US-China trade talks open in Beijing

AFP | The United States and China open the latest round of their trade talks Thursday as the economic superpowers edge towards a deal to...

Push for more coal power in China imperils climate

AFP | Even as the number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide declines, increased coal use in China and a proposal to boost capacity...

Pompeo blasts China ‘shameful hypocrisy’ on Muslims

AFP | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday denounced China's "shameful hypocrisy" over its treatment of Muslims as he met a former prisoner...

China expels ex-Interpol chief Meng from Communist Party

AFP | China has expelled former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei from the Communist Party and dismissed him from his official positions, the country's graft watchdog...

Can China keep it’s climate promises?

AFP | China can easily meet its Paris climate pledge to peak its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but sourcing 20 percent of its energy...

Russia probe ‘an illegal takedown that failed:’ Trump

AFP | President Donald Trump slammed the two-year probe into his links with Russia as "an illegal takedown that failed" on Sunday and said he...

China’s new Silk Road gets bumpy as Xi visits Italy

AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping kicks off a whistlestop European tour in Rome on Friday amid growing Western unease over Italy joining the ever-expanding...

Death toll in China chemical plant blast jumps to 47

AFP | The death toll from a huge explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China surged to 47 on Friday, making it one of...

China protests Taiwan leader’s US transit

AFP | China on Thursday protested Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's stopover in the United States after a visit to three Pacific nations, calling on Washington...

CPEC under PTI: Qureshi discusses progress on megaproject in China

News Analysis | Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and expressed commitment of the current Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

China’s 737 move shows growing global aviation clout: analysts

AFP | The key role China played in grounding the troubled Boeing 737 MAX 8 has demonstrated its growing clout in global aviation and may...

Putin in Crimea as Russia marks five years since annexation

AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin flew into Crimea on Monday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Moscow's annexation of the strategic peninsula from Ukraine...