Economy US-China trade deal closing in ahead of high-stakes meeting Beijing decided to implement tighter restrictions on rare earths exports that are needed for advanced technologies. In response, Trump threatened additional tariffs on Chinese imports. 26/10/2025
World News Trump sets off for first trip to Asia this term On a trip expected to be focused on investments and peace deals, the US president will be visiting Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. He is also likely to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 25/10/2025
Economy China focuses on high-tech and consumers as trade wars hit economy An outline of the ruling Communist Party's blueprint for the next five years was laid out in a 5,000-word communique released on Thursday. 24/10/2025
Economy China's economy grows at slowest pace in a year amid US trade war Tensions between Beijing and Washington remain elevated, and it’s unclear if Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will go ahead with a proposed meeting during a regional summit at the end of this month. 20/10/2025
Europe News EU business chief warns of China's rapidly growing exports to Europe "We really think that the Chinese government needs to focus on how to get back to a situation where demand and supply are better aligned than is the case today," Jens Eskelund, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, told Euronews in an interview. 24/09/2025
USA Trump and Xi set to discuss TikTok deal and trade relations “I’m speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok and also trade,” Trump said Thursday. “And we’re very close to deals on all of it.” 19/09/2025
China Hot mic captures Xi and Putin discussing prospects for immortality Hot mics caught what appeared to be a private conversation between Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussing the prospects for immortality as they attended China’s Victory Day military parade in Beijing on Wednesday. 04/09/2025
World News Putin thanks Kim for sending North Korean troops to fight Ukraine The Russian president praised Pyongyang's support during a meeting between the two leaders in Beijing on Wednesday. 03/09/2025
No Comment Putin and Kim share limousine after China’s military parade Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared a limousine ride in Beijing on Wednesday while attending events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. 03/09/2025
No Comment Putin and Kim attend Xi's grand military parade in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping was joined by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a major military parade in Beijing on Wednesday. 03/09/2025
China China unveils new weapons at military parade attended by Putin and Kim Beijing seized the opportunity to showcase its latest in defence technologies, unveiling everything from new missiles to space defence systems in a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. 03/09/2025
Tech News What are the high-tech arms China is flexing at its Victory parade? From the world’s first “loyal wingman” drone to hypersonic weapons, and robotic wolves, here is what China has shown at its Victory Parade on Wednesday. 02/09/2025
No Comment Xi Jinping welcomes Vladimir Putin for talks in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin continued a day of talks in Beijing on Tuesday, walking together outside Xi’s residence after a tea ceremony. 02/09/2025
North Korea Kim Jong-un takes his signature train to Beijing ahead of army parade Kim left Pyongyang with an entourage of senior officials on Monday. What do we know about his famous armoured train? 02/09/2025
Tech News What we know about Alibaba’s potential new AI chip The potential new chip could have global implications as the AI arms race makes pace. 01/09/2025
China Putin blames West and NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine at China summit Russian President Vladimir Putin once again defended the full-scale invasion in early 2022 as a response to a Western-supported coup and NATO's influence, a claim he never backed with evidence. 01/09/2025
China Putin in China for regional summit amid stalled Ukraine peace talks Putin is among a dozen leaders attending the regional security summit, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over his war on Ukraine, and for a summit thats demonstrating a strong show of unity among Global South leaders. 31/08/2025
India China’s Xi and India’s Modi vow stronger ties in Tianjin meeting The visit to China is Modi's first visit since relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in deadly border clashes in 2020. 31/08/2025
China China's role in multilateralism extremely important, says Guterres Guterres, who was welcomed by Xi to the Chinese port city of Tianjin, the venue of this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, gave a veiled criticism of the US amid the challenges facing the United Nations. 30/08/2025
Economy US and China push through high-stakes tariff talks in Sweden Representatives of the world’s two largest economies meet in Sweden as the expiration date for a 90‑day pause on tariffs draws near. 29/07/2025