Japan, Netherlands win as China’s chip tool imports surge on US tensions
China bought a record amount of foreign chipmaking equipment in 2024 as part of efforts to massively expand domestic chip production as well as build
Colombia signs up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Colombia has joined the long list of Latin American countries that have signed up to China’s key infrastructure initiative. The move comes after a Beijing
North Korea’s shadow economy fueled by illicit activities
The international community imposed crippling sanctions on North Korea in 2006 after it conducted its first nuclear arms test. The sanctions, which remain in place,
Trump meets with Saudi crown prince as Middle East trip gets under way
rumpets sounded as President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman crossed an outdoor lavender carpet to stand under a pavilion during
Taiwan is ‘existential’ to US interest
The U.S. Defense Department has begun developing the 2025 National Defense Strategy, a study that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as “the single most important
US mission in Taipei says Trump’s ‘unification’ comment was about US-China trade
U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment on “unification” was about the U.S.-China trade relationship and U.S. policy towards Taiwan has not changed, the de facto embassy
Trump pledges more trade and Kashmir fix to India, Pakistan
A fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan on Sunday, after hours of overnight fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors, as U.S. President Donald Trump
China’s rising Mideast engagement looms as Trump seeks investment, security deals
New trade and investment agreements are expected to be the focus of attention as US President Donald Trump holds talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday at the
Did China’s ‘skilled’ negotiators help break the US trade deadlock?
As China and the United States concluded their first high-level trade talks since last month’s unprecedented escalation of tariff rates, comments from the US delegation
PLA Navy drill uses AI to trim warship’s magnetic field, gets 60% more efficiency
The Chinese navy has marked its first use of artificial intelligence (AI) in an exercise for warship degaussing, or magnetic immunisation. AI integration increased the efficiency of