Why is China fighting so hard against the US’ new chip ban – and will it work?
China’s escalating protests against new US restrictions targeting Chinese-made microchips are a sign of Beijing’s determination not to cede any more ground in its...
Global study debunks ‘lab leak’ theory, finds Covid-19 virus didn’t originate in Wuhan
A landmark international study has offered compelling evidence that the coronavirus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic did not originate in Wuhan, China, challenging US...
Trump threatens EU with 50% tariffs over breakdown in talks as Apple stares at 25%
Published: 8:40pm, 23 May 2025Updated: 8:42pm, 23 May 2025 US President Donald Trump re-escalated his trade threats on Friday, targeting smartphone giant Apple along...
EU threatens to walk away from trade showdown with China over lack of progress
The European Union is willing to walk away from crunch trade talks with China if meaningful progress is not made, its ambassador to Beijing...
US economy’s heavy dependence on arms sales should worry the world
US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the end of 1940 in one of his famous “fireside chats”, first coined the idea of the US...
Xi urges ‘new chapter’ in China-Germany ties in call with chancellor amid US trade war
President Xi Jinping has called for greater cooperation with Germany, saying China was willing to open a “new chapter” of partnership, as Beijing continued...
Japan’s ‘men’s concept cafes’ face scrutiny over unlicensed adult services
Japan’s growing number of so-called men’s concept cafes – where male staffers offer to fulfil women patrons’ fantasies for as much as 1.65 million...
South Sudan should ‘pull back from the brink’: UN
The United Nations rights chief urged on Friday for warring sides in South Sudan to pull back from the brink, warning that the human...
India moves closer to trade deals with US and EU with lower tariffs as key aim
The visit by India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to the US this week has raised hopes of a phased trade deal between both sides...