Trump leaves China after much pomp and pageantry, but little to show for it
As US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington on Friday after his two-day summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a quick...
Trump and his CEOs want China’s business – but has Asia moved on?
Published: 6:00am, 16 May 2026Updated: 6:03am, 16 May 2026 US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the US-Iran war disrupts global...
Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize: ‘beyond the Oscar’
Hollywood star John Travolta was given a surprise lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival Friday as he premiered the first movie he...
How to deal with this ‘very Chinese time’ in Western lives
What comes to mind when you think of China, Japan and South Korea? This was a question posed in a second-year sociology seminar during...
Canada takes key step towards new oil pipeline to serve Asia markets
Prime Minister Mark Carney and the leader of Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province took a major step on Friday towards building an oil pipeline that...
Taiwan casts long shadow over Trump’s summit with Xi
Published: 4:32am, 16 May 2026Updated: 4:39am, 16 May 2026 Taiwan has emerged as the first test of Beijing and Washington’s new “strategic stability” formula,...
AI supremacy, ‘secret police station’, Taiwan propaganda: 7 US-China relations reads
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like...
Xi-Trump summit: all you need to know from the final day of the meeting in Beijing
Advertisement 2026 Xi-Trump summit ChinaDiplomacy From ‘fantastic’ trade deals to the Chinese tech leader sitting next to Elon Musk, here’s all you need to...
Lebanon and Israel extend ceasefire despite new strikes
Lebanon and Israel on Friday extended a ceasefire for 45 days, despite a new flare-up in violence, the US State Department said after mediating...