In a maze of hutongs in central Beijing, the Mandarin Oriental has opened its second hotel in the capital city. Some of the residential courtyards that make up these small alleys have been transformed into…
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Liam Lawson Says Time Is Short at Red Bull After Tough Qualifying in China
The Red Bull rookie faced a tough qualifying session for the Chinese Grand Prix, securing the last spot on the grid for Sunday’s race.
US Senator Daines meets China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng
U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, met with China’s economy tsar, Vice Premier He Lifeng, in Beijing on Saturday, according to a pool report.
How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill
The Department of Government Efficiency is shuttering organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.
US senator and Trump supporter Steve Daines is visiting Beijing as tariff fight grows
U.S. Senator Steve Daines is visiting Beijing as the U.S. and China swap tariff threats and harsh words over each others’ handling of the illegal trade in fentanyl.
Beijing protests over former Japanese military chief’s Taiwan adviser role
Taiwanese media reported on Friday that Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) and a four-star air force general, had been confirmed as an honorary adviser to the…
‘Elon Has Business In China’: Trump Says Musk Won’t Get Pentagon’s ‘Top-Secret’ War Plans
Donald Trump praised Elon Musk as a patriot but clarified that the tech billionaire would not get access to hypothetical war plans with China., US News News – Times Now
Hegseth to fly to the Philippines and Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies at odds with China
A Philippine official says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week, for talks that will include increasing …
Tencent launches T1 reasoning model amid growing AI competition in China
Chinese tech giant Tencent on Friday night launched the official version of its T1 reasoning model, stepping up competition in China’s increasingly crowded artificial intelligence sector.
AstraZeneca to invest $2.5 billion in Beijing hub as it looks beyond Chinese tax probe
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced on Friday that it will invest $2.5 billion in a research and development center in Beijing, China.
South-east Asian markets roiled as investors turn to China
Indonesian stocks hit four-year low and Thailand sees outflows as funds rethink growth story for region’s biggest economies
Japan, China and South Korea, meet at a geopolitical ‘turning point in history’
The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday as the East Asian neighbours seek common ground on regional security and economic issues amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.
China Explores Limiting Its Own Exports to Mollify Trump
Chinese officials weigh Japan’s 1980s strategy—restraining exports while charging more—for products such as electric vehicles or batteries.