China cements Russia ties as both win from US war
Russia can help China and other nations weather energy supply disruptions stemming from the war in Iran, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting...
Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Vietnamese leader To Lam are the latest world leaders to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid global...
Art Basel Hong Kong, other events drive 14% year-on-year rise in March tourist arrivals
Events such as Art Basel Hong Kong and ComplexCon helped drive a 14 per cent year-on-year growth in visitor arrivals in March, but the...
Incoming Hungarian leader Magyar vows to suspend state news broadcasts
Hungary’s election winner Peter Magyar said on Wednesday he will suspend state media news broadcasts, which critics at home and abroad say became a...
Strong China-Russia relations are stabilising force in a ‘turbulent’ landscape: Xi Jinping
Amid escalating turmoil in the Middle East and mounting global uncertainty, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged China and Russia to elevate their strategic...
Are US-Singapore relations under pressure as public trust declines?
In a rare public protest in Singapore, hundreds gathered in Hong Lim Park over the weekend to denounce the “US war machine”. They brandished...
US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard
A quiet but consequential shift is reshaping the global artificial intelligence competition, and it has little to do with which country builds the most...
Sour note: China criticises local governments for ‘imprudent’ spending
China’s central government has publicly criticised several local authorities – including a relatively poor county in Sichuan province – for “imprudent” fiscal spending for...
India’s nuclear breakthrough lights path to energy independence
A breakthrough in India’s nuclear power research has been hailed as a defining moment for the country’s energy programme and a step towards self-reliance....