Guillermo Abril

Beijing announces levies of up to 15% on imports of US products, such as oil and large cars, an investigation into Google and restrictions on exports of critical minerals

Prompted by this reporter, the artificial intelligence model says it must uphold ‘core values of socialism,’ rejects compromising questions about Xi Jinping and Tiananmen Square, and apparently doesn’t know who its founder Liang Wenfeng is

In 2024, the revenue of this industry, which boasts over 500 million users in the country, surpassed box office earnings for the first time

The Chinese city registered the first cases of the infection and implemented the first lockdown of the population to curb contagion

The threat of new tariffs is heightening mistrust among investors as China’s central bank pledges to maintain exchange rate stability

Possible technological transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang are a concern fo Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing juggles its interests to remain equidistant

The Asian giant’s dominance in the green sector has become a headache for the EU: it needs China’s products to meet decarbonization objectives, while simultaneously seeking to protect its industries and avoid becoming dependent on a foreign power 

After a three-decade career as a prosecutor, the president made the leap into politics in 2021 with a halo of fighting corruption; his popularity has plummeted, among other things, due to the scandals surrounding his wife

The opposition has demanded the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol after the political storm caused by his announcement of military control and civil restrictions

Yoon Suk Yeol’s announcement was immediately met with widespread rejection from opposition politicians and members of his own party

Masako Wada is a member of Nihon Hidankyo, the organization that will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024, formed by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Beijing faces the prospect of an intensified trade conflict if the Republican proceeds with his plan to impose a 60% increase in tariffs on Chinese goods

Tuesday’s presidential vote will have a profound impact on Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, Latin America, and China

In response to the trade war, the Asian giant is investing billions of dollars abroad in plants, especially in industries linked to the energy transition

The continent needs green energy to ensure access to electricity for its population, making it a highly coveted trading partner in the eyes of Beijing, which is subject to trade barriers by the US and EU

Taipei described the move as ‘a crude provocation’ and urged its citizens, over whom Beijing has no jurisdiction, ‘not to be threatened or intimidated by the Chinese Communist Party’

The leaders of Russia and North Korea finalized a comprehensive partnership document in Pyongyang, which does ‘not exclude developing military-technical cooperation’

After meeting with Xi Jinping, the Russian president traveled to a province bordering Russia on the second day of his official visit to China

Around 970 million voters will be called to the polls starting Friday while the opposition and international organizations criticize the Hindu nationalist government’s democratic backsliding

Hefei, a city in the east, has become a model to follow for the technological development that Beijing wants to achieve in an economy that has been affected by the real estate crisis

Dozens of people are trapped after the 7.4 magnitude tremor hit the eastern area of Hualien, authorities said. Tsunami warnings in Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines have been canceled

Health authorities believe that the rise in respiratory illness is probably related to the easing of pandemic restrictions

Decelerating growth and Beijing’s push for greater state control mark start of National People’s Congress

Shehbaz Sharif, brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been chosen to lead the government with the support of the Bhutto family’s party, which has produced two other heads of government and whose leader will run for the presidency

Two attacks in the conflictive region of Balochistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, caused at least 29 deaths on the day before the elections

Beijing expects nine billion trips to be made during the travel season surrounding Chinese New Year travel, triple the number that was registered before the pandemic