A document allegedly from the US embassy in Paraguay, outlining plans to influence President Santiago Pena and counter "strategic corruption", suggests that Washington is trying to curb China's increasing diplomatic presence in the country. The 13-pa

Syria's first lady, Asma al-Assad, has thanked China for standing by her country during international forums to prevent "plans which were and are still being hatched against independent countries". Both countries were facing a threat to erase their n

Hong Kong hospital staff could have done more when assessing the self-care abilities of two mentally disabled brothers found dead at home after their mother was brought in for treatment, advocates have said. Renee Lai Pui-mei, who chairs the Associat

Australia has warned the European Union that it will miss out on bountiful supplies of critical minerals if it does not stop haggling over prices and making "unfair" demands over a trade deal. "Get moving or you will miss the boat" was the message re

US companies' optimism about their business prospects in China is at a record low level for the second straight year, but China remains a top-five priority market for 74 per cent of companies, a new survey shows. The US-China Business Council's annua

India has staked a claim as the leading voice of the developing world in an "emerging multipolar order", casting itself at the United Nations General Assembly as a better fit for the role than China. Addressing the general assembly in New York on Tue

When the White House hosts Pacific island leaders on Monday, exactly a year after their first-ever US-led summit in September 2022, President Joe Biden will follow up on his commitment to raise American engagement in the region to the "next level", a

Washington's latest pledges to hi-tech industries in Vietnam could further move the Southeast Asian nation up the manufacturing value chain, signalling a resolute de-risking from Beijing and subsequently threatening China's industry dominance. While

Beijing said it would welcome a proposed visit to China next month by US senators, seeing it as an opportunity to "inject positive energy" into bilateral relations. "China welcomes people from all walks of life in the United States, including members

European Union trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis touches down in China on Friday on a mission to debunk and defuse. A swirling row over electric vehicles and Chinese anxiety over the EU's de-risking plans are high on the agenda of a four-day tour of Bei

Hong Kong has been dethroned for the first time in 53 years as the world's freest economy by rival Singapore in a Canadian think tank's international league table because of what was said to be Beijing's greater interference in city affairs - a view

Indebted property giant China Evergrande said that the arrest of certain members of staff from its insurance unit Evergrande Wealth Management would have no impact on its operations, according to a filing by the property developer with Hong Kong Exch

Hong Kong police have arrested more than 200 people in citywide raids targeting the illegal gambling operations of a triad group, seizing nearly HK$2 million in cash and casino chips. Many of the 202 suspects, aged between 14 and 78 years, had a tria

China's defence minister Li Shangfu was conspicuously missing from a major military meeting on Friday, according to footage aired on the state broadcaster CCTV, extending an unexplained public absence now in its third week. Li's name was also not inc

US legislation that would establish the first US-Taiwan taxation agreement - and possibly benefit TSMC and other Taiwan companies operating in the US - passed a key congressional hurdle on Thursday. The bill - which, among other benefits, would cut b

A US House select committee on China's Communist Party has concluded that firms that ran an unlicensed laboratory in central California are linked to Chinese companies. The development came after the panel last week issued its first subpoena as part

Congressional Republicans disagreed over the best way to crack down on China when the chairman of the House Financial Committee described President Joe Biden's plan to restrict outbound investment in Chinese tech businesses as "nonsense" and urged to

Hong Kong will need a "proper strategy" for integrating health data to promote itself as a biomedical hub, the chairman of global pharma giant GSK has said, as he recognised the Greater Bay Area's potential to create a data-led science ecosystem. Jon

Chinese students mostly have a fond impression of their time in the US, although they increasingly report experiences of discrimination and pressure to express certain political views, according to a survey of three decades of Chinese students in Ame

China's public debt burden threatens to undermine the economic growth of its neighbours while US public debt may "tear apart" society and derail support for its green energy transition, according to analysts speaking at an International Monetary Fund

Exporters, importers and travellers have found themselves caught in the middle of China's yuan falling to a 16-year low against the US dollar, with the prices of their transactions left hanging in the balance. The offshore yuan traded at 7.36 per US

Vietnam is increasing durian exports to China by using land-border shipments to control costs, a strategy that may challenge Thailand's dominance in the market. Cross-border shipments have surged since China formalised regular shipments of the popula

For more than two years, Canadian concerns about Beijing-led political interference - and subsequent demands to register "foreign agents" - have been increasingly debated in Ottawa, dividing Chinese-Canadians and even crippling some political careers

A major US-led economic initiative aimed at countering China's many trade agreements in the Indo-Pacific region is failing and needs to be urgently strengthened if it has any hope of keeping pace, a new report concludes. The report, released on Monda

Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after a Korean visitor was molested by a man while she was live-streaming for her solo travel blog in Central on Sunday night. A viral 60-second online clip recorded during her live stream shows the wom

China's yuan plunged to a 16-year low against the US dollar amid a narrowing decline of exports in August. The recovery of the world's second-largest economy has slowed as the manufacturing sector has struggled to pick up. The yuan has lost 6.3 per c

Experts have blamed climate change for the "once-in-500-years" rainstorm that pummelled Hong Kong, warning of more extreme weather events that will be difficult to forecast while calling for better disaster prevention and management. "This would have

Chinese President Xi Jinping is physically absent from New Delhi, but Beijing remained in the backdrop when US President Joe Biden met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday ahead of the G20 summit this weekend. Amid escalating superpower

Alibaba Group Holding, the Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant, is ratcheting up efforts to expand its business in the US by adding features such as an updated image search on its cross-border wholesale platform. Alibaba.com, the company's original cross

Global investors are becoming increasingly worried after China's economic growth seemed to lose steam over the summer, while the risks faced by embattled property developers and local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) have further raised market c