• Taiwan Affairs Office slams US for claiming to ‘support Taiwan’ while taking actions that harm the island
    2025-03-13

    Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office In response to a US official's remarks that "everything the US does in Taiwan is to make Taiwan stronger, safer, and more prosperous" and can build a "supply chain in areas such as drones and robotics," Chen Binhua, a spokesp...

  • Trump’s trade war: A double-edged sword for China
    2025-03-12

    On March 4, US President Donald Trump turned his trade war threats into reality by imposing sweeping 25 percent tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada, with the exception of Canadian energy imports, which faced relatively lower 10 percent tariffs. He further escalated tariffs on Chinese goods, ...

  • US-Ukraine talks collapse as Trump, Zelensky engage in heated dispute
    2025-03-12

    US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky openly clashed at the White House on Feb 28, derailing discussions that were expected to finalize a crucial US-Ukraine minerals deal. The tense exchange led Zelensky to leave the White House early, leaving the highly anticipated ag...

  • Greenland's residents vote in crucial election
    2025-03-12

    New ballot boxes are being prepared at Godthaab Hall during the general elections, in Nuuk, Greenland, March 11, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] Greenland residents took part in a general election on Tuesday that could have massive significance for the Arctic island coveted by United States President Donal...

  • Chinese works make big impression during London Book Fair
    2025-03-12

    Publishers display their offerings at the London Book Fair, in the United Kingdom capital’s Olympia exhibition center, which continues until Thursday. [Han Jing China Daily] Some 4,000 titles brought by more than 50 Chinese publishers to this year's London Book Fair highlight such things as Chin...

  • Philippine ex-leader Duterte is being flown to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity
    2025-03-12

    MANILA, Philippines AP — Philippine police arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on Tuesday and sent him by plane to the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, President Ferdinand Marcos said. The global court in The Hague had order...

  • US House Republicans pass stopgap bill to fund government
    2025-03-12

    WASHINGTON, March 11 Reuters - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to keep federal agencies funded past Friday, averting a partial shutdown beginning this weekend even as President Donald Trump dramatically cuts the government. The bill passed in...

  • US stock market plunges amid recession fears
    2025-03-11

    US stocks plunged on Monday after US President Donald Trump declined to rule out the possibility of a recession this year in a Fox News interview following his tariff policies. At market close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.08 percent, the SP 500 fell 2.70 percent and the Nasdaq Compos...

  • In a lonely place
    2025-03-11

    Rather than benefiting from siding with the US, Canada is now feeling the strain Being the United States' closest ally and neighbor used to be Canada's biggest geopolitical advantages. The two countries share the world's longest international border. The US is Canada's single most important trading...

  • The U.S. will resume Ukraine military aid and intelligence, as Kyiv approves ceasefire
    2025-03-11

    KYIV, Ukraine — The United States will resume sending military aid and intelligence to Ukraine after Ukraine agreed to a Trump administration proposal for a monthlong ceasefire, the U.S. and Ukraine said after talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. It was the first high-level meeting between Ukraine and...

  • Zelensky, Rubio arrive in Jeddah before crucial talks
    2025-03-11

    US set to test Kyiv's 'willingness' to make material concessions

  • Poland's PM defends FM amid Starlink dispute with US, Musk
    2025-03-11

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday defended his foreign minister, urging US officials to show "respect" rather than "arrogance" toward smaller allies after the minister refuted Elon Musk's claims about Starlink's role in Ukraine.

  • Egyptian, Tunisian presidents reject displacement of Palestinians
    2025-03-11

    Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied on Monday reiterated their firm opposition to any efforts aimed at displacing Palestinians from their land or undermining their cause.

  • China unveils new high-thrust engine for future space travel
    2025-03-11

    A Chinese research team announced March 10 that a space thruster has achieved full-power operation.

  • Russia claims gains in Kursk against Ukrainian forces
    2025-03-10

    A resident smokes by his apartment window, which was damaged by a Russian missile strike, in the town of Dobropillia, Donetsk region, on Saturday. NADIA KARPOVAREUTERS KYIV — Russia said on Saturday its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region, in a fresh set...

  • Canadians dismiss US' 51st state remark
    2025-03-10

    Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on March 4, 2025 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, as Foreign Minister Melanie Joly L and Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc look on. [PhotoAgencies] US President Donald Trump's suggestion that Canad...