North Korea’s involvement in the war in Ukraine worries its Asian neighbors
Possible technological transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang are a concern fo Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing juggles its interests to remain equidistant
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
China is building a city about 60 miles from Beijing to relieve congestion in the capital. The president affirms that it’s a project of ‘millennial significance’ that shall withstand the ‘test of history’
One of Beijing’s top officials in the fight against drugs, the expert asserts that cooperation with the United States to prevent fentanyl trafficking ‘has been fully restored’
Beijing has accused Washington of violating the ‘one-China principle’ after Antony Blinken congratulated the election winner, Lai Ching-te
It’s the big threat. A cheap, white powder — 50 times more powerful than heroin — which kills more than 70,000 people each year in the United States and countless others across the rest of the Western Hemisphere. EL PAÍS, in a long-term investigation that spanned two continents and included interviews with anti-drug czars in the U.S. and China, visited the clandestine laboratories in Sinaloa, where fentanyl is manufactured. In the vicinity of these Mexican labs, addicts serve as guinea pigs for drug traffickers. This newspaper has gathered testimonies about how this lethal substance crosses the border to the north and spreads like a plague through the streets of the most powerful country in the world. The trafficking of fentanyl is part of a global network with one foot in China, which the White House has declared war on
The current vice president, Lai Ching-te, rejected by Beijing for his pro-independence stance, wins the presidential elections on the self-governed island
The campaign events of the main parties show the island’s different options before Saturday’s elections. ‘Between three bad apples, we have to choose one,’ says a supporter of the DPP, which leads the polls