Ras Al Khaimah seeks Hong Kong, mainland Chinese investors in landmark casino
A trade delegation from Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is seeking Hong Kong and...
Tale of 2 megacities: how did Beijing and Shanghai’s GDPs surpass 5 trillion yuan?
As China’s two largest cities by economic output, Beijing and Shanghai are widely seen as barometers for the country’s broader economic performance. In 2025,...
Chinese national Guan Heng, who filmed Xinjiang facilities, granted US asylum
An immigration judge on Wednesday granted asylum to a Chinese national who he said had a “well-founded fear” of persecution if sent back to...
Will North Korea compensate Japanese citizens lured into ‘paradise on Earth’?
Just days after a court in Tokyo ordered the North Korean government to compensate Japanese citizens who it had lured with the promise of...
Plane crash in Colombia kills 15, including politician
A plane crash in northeast Colombia on Wednesday killed all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, state-run airline Satena said. The Beechcraft...
HKMA follows the Federal Reserve to keep interest rate unchanged
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank left its base rate unchanged after a similar move overnight by the US Federal Reserve, leaving borrowers in...
Rise in Republicans wary of China as bipartisan agreement lessens, new survey says
Republicans in the United States increasingly oppose friendly cooperation with China, according to a new survey released on Wednesday, marking a major break with...
Trump warns Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be ‘far worse’
US President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next US...
Francisco Urdinez on how Venezuela tests China’s economic advance in Latin America
One of the leading scholars of China-Latin America relations, Francisco Urdinez is known for coining the concept of “economic displacement”, a theory that also...