The risk to vessels is the main hurdle for the new shipping corridor. Russia warned this summer that ships heading to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports would be assumed to be carrying weapons
Beijing is demanding that the Philippines tow the disintegrating ship to port, but Manila insists on keeping it on the Ayungin atoll as an outpost to maintain its interests in the disputed Spratly archipelago
The agreement will be up for final approval at the climate talks that start in Nov. 30 in Dubai. Dissatisfaction from both wealthy and developing nations could block it
The company cuts the number of planned jobs by about one third to 1,700 from 2,500. The annual battery cell output will drop from enough for 400,000 vehicles per year to about 230,000
The ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Indonesia chose to start in Beijing a tour to permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
Now that Chinese tourists are venturing abroad again after the pandemic, the new World of Frozen attraction is meant to be a game changer for a theme park that has run losses for years
Their relationship is at times tense. Biden criticizes Mexico on topics such as fentanyl production and the killing of journalists and the Mexican president isn’t afraid to snub the U.S. leader
Beijing lodged a protest following the meeting between the leaders after the U.S. president maintained his Chinese counterpart is a ‘dictator’ in his press conference
The gesture came at the end of a day in which Xi and President Joe Biden held their first face to face meeting in a year and pledged to try to reduce tensions
The resolution, adopted after four frustrated attempts and with the abstention of Russia, the US and the United Kingdom, focuses on the protection of children
The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The final draft watered down language from a ‘demand’ to a ‘call’ for humanitarian pauses
A research by the Financial Transparency Coalition also accuses vessels from Russia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea of mistreatment of fishers
The leaders of the United States and China will meet in San Francisco with the aim of stabilizing relations. The fight against fentanyl trafficking is also on the agenda
The forum has limited scope. It is centered on trade and the economy. There is no military component and it wasn’t forged by a world-altering event like a war
The technological revolution and the shift in global relations are key factors in the destabilization of the planet. Our times are marked by new, devastating wars and dangerous power struggles
Mexico is the second-biggest market for Chinese-made cars after Russia. The intention of Beijing-based companies to open assembly plants in the Latin American country has alarmed legislators in the United States
Protests are expected throughout this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ conference, which could draw more than 20,000 attendees, including hundreds of international journalists