A major fire at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese city of Jinjiang has caused significant loss of life, President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday. The blaze broke out at midday, trapping an unkno…
Global equities fell sharply and oil prices surged on Wednesday after the United States launched airstrikes on more than 80 targets in Iran and President Donald Trump declared an end to a temporary ce…
Polestar delivered 30,423 vehicles in the first half of 2026, a marginal 0.4% increase from a year earlier, as the Swedish-Chinese electric vehicle maker navigates an impending exclusion from the US m…
China's consumer inflation cooled to 1.0% year-on-year in June, undershooting the 1.2% forecast and pulling back from May's 1.2% reading. On a monthly basis, the consumer price index fell 0.3%, markin…
China has urged the United States to immediately lift its blockade and coercion of Cuba, after the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to hold a special debate on the embargo. The Jul…
An international parliamentary delegation joined a Taiwanese coast guard patrol off Kinmen on Wednesday, in what organisers described as the first time foreign lawmakers have accompanied Taiwan's mari…
Taiwan is bracing for Typhoon Bavi, set to be the largest storm by size to hit the island since 1987, with winds approaching 200 km/h and a span of roughly 1,000 km. Taiwanese airlines canceled all Sa…
China's automotive market sold 1.602 million passenger cars domestically in June, marking a 23% year-on-year decline, while exports surged 82% to 877,000 vehicles, underscoring a widening gap between…
German exports rose 0.9 percent in May to 137.9 billion euros, marking a fourth consecutive month of growth as strong demand from the United States offset weaker trade with European partners. Shipment…
Bees exhibit emotion-like responses previously observed only in mammals, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Macquarie University in Australia and Southern Medical University in C…
Typhoon Maysak has triggered devastating floods across southern and central China, killing dozens and forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes since the storm struck on 6 July 2026. Guangxi issu…
The International Monetary Fund has lowered its 2026 global growth projection to 3.0%, a 0.1 percentage-point cut from April, while lifting its 2027 estimate to 3.4%. The revision comes as global infl…
Beijing is considering a broad ban on the export of advanced Chinese artificial intelligence models, extending potential restrictions to both open-source and proprietary systems developed by domestic…
Taiwanese officials have raised alarms over suspected cross-border intimidation following the physical assault of a prominent Japanese journalist in Taichung. Akio Yaita, head of the Indo-Pacific Stra…
Mercedes-Benz sold 1.01 million vehicles worldwide in the first half of 2026, a 6% decline from a year earlier, as the German automaker grappled with a sharp downturn in Chinese demand. Deliveries in…
A dam at the Liulan reservoir in Guangxi province breached on July 6, unleashing floodwaters that killed four people and left eight missing across downstream communities. More than 100,000 residents w…
Shares of Luxshare Precision Industry fell more than 5% in their Hong Kong trading debut on Wednesday, sliding to HK$60 in early trading after the Apple supplier priced its initial public offering at…