How are US tariffs and trade barriers redrawing China’s export map?
Despite a slowing economy, recurring trade frictions and intensifying price competition, the value of China’s exports rose in 2025 by 6.1 per cent, year...
Germany’s dramatic China car trade slump tests Merz’s tough talk at Davos
After German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to make Europe “the antithesis to state-sponsored unfair trade practices”, the massive pressure the country’s automotive industry faced...
19 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour
Hong Kong immigration authorities have apprehended 19 people in a citywide crackdown targeting illegal labour, with those arrested including four suspected employers and two...
Spain train derailment may have been caused by major track failure, report says
An investigation into last weekend’s high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to...
Chinese scientists turn carbon dioxide to starch with 10-fold productivity boost
Chinese scientists have increased the yield of a carbon dioxide-to-starch conversion method by more than 10 times, potentially paving the way for industrial starch...
How Trump stole the show at Davos and revived the WEF: ‘never been more relevant’
US President Donald Trump stole the show at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but he may have also made the annual gabfest of...
How Trump’s revival of the Monroe Doctrine undermines US interests
Beyond disrupting China’s global initiatives, Washington’s aggressive execution of a revived Monroe Doctrine risks undermining US President Donald Trump’s own stated aim of safeguarding...
Can Elon Musk’s Starship upend the strategic order? A Chinese think tank warns it might
China should seize a potential strategic window opened by Elon Musk’s plans for a reusable launch vessel to stay competitive with the US as...
Trump Shocks Davos! China-Russia Air Defense Useless, Missiles Fall After 30 Feet, Need Redesign
During his speech, about halfway through, President Trump dropped a bombshell on the world. Addressing the recent U.S. military action in Venezuela, he ridiculed...