The European Union will unveil a raft of measures Wednesday to better coordinate action on protecting sensitive technology and stopping critical infrastructure from falling into the hands of geopolitical rivals like China.
AFP News
Jan 24, 2024
The pre-dawn landslide buried 18 homes and sparked the evacuation of more than 200 people when it struck in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan province early Monday.
AFP News
Jan 23, 2024
Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson warned Tuesday that it expected further market decline outside China this year after booking a sizeable loss in 2023 due to a write-down and restructuring costs.
AFP News
Jan 23, 2024
Since rising to power a decade ago, Xi has waged a constant campaign against deep-seated graft that has led to the punishment of at least 4.7 million officials, according to a 2022 report by the state-run Global Times.
AFP News
Jan 22, 2024
Rescuers raced Tuesday to find dozens of people still trapped after a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China, killing 11.
AFP News
Jan 22, 2024
A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, warning of potentially widespread damage though no casualties have been reported.
AFP News
Jan 22, 2024
Dozens of people were buried and eight confirmed killed when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday.
AFP News
Jan 22, 2024
China's National Bureau of Statistics revealed that gross domestic product expanded 5.2 percent to hit 126 trillion yuan ($17.6 trillion) last year.
AFP News
Jan 17, 2024
Asian markets fell further Wednesday as hopes for an early interest rate cut by key central banks faded and data confirmed China's economy last year grew at its slowest pace in more than three decades.
AFP News
Jan 17, 2024
China's economy last year grew at one of its slowest rates in more than three decades, official figures showed Wednesday, as it was battered by a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption and global turmoil.
AFP News
Jan 16, 2024
A hit Chinese television series set in gritty but glamorous 1990s Shanghai has sparked a wave of nostalgia for the megacity's boom years, and reignited interest in its declining dialect.
AFP News
Jan 15, 2024
China will put on a show of force Tuesday with a large delegation represented by Prime Minister Li Qiang at the annual meeting of global elites in Davos, despite shadows cast by wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza.
AFP News
Jan 15, 2024
China's economy likely grew at its weakest annual rate for more than three decades in 2023, data is expected to show Wednesday, as it was battered by a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption and global uncertainties.
AFP News
Jan 14, 2024
China's campaign of warplanes, balloons and fearsome rhetoric to intimidate voters in Taiwan's elections may have failed, but few expect President Xi Jinping to deviate from his strategy of maximum pressure.
AFP News
Jan 14, 2024
Chinese state-backed experts have found a way to identify people who use Apple's encrypted AirDrop messaging service, according to the Beijing municipal government.
AFP News
Jan 10, 2024
A key US lawmaker has called on Washington to mull trade curbs on Emirati artificial intelligence firm Group 42 Holdings (G42) over its ties with China, according to a letter released Tuesday.
AFP News
Jan 09, 2024
Emmanuel Macron's government wants to expand the country's massive nuclear power fleet.
Jack Quinn
Jan 09, 2024
China's foreign minister said Tuesday that relations with the United States "stabilised" last year, as the two powers seek to put ties on a surer footing in 2024.
AFP News
Jan 08, 2024
The U.S. is now home to more identified lithium resources than any other country on the planet.
Jack Quinn
Jan 05, 2024
Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million electric vehicles in China, the country's market regulator said Friday, owing to software issues that could pose safety risks while driving.
AFP News
Jan 05, 2024
The leader is optimistic about the country's economy, but economic numbers do not support this optimism.
Panos Mourdoukoutas Ph.D.
Jan 05, 2024
A 1.3 GW offshore wind project has been cancelled by its developers, dealing a blow to Biden's wind energy targets.
Jack Quinn
Jan 04, 2024