China

The magnitude 6.2 quake struck just before midnight on Monday, injuring more than 700 people, damaging roads and knocking out power and communication lines in Gansu and Qinghai provinces

The combined company will be among the top three steel-producing companies in the world, according to 2022 figures from the World Steel Association

Jimmy Lai faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a national security law imposed by Beijing following the 2019 pro-democracy protests

Many of the containers were deliberately mislabeled as toys, shoes and other household items in order to evade customs

A billion-dollar consortium has revealed for the first time the deep organization at play within a mammal’s thinking organ

On the occasion of her participation in the National Summit of Elected Women of Colombia, organized by U.N. Women, the former president of Chile talks about what it is like to be a woman in politics, the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza and the authoritarian drift in Latin America

When China, the U.S. or the EU imposes a restrictive trade measure on another, there’s a 73% probability that they will respond with a retaliatory measure within 12 months, says the deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund

The property industry is in crisis and prices have been falling for months, suggesting weak overall demand both inside China and in global markets

The financial penalties have made Russia the most sanctioned country in the world but have yet to deliver a knockout punch to Russia’s economy

The EU and G7 seek to secure critical minerals in Africa and accelerate green transition after ten years of Xi Jinping’s New Silk Road

The bid envisioned taking advantage of efficiencies from the 2026 men’s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada

The FDA has declared all such products illegal. Elf Bar, a small, colorful vaping device is the No. 1 choice among teenagers

The Asian country is the world’s largest investor in clean energy, but it also had 95% of the planet’s coal-fired capacity by 2023

Brussels sought to address the $431 billion trade deficit and called on China to influence Russia to stop the war in Ukraine

The company said the explosive growth of delivery demand makes it critical to get restaurant locations even closer to customers for faster delivery times

A de facto rule of Chinese comedy: No jokes about censorship, no mentioning the president’s name, and no discussion of China’s strict Covid lockdowns or social topics like domestic violence

Fusion a potentially major solution to climate change, but it is a long way off, while other clean technologies like wind, solar and others are currently in use and could be increased

The carbon dioxide expelled by the oil, gas, and coal sectors will increase by another 1.1% in 2023

The former U.S. Secretary of State shaped the thaw between the two nations and was seen as a ‘good friend of the Chinese people’

The move appears to be a preview of the drastic shift in foreign policy that will be implemented in Argentina once right-wing populist takes office

The accounts were used to reshare posts from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that were created by politicians, news outlets and others

Xi Jinping said the former US Secretary of State will be ‘missed by the Chinese people.’ A ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine headline said, ‘Henry Kissinger, war criminal beloved by America’s ruling class, finally dies’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the council that the war shows the urgent need for a Palestinian state alongside Israel

Rafael Lacava, a close ally of the Venezuelan president, met with leaders and businessmen in an official effort to realign Caracas’ interests with Beijing

The Argentine president-elect explains his economic program on a 48-hour trip to Washington and New York

Criticism over the position towards Israel undermines the ability of the US and the EU to project their values and interests in emerging and developing countries