain among the most powerful and feared tools in global geopolitics — deadly enough to level cities in seconds, yet only possessed by a handful of countries. Eight decades after they were first used in warfare, fears of a renewed arms race are resurfacing amid growing tensions.
Torrential rain and lightning storms battered Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta on 5 August, causing severe flooding that closed hospitals and schools while turning staircases into rushing waterfalls.
Authorities in Beijing have evacuated over 80,000 people as severe rainfall batters the Chinese capital, with flooding expected to intensify into Tuesday.
China has significantly relaxed its entry restrictions, with establishing unilateral visa-free access and mutual visa exemption arrangements with 75 countries as part of its efforts to streamline visa processes and encourage global engagement.
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