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Yellen planned to focus on stabilizing the global economy and challenging Chinese support of Russia during its invasion of Ukraine

The $2.1 billion Attarat power plant — the biggest private sector project in Jordan — has fueled tensions between Beijing and the resource-poor kingdom, caused grief for the Jordanian government and set off an international legal battle

The U.S. State Department approved of the sale of 30 mm ammunition and related equipment, along with spare parts for Taiwan’s vehicles, small arms, combat weapon systems, and logistical support items

Britain said it would not tolerate the attempt to intimidate people standing up for democracy. A U.S. official condemned the issuance of what it called an international bounty for the activists

The ‘Nine-dash-line’ that shows China’s claim over the area shows up briefly in the film. The Vietnamese government’s decision leaves 100 million people without access to one of the most anticipated premieres of the season

Analysts say his participation at a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Tuesday is an opportunity to show he is in control after a short-lived insurrection by Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

While temperatures have since moderated to around 33 C or 91 F, they are expected to rise again this week

The goal of her visit is to deepen and increase the frequency of communication between U.S. and China

The oceans store minerals that are essential for the green transition but their exploitation comes at a high environmental cost

The Government of Luis Arce is increasing the participation of foreign companies in the extraction of the country’s ‘white gold,’ aiming to export 75,000 tons/year of lithium carbonate by 2025

Founder Bull Tsang said it was getting increasingly difficult for the station to invite guests following the enactment of a Beijing-imposed law that jailed or silenced many activists

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