China

The low birth rate is one of the greatest headaches for Beijing, which in just 10 years has moved from strict family-planning rules to incentives for having children

Signs of US hostility, such as threats to Greenland, sanctions against prominent figures, and the new national security strategy, are causing disquiet in a continent still dependent on Washington

McAloo Tikki, McBaguette, McSpaghetti... Photojournalist Gary He’s book takes a visual tour of the specialties that McDonald’s offers in more than 50 countries

Nearly 12 years after the plane disappeared in the Indian Ocean, the underwater exploration company Ocean Infinity is launching a new attempt to find the wreckage of the aircraft, which was carrying 239 people

Faced with demographic collapse in her home country, the Chinese expert is conducting experiments on stem cells and human embryos

The interim president faces the challenge of another inflationary storm in a country under sanctions and with limited access to credit

Beijing and Caracas strengthened their strategic partnership in 2023, but this does not entail security commitments

The White House explicitly considers the EU an adversary and warns that it will cultivate resistance against it by supporting national-populist movements

The consumption of edible insects, a common part of the diet of some Asian and Latin American countries, is tentatively gaining ground in Europe despite the cultural divide. The EU already allows the use of four invertebrates in food products, and some chefs are experimenting with them

Starting January 1, increases of up to 50% will be implemented on 1,463 tariff classifications

Uncertainty is increasingly complicating economic forecasts, but all eyes are on Trump, Ukraine, and AI. Europe’s future hangs in the balance between France and Germany

The British researcher is calling for global regulations to test extreme measures against climate change, such as marine cloud brightening over the Arctic

The scientist who discovered the black hole at the center of our galaxy reflects on social media and the unpredictable power of human curiosity

Despite its potent technology sector, the country is being surpassed by China and the United States in the development of physical artificial intelligence

The Asian giant is the world’s largest online marketplace. In a book that was recently translated into English, author Hu Anyan chronicles his precarious experience in the parcel delivery sector 

Opacity surrounds incidents at scientific facilities, with over 400 cases documented in the last half-century worldwide, including a cloud of bacteria that affected 10,000 people in 2019

The prestigious publication selects the rise of solar and wind power as the main scientific breakthrough of the year and laments the White House’s ‘poor decision’ to back fossil fuels

A classified version of Washington’s controversial National Security Strategy proposes creating a new forum of powers that would exclude the Old Continent

The Caribbean country has the world’s largest crude oil reserves, but years of underinvestment are hindering its production

The seizure of tankers points to a gradual plan to cripple the finances of Nicolás Maduro’s regime

The CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of DeepMind in 2010 reflects on today’s technological challenges: ‘My main hope is that everyone alive will feel the benefits of a revolution in intelligence that empowers them to achieve and do more’

The author of ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’ applauds the EU’s initiatives to curb big tech and calls on the bloc not to bow to pressure from Trump

Ana Corina Sosa delivers her mother’s acceptance speech at a ceremony marked by condemnation of the violence of Maduro’s regime

The United States has launched a cultural and ideological war against liberal Europe

Washington’s offensive revives the specter of Nicolás Maduro’s downfall, an expectation that continues to shape the course of Chavismo’s rivals