Markets fall as US, China and ECB fan fears on global outlook

AFP | World stock markets dropped Friday amid fears over global growth following weak US job figures, a downgrade to the European Central Bank growth...

India signs $3 bn submarine deal with Russia: reports

AFP | India has signed a $3 billion deal to lease a third Russian nuclear-powered submarine for 10 years, giving Delhi a boost in the...

Trump won’t sign China trade pact unless it’s ‘great’

AFP | Optimism about a rapid resolution of the months-long US-China trade war was undercut by conflicting comments out of Washington and Beijing, sending global stock...

China backs Huawei in US legal fight

AFP | China threw its weight behind Huawei's legal battle against the United States on Friday, vowing to take all necessary measures to defend the...

Chinese carmakers show goods in Geneva as sales tank at home

AFP | Chinese carmakers have flocked to this year's Geneva International Motor Show, eager to present new electric models to a global crowd as traditional...

China’s Huawei sues US over federal ban on its products

AFP | Tech giant Huawei on Thursday opened a legal front in its counter-offensive against US warnings that it could aid Chinese intelligence services, filing...

Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes

AFP | Last month's visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For as Moscow steps...

China to raise defence spending by 7.5%, lower than 2018

AFP | China announced Tuesday a 7.5 percent increase in military spending in 2019, lower than last year as the country faces an economic slowdown....

China cuts taxes, sees ‘tough struggle’ as growth slows

AFP | China's premier warned Tuesday that the country faces a "tough struggle" as he unveiled tax cuts and other measures to prop up an...

India’s bellicosity: What can Pakistan expect from China’s NPC huddle?

Jan Achakzai | China’s some 3,000 of the most powerful officials are preparing for the annual parliamentary huddle known as the National People’s Congress, (NPC),...

Turkish-Chinese spat puts Central Asian leaders on the spot

Dr. James M Dorsey | A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled north-western province...

Canada launches extradition of top Chinese executive to US

AFP | Canada on Friday launched the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States -- the latest move in a case that...