Hong Kong has released four former opposition lawmakers who were among dozens of pro-democracy leaders jailed under the city's controversial National Security Law (NSL).
The four - Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan - had pleaded guilty (...)
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines.
State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding (...)
Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme are set to resume on Saturday in the Omani capital Muscat, where technical experts from both sides will attempt to iron out the details of a potential (...)
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon — a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war.
Two Nasa-funded US institutions have been (...)
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US and China have been on trade talks after Beijing denied any negotiations on tariffs.
"They had a meeting this morning," Trump told reporters during a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister at the (...)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has severely criticized Hamas, demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the disarmament of the militant group.
Abbas said the priority is to stop "the Israeli genocide that the (...)
US President Donald Trump has delighted global investors with the possibility of a reduction in tariffs on Chinese imports. But his apparent willingness to de-escalate America's trade war with the world's second-biggest economy has been brushed off (...)
A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreign national aboard China's Tiangong space station, as Beijing steps up space diplomacy amid a burgeoning battle with the United States for supremacy in orbit.
The mission of the Pakistani astronaut – (...)
Multiple people, including children, were injured after a car plowed through a crowd outside a school in eastern China on Tuesday, according to a report from a state-controlled broadcaster.
The car knocked down pedestrians and students outside the (...)
US President Donald Trump says he has "no intention of firing" Jerome Powell after repeatedly criticizing the head of the Federal Reserve.
But he added that he would like Powell to be "a little more active" when it comes to cutting interest (...)
US President Donald Trump has signaled a potential U-turn on his trade war with China, saying the high tariffs on Chinese goods will "come down substantially, but it won't be zero."
Trump's remarks, made at a White House news event Tuesday, appear (...)
Thousands of American and Filipino troops have launched joint military exercises simulating the defense of the Asian archipelago, including a mock island invasion, in a large-scale drill that has drawn sharp criticism from China.
The annual (...)
Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate China in President Donald Trump's tariff war, as part of its carrot-and-stick approach to win over countries caught between the world's two largest (...)
TEHRAN — Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Thursday. During the meeting, Prince Khalid bin Salman delivered a letter from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (...)
"Trump is a crazy man," says Lionel Xu, who is surrounded by his company's mosquito repellent kits – many were once best sellers in Walmart stores in the United States.
Now those products are sitting in boxes in a warehouse in China and will remain (...)
Less than a year into Donald Trump's first trade war with China, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a high-profile visit to an unassuming factory in Ganzhou, an industrial city nestled among rolling hills in the country's southeast.
Touring its (...)
China has posted unexpectedly strong economic growth in the first three months of 2025, before the full force of US President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect.
Growth in its gross domestic product (GDP) hit 5.4% in the first quarter, the National (...)
China's President Xi Jinping has called on Vietnam to oppose "unilateral bullying" to upkeep a global system of free trade — though he stopped short of naming the US.
It comes as Xi is on a so-called "charm offensive" trip across South East Asia, (...)
An annual global trade fair has kicked off in Hong Kong with no shortage of fanfare – featuring robots flexing, dazzling new products and excited crowds packing the convention halls.
But uncertainty over how the US-China tariff war may pan out cast (...)
China's leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia on Monday, hitting out at President Donald Trump's latest tariffs moves.
Although Trump has paused most of his "reciprocal" tariffs, he (...)
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko on Saturday dismissed claims by Ukrainian officials that Chinese nationals are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, calling the allegations "completely untrue."
"I can say that this is (...)
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and rail services suspended on Saturday as Beijing and parts of northern China were hit by the strongest winds in more than 50 years, prompting authorities to warn millions to stay indoors.
By midday, more than 830 (...)
The head of the British armed forces has visited China for the first time in a decade.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin discussed "issues of common concern" with China's military leaders in Beijing, its defense ministry said in a short statement.
"We agreed (...)
Workers have been told to hurry home, classes have been suspended and outdoor events have been canceled as northern China braces for extreme winds this weekend.
Millions have been urged to stay indoors, with some state media outlets warning that (...)
China will raise tariffs on all US goods to 125%, up from 84%, effective from Saturday.
The new tariff now matches the so-called "reciprocal" levy the US imposes on Chinese imports, although Beijing said it won't go any higher.
If we count tariffs (...)
