China opens a joint airfield in Laos with construction ongoing and eyes on its military role

China's new airfield in Laos is a work in progress, with satellite imagery showing many areas where construction appeared to ...

Visa gets Beijing's green light for bank card business after 40 years of working with China

The incremental approval comes as the U.S. and Chinese presidents are due to meet for a third time this year next month.

West in nuclear fusion race with China, says UK atomic energy body

Authority’s new chief argues that commercialising technology could be ‘one of the most important geopolitical events ever’ ...

The US is fighting over data centers. China is building them fast

Beijing aims to use AI infrastructure to play to its advantages in the race for a technology that could define the 21st ...
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Another warning sign for China’s economy: falling consumer credit

This is a worrying trend. It seems to indicate that once consumer loans are delinquent, fewer borrowers have any intention of ...

China’s EVs threaten legacy automakers’ grip on the mass market

Legacy carmakers won’t likely be able to match Chinese rivals on price and may already have missed first-mover advantage on ...

IMF Warns China Stimulus Lacks Ambition, Leaves Yuan Undervalued

China’s yuan is undervalued in real terms because of the country’s flagging domestic economy, and steps to revive demand have ...

Zheng Qinwen pulls out of the Wuhan Open with a shoulder injury after her China Open win

Olympic gold medalist Zheng and French Open champion Mirra Andreeva both withdrew from the 1,000-level event in Wuhan.

India and China aren't friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah used much of his speech at the recent UN General Assembly to warn of the growing threat ...