5 d. ago US Dares China? USS Abraham Lincoln Fires Weapons In South China Sea Amid Tensions

US Dares China? USS Abraham Lincoln Fires Weapons In South China Sea Amid Tensions  Times of India

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5 d. ago China’s daring engineering feat, Malaysia border chaos: 5 weekend reads you missed

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China turns mega-project failure into defining moment in modern engineering China has pulled off a daring underground feat, using a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine (TBM) to recover its stranded twin beneath the country’s largest river. 2. System failure at Malaysia-Singapore border...

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5 d. ago China’s daring engineering feat, Malaysia border chaos: 5 weekend reads

China’s daring engineering feat, Malaysia border chaos: 5 weekend reads  South China Morning Post

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8 d. ago China’s consumer prices stay flat in 2025 amid focus on price wars, domestic demand

China’s consumer prices stayed unchanged from the previous year in 2025 while factory-gate prices fell by 2.6 per cent, suggesting lingering deflationary pressures and underscoring the need for further efforts to boost prices in 2026. The flat annual reading of the consumer price index (CPI), a major inflation indicator, missed the official 2 per cent growth target for the metric unveiled in March and slowed from the 0.2 per cent increase in 2024, according to data released by the National...

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1 week ago China, Russia won’t ‘dare test’ US, says Hegseth after show of military might in Venezuela

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth delivered a stark warning to China and Russia on Monday, declaring that the United States is rebuilding military dominance to a level so absolute that its enemies would “not dare” test it. Addressing shipyard workers and naval personnel at Newport News Shipbuilding, the nation’s largest military shipyard, Hegseth pointed to the recent US military operation in Venezuela as evidence of renewed American military readiness and the limits of non-American defence...

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1 week ago China, Russia won’t ‘dare test’ US, says Hegseth after Venezuela military op

China, Russia won’t ‘dare test’ US, says Hegseth after Venezuela military op  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago AI scientist leaves US for China; domestic helpers in Asia: 5 weekend reads you missed

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Stop subverting Venezuelan regime’: China urges US to release Maduro China has expressed “serious concern” over the US capture and forcible removal of the Venezuelan leader, calling on Washington to ensure the personal safety of Nicolas Maduro and his wife and “release them immediately”. 2. Why...

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2 w. ago Taiwan arms, missing Chinese boy, Trump’s Jimmy Lai appeal: 7 US

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. As Trump upends US foreign policy, analysts see fresh openings for China Trump was expected to continue applying a wrecking ball to long-standing US national security architecture, threatening global stability and jolting long-time allies, with China a major beneficiary, analysts and former...

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2 w. ago Japan as a nuclear power, China’s first female C919 captain: 5 weekend reads you missed

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese nuclear experts believe Japan could build nukes in less than 3 years The late US statesman Henry Kissinger’s dire warning about Tokyo aiming to become a nuclear power by 2028 is being re-examined by Beijing. 2. A year after near total blackout, China builds world’s largest smart...

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2 w. ago Terrifying Pentagon report sparks WWIII fears after revealing China is readying intercontinental missiles

Terrifying Pentagon report sparks WWIII fears after revealing China is readying intercontinental missiles  Daily Mail

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2 w. ago How Algeria could help China plug iron ore gaps and gain pricing power

In the heart of Algeria’s Sahara Desert, Chinese state-owned giant China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has completed laying track on the PK330 Bridge, a final and critical link in a new railway designed to unlock the nation’s mineral wealth. The 6km (3.7-mile) bridge is part of the 950km railway linking the Gara Djebilet iron ore deposit in southwestern Tindouf province to the industrial hub of Bechar in the northeast. It was the “most technically demanding railway engineering feat...

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3 w. ago Scientist Hu Haitao leaves US for China, Mexico tariff shock: 5 weekend reads you missed

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Mexico’s 50% tariff shock shuts Asia’s North American trade bypass 2. China warns India: ‘don’t even think about stealing our 6th Dalai Lama’ 3. Hong Kong district officer apologises over outfit choice at firefighter’s funeral 4. Thailand’s tourism crown slips as troubles in paradise mount 5....

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4 w. ago China Has 600 'Mach 5' Hypersonic Missiles Ready to Strike the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carrier Fleet

China Has 600 'Mach 5' Hypersonic Missiles Ready to Strike the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carrier Fleet  19FortyFive

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