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China sets up int’l mediation body in Hong Kong

China yesterday signed a convention setting up an international organisation for mediation in Hong Kong that Beijing hopes will be on par with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and bolster the city’s international credentials.

1d ago

China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples

China yesterday launched a space probe on the country’s first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua state news agency reported.

2d ago

China slams 'unreasonable' US decision to revoke student visas

President Donald Trump's administration vowed a day earlier to revoke the visas of Chinese students

2d ago

China says 'no winners' in trade war as US court blocks tariffs

On the tariff issue, China has made clear its position many times

2d ago

Developing nations face 'tidal wave' of China debt: report

The world's poorest nations face a "tidal wave of debt" as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think-tank warned in a new report

3d ago

China conducted research near Pacific atoll: Japan

Japan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around its southernmost island in the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo said yesterday.

4d ago

Tariff cuts ease mass China layoffs threat, but job market pain persists

Chinese worker Liu Shengzun lost two jobs in just one month as US import tariffs shot up to triple digits in April, forcing a Guangdong lighting products factory, and then a footwear maker, to reduce output

2w ago

US President Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can Southeast Asia get a break, too?

It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency

2w ago

China sets up int’l mediation body in Hong Kong

China yesterday signed a convention setting up an international organisation for mediation in Hong Kong that Beijing hopes will be on par with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and bolster the city’s international credentials.

1d ago

China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples

China yesterday launched a space probe on the country’s first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua state news agency reported.

2d ago

China slams 'unreasonable' US decision to revoke student visas

President Donald Trump's administration vowed a day earlier to revoke the visas of Chinese students

2d ago

China says 'no winners' in trade war as US court blocks tariffs

On the tariff issue, China has made clear its position many times

2d ago

Developing nations face 'tidal wave' of China debt: report

The world's poorest nations face a "tidal wave of debt" as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think-tank warned in a new report

3d ago

China conducted research near Pacific atoll: Japan

Japan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around its southernmost island in the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo said yesterday.

4d ago

Tariff cuts ease mass China layoffs threat, but job market pain persists

Chinese worker Liu Shengzun lost two jobs in just one month as US import tariffs shot up to triple digits in April, forcing a Guangdong lighting products factory, and then a footwear maker, to reduce output

2w ago

US President Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can Southeast Asia get a break, too?

It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency

2w ago

US, China to publish details of 'substantial' trade talks in Geneva

The trade spat between Washington and Beijing has rocked financial markets and raised fears of a global economic slowdown and an inflationary spike in the United States

2w ago

Xi pledges to help rebuild Myanmar

China’s President Xi Jinping pledged on Friday to support Myanmar in its rebuilding efforts following the Southeast Asian nation’s deadliest earthquake in recent years, according to state media Xinhua.

3w ago