US announces 'framework' TikTok deal with China

Trump will speak to Xi Jinping on Friday for the deal
15 September 2025, 13:54 PM

Beijing rejects Trump call to pressure China on Ukraine

China has never denounced Russia's war nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine's allies believe that Beijing has provided support to Moscow
5 September 2025, 08:47 AM

China's parade of new weaponry sends message of deterrence

New weapons seen aiming to dominate E Asia, deter US, allies
3 September 2025, 13:00 PM

Xi, Putin, Kim meeting 'direct challenge' to international system: EU top diplomat

Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un flanked Xi at the event to mark the end of World War II, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies against the West
3 September 2025, 12:47 PM

Improve security for Chinese workers

China yesterday pressed Pakistan to improve security for Chinese nationals who have been repeatedly attacked by militants while working on Beijing-funded multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in the South Asian country.
2 September 2025, 19:33 PM

Putin tells Xi China-Russia ties are at 'unprecedented level'

World leaders including Kim Jong Un are gathering in China's capital ahead of a massive military parade
2 September 2025, 06:07 AM

China's Xi slams 'bullying' behaviour in world order

He called on the leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi, to "adhere to fairness and justice
1 September 2025, 03:01 AM

China's Xi unveils vision for new global order at security forum

Xi spoke about constructive participation in international affairs, opposing hegemonism and power politics
1 September 2025, 02:56 AM

Putin arrives in China for summit hosted by Xi: Russian state media

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday
31 August 2025, 03:45 AM

Putin, Kim to attend parade in show of defiance to West

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing, marking the first public appearance of the two leaders alongside President Xi Jinping in a show of collective defiance amid Western pressure.
28 August 2025, 20:50 PM

Beijing rejects Japan protest over gas field in East China Sea

China said Tuesday it had rejected a protest lodged by Japan over the development of gas fields in disputed waters of the East China Sea.
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Xi to host Putin, Guterres at SCO summit in China

Chinese President Xi Jinping will host Russia’s Vladimir Putin, UN chief Antonio Guterres and more than 20 heads of government later this month, Beijing said yesterdat, for a political and security meet aimed at cementing China’s regional influence.
22 August 2025, 20:37 PM

China tightens grip over rare earth supply quotas

China, the world’s dominant rare earth supplier, issued on Friday measures to regulate the mining, smelting and separation of thecritical minerals key to energy transition, further tightening its grip over supply.
22 August 2025, 20:37 PM

7 dead, 9 missing after rope breaks on China bridge site

Seven people were killed and 9 others were missing after a rope broke at a bridge under construction in northwest China on Friday, state media reported.
22 August 2025, 03:24 AM

Northern China flash flood kills 10, two others missing

At least 10 people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported yesterday, with two others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world’s second-largest economy.
17 August 2025, 19:17 PM

China’s Wang to visit India on Monday

China’s top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing’s foreign ministry said yesterday, as the two countries consider resuming border trade after a five-year halt.
16 August 2025, 18:33 PM

China offers help in Thai-Cambodia row

Beijing yesterday offered to help Thailand and Cambodia patch up relations after their deadliest border clashes in decades, as the three nations’ foreign ministers met for talks in China.
14 August 2025, 19:40 PM

China deploys robot antelope to surveil real herds

To the wolves of Tibet, China’s first ‘robot antelope’ may look as appetising as the real herds that roam the rugged tundra, but the “creature” is part of Beijing’s growing surveillance that now even reaches into its most remote places.
12 August 2025, 18:24 PM

China, Brazil can model ‘self-reliance’ for Global South

China’s President Xi Jinping yesterday told his Brazilian counterpart the two countries could set an example of “self-reliance” for emerging powers, as trade and geopolitical challenges mount.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days

The White House's halt on steeper tariffs will be in place until November 10
12 August 2025, 02:20 AM