The Pentagon is crafting a nuclear strategy emphasizing shorter-range tactical weapons in regional conflicts with Russia or China, aiming to provide the US President with more 'realistic and credible' nuclear options, amidst the expiration of the New START treaty.
China's national childcare subsidy, while encouraging, may not sufficiently address the falling birth rate as it fails to account for the broader costs of motherhood, particularly the impact on women's careers and the need for gender equality.
Als Reaktion auf neue US-Zölle hat China Gegenmaßnahmen verhängt. Peking erschwert den Export von Drohnen in die USA und verbietet den Handel mit sechs US-Unternehmen, die mit Sanktionen zu Xinjiang in Verbindung gebracht werden.
Chinese and Russian naval vessels completed a full circuit around Japan during a joint patrol, which analysts say demonstrates increasingly ambitious military cooperation.
Shares of top Chinese optical-module makers recovered early losses after analysts downplayed potential US restrictions aimed at barring new Chinese optical transceivers from American AI data centres.
Brazil plans its debut yuan-denominated sovereign bond before year-end. The small issuance aims to establish a sovereign curve to attract new investors and facilitate Chinese investment in Brazilian companies.
The US State Department has notified Congress of plans to close five foreign missions in Grenada, Japan, Indonesia, Cameroon, and Canada, drawing criticism over potential diplomatic vacuums.
Goldman Sachs economists advise China to gradually appreciate its yuan and boost domestic demand to meet economic growth targets and counter foreign protectionism.
As China implements a sweeping new 'ethnic unity' law prioritizing Mandarin and patriotism, Tibetans navigate cultural preservation amid tight government control and restricted access.
China implemented new export controls on drones and sanctions on US companies in response to recent US measures, demonstrating a matured retaliatory economic toolkit.
Ahead of President Xi Jinping's planned Washington visit, US-China tensions escalate over Chinese AI models, advanced robotics, and forced labour claims.
Zhang Jianhua, former deputy head of China’s State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, was sentenced on Wednesday by the Dazhou Intermediate People’s Court for accepting over 43.38 million yuan in bribes.
O governo brasileiro rebaixou as relações diplomáticas com a Argentina e manteve o embaixador Julio Bitelli fora de Buenos Aires em resposta aos repetidos insultos do presidente Javier Milei contra Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e o STF.
Beijing faces calls from a Shanghai Maritime University law professor to enact a dedicated law protecting undersea fibre-optic cables amid rising global threats to critical ocean infrastructure.
China is advancing its Great Solar Wall initiative in Inner Mongolia and arid northern regions, building massive wind and solar projects to generate clean energy, halt desertification, and support wildlife habitats.
China announced broad trade countermeasures against U.S. restrictions, barring entities from doing business, tightening drone exports, and launching a national security probe ahead of President Xi Jinping's expected U.S. visit.
Archaeologists in Kaifeng, China, unearthed a remarkable 400-year-old porcelain cup featuring a ceramic crab that floats and moves when wine is poured.
AI firm Moonshot aims to raise capital at a valuation of up to US$50 billion in a pre-IPO funding round, following a US$30 billion valuation last month.
China's largest hotpot chain, Haidilao, diversifies into hamburger and sushi to counter slowing hotpot sales, despite a competitive market and past failures like Hiburger.
Japanische Lebensmittelexporte erreichten im ersten Halbjahr einen Rekordwert von 897,7 Milliarden Yen, getrieben durch eine starke Nachfrage nach grünem Tee (+83,5%), Rindfleisch, Äpfeln und Reis. Die USA sind mit 15,3% Wachstum der größte Absatzmarkt.
17-year-old Jeremy Monga, bought by Manchester City for £12.5m, attributes his rapid Premier League ascent to skills honed playing cage football in Coventry.
FBI Director Kash Patel states the US has enhanced partnerships with Russia and China over the past year to tackle transnational crimes, including fentanyl trafficking and cyber fraud, with a planned visit to Russia in October.
China's strategic bomber is shown carrying a large, unidentified missile in a CCTV documentary, speculated to be the JL-1 based on its size and profile.
General Motors and SAIC Motor extend their 50-50 Chinese joint venture by 20 years until 2047, focusing on domestic sales of Buick and Cadillac, and exporting Chevrolet models to non-US markets amid China's rise as a global vehicle exporter.
