When Donald Trump unveiled his “liberation day” tariffs in the spring, only to pull the plug days later as panic tore through global markets, his officials scrambled to present the climbdown as... Read more »
Australia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan and won’t make any advance commitment, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, has said, amid reports Washington... Read more »
China is pulling every lever at its disposal to counter Donald Trump’s economic blockade, and it’s working. Trade is recovering after the massive hit from Washington’s wide-ranging tariffs on Beijing’s exports. According... Read more »
China has a thriving gaming culture with far-reaching impact — not just on pop culture, but on language too. Even those who aren’t into gaming inevitably use expressions that come from it.... Read more »
Russia and China are not sending their leaders to a Brics summit starting in Brazil on Sunday in what may be a sign that the group’s recent expansion has reduced its ideological... Read more »
Anthony Albanese departs for his second trip to China with the spectre of Donald Trump looming large over meetings with Xi Jinping. While the prime minister flies to Beijing to strengthen economic... Read more »
Labubu – the hottest toy of 2025 – is making headlines everywhere these days. The little creature is all over TikTok, and from New York to Bangkok and Dubai, people are lining... Read more »
Hong Kong CNN — China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes. With mandatory identity checks on every online... Read more »
Fiercely competitive smartphone market shifts focus from hardware features to virtual brainpower Zhao Ming, president of Huawei”s Honor Brand, delivers a speech at the launch ceremony for their AI phone Honor V10.... Read more »
This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or “Black Friday” crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in... Read more »