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The new African Space Agency aims to defend the interests of the continent and promote the deployment of satellites applied to the climate crisis, security and telecommunications

PDD Holdings, the parent of e-commerce platform Pinduoduo and Temu app, moved its headquarters to Ireland due to growing American suspicion of China’s tech companies

China’s ruling Communist Party called the swift end of the 22-hour revolt Moscow’s ‘internal affair,’ with state media affirming China’s support for Russia

Efforts to lower the threshold amount or exclude certain countries altogether from duty-free treatment are set to become a major trade fight in this Congress

US intelligence is divided between the two hypotheses but have ruled out the virus being created as a biological weapon

This powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction

The three separate indictments unsealed in federal court in New York represent the first prosecutions to charge China-based chemical companies and Chinese nationals with illegally selling the chemicals used to make fentanyl

Macron invites dozens of world leaders to redefine financial architecture and release funds for low-income countries at risk due to environmental crisis

The president said his blunt statements regarding China are ‘just not something I’m going to change very much’

The Asian giant recently announced stepped-up investments in the Andean country, but experts warn against conflating political allegiances with economic interests

State media say the blast tore through the restaurant Wednesday evening in the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

The meeting of heads of intelligence agencies held in Singapore symbolizes the attempt to keep the multilateral framework alive in an increasingly conflict-ridden world

The clash of words comes just over a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a visit to Beijing that sought to break the ice in a relationship that has hit a historical low

Chinese are now the fourth-largest nationality crossing the dangerous jungle route through Panama. The number of Afghans, Indians and Bangladeshis is also increasing

The analysis of 90 scientific investigations concludes that living alone and having few social relationships shortens life

American private investigator Michael McMahon and two Chinese citizens living in the U.S. — Zheng Congying and Zhu Yong — all were accused of taking part in scare tactics aimed at a former Chinese official

As sales stall in the People’s Republic, desire to drive further overseas including to Europe is turning into a necessity. But rising anti-China sentiment will make for a difficult journey

Washington is strengthening traditional alliances such as NATO, while in the Asia Pacific it is forging new networks with more limited objectives

Blinken and Xi pronounce themselves satisfied with progress made during two days of talks, without pointing to specific areas of agreement

William Maloney, the World Bank’s chief economist for the region, talks about the impact of inflation, the threat of climate change and the growing influence of China in the area

U.S. and Chinese officials say the two countries have failed to overcome their most serious disagreements but were able to discuss them in a potentially constructive way and have agreed to continue talks

Animosity and recriminations have steadily escalated over a series of disagreements that have implications for global security and stability

Social collectives are pushing for change regarding the mining of lithium, cobalt and nickel necessary for the production of electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines as the current system mainly benefits companies and countries in the developed world

Fifty-five percent of the targets were from the Americas and 24% from the Asia Pacific region. They included foreign ministries, foreign trade offices and academic organizations

The Secretary of State will be the most senior U.S. official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office and amid rising tensions between the two countries