The Latest Breaking News from China

It’s self-driving, connected-car week for China. Last week, Geely and Dongfeng announced their intent to integrate DeepSeek AI into their vehicles. This week, BYD announced its new smart assisted driving system that the brand intends to integrate into all of its models. Yes, that includes the entry-level BYD Seagull, a car…

Editorial: The US president’s tariffs pose as worker protection, but they’re a smokescreen – his bluster trades US credibility for a $4.6tn tax-cutting giveaway to the rich

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has retaliated against the U.S. by imposing tariffs on $14 billion worth of American goods, signaling a deepening trade war.

March WTI crude oil (CLH25 ) today is up +1.16 (+1.63%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH25 ) is up +0.0046 (+0.22%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately higher as tighter US sanctions on Russian crude limit global oil supplies and allow the biggest Middle Eastern oil producers to...

As the deadline for submitting updated carbon reduction targets passed on Monday, the majority of nations – including major emitters such as China, India, and the EU – missed the cut-off point, reflecting the ongoing difficulties of international cooperation regarding climate change.

In the early 1990s, as the Cold War faded into memory, the Maastricht Treaty established the existence of the European Union (EU). Since its inception, the bloc has jostled for position in an international order increasingly structured around three poles: the United States, Asia and Europe.

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa’s Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

Russia President Vladimir Putin sent a guarded message of congratulations to Donald Trump on inauguration day, but then held a long direct call with his “dear friend,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Explore the escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, marked by tit-for-tat tariffs and restrictions on imports.

France and the European Union have condemned US President Donald Trump's new 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, vowing immediate retaliation and warning of escalating trade tensions.

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Sunday that the tariffs -- which he will announce later Monday -- will apply to "any steel coming into the United States," adding this will also affect aluminum