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China

Xi Jinping to host President Assad as China and Syria seek deeper ties

The Syrian president is set to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, an international sports event beginning Saturday in the eastern city of Hangzhou.

21/09/2023

Business

The Global South: a unifying slogan or a new force?

The war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change. When it comes to major international events we often hear about the problems and challenges facing the Global South.

20/09/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Ursula von der Leyen looks back on policy promises

In this edition of our talk show Brussels, my love, we pick apart the EU Commission president's State of the Union speech and discuss a European Parliament report that calls prostitution a form of abuse and not a job.

16/09/2023

Economy

HSBC fears possible food crisis in Asia

Rice has reached its highest price since 2008 and several Asian countries have started imposing export restrictions.

15/09/2023

World News

Euroviews. G20’s inability to tackle territorial disputes will lead to its demise

The G20 has no choice. If it wants to stay relevant and play a vital role in providing the solutions humanity needs for our very survival, then it must reconsider its geopolitical squeamishness, Saman Rizwan writes.

15/09/2023

World News

China issues warning to EU Commission over electric vehicle probe

China has warned the EU Commission that an investigation into electric vehicles could damage business relations and increase prices for European car buyers

14/09/2023

Europe Decoded

Everything we know about the EU inquiry into Chinese electric cars

It was the big surprise of the State of the Union speech: the European Union is launching a trade inquiry into Chinese electric vehicles.

14/09/2023

Markets

Apple set to launch new iPhones amidst sales slump

It's time for Apple's biggest event of the year: the launch of its next generation of iPhones. The tech giant hopes to seduce consumers after disappointing sales results, losses on the market and new threats from China.

12/09/2023

Kazakhstan

Euroviews. Why should Kazakhstan's nuclear energy plans matter to the West?

Currently, Kazakhstan is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, making its energy sector vulnerable to market fluctuations and geopolitical shifts, Emil Avdaliani writes.

11/09/2023

United Kingdom

UK espionage arrests: Rishi Sunak denounces ‘interference’ from Beijing

The Prime Minister made the comments after it emerged that two men had been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

10/09/2023

Italy

Euroviews. Italy is about to tell Beijing to hit the road

Rome's anticipated departure from the Belt and Road Initiative likely marks the end of the project’s grand European aspirations, Elaine Dezenski writes.

08/09/2023

Business

How Apple lost nearly $200 billion almost overnight

Apple's shares have been tumbling for the second day in a row, losing the equivalent of Hungary's GDP, after news that the tech giant could face a partial iPhone ban in China.

08/09/2023

Green News

World’s biggest wind turbine breaks record for power produced in a day

The world’s biggest wind turbine has broken the record for single-day power generation.

07/09/2023

North Korea

China's VP to visit North Korea shortly after Kim due to meet Putin

A Chinese delegation will visit the reclusive communist state soon after its president is expected to have made a rare trip to Russia to meet Putin.

07/09/2023

Mongolia

The Pope, Mongolia and China

The Pope's visit to Mongolia sent clear signs of friendship toward China and its President Xi Jinping, but Beijing's response hasn't been encouraging.

07/09/2023

Business

Apple faces partial iPhone ban in China

The Chinese government plans to expand a ban on the use of iPhones to state firms and agencies.

07/09/2023

Russia

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un: What can North Korea do for Russia?

Isolated on the world stage, both Moscow and Pyongyang need each other now more than ever.

07/09/2023

Design

Great Wall of China 'irreversibly damaged by construction workers

Two construction workers have been arrested for deliberately making an enormous hole you can drive through in the Great Wall of China.

06/09/2023

Mobility

5 of the best Chinese electric cars coming to Europe this year

China is the world's biggest manufacturer of electric cars - and its latest models are coming to Europe. Here are five of the best to watch out for.

05/09/2023

Markets

Asian shares surge after good news from US jobs market

Stocks were higher in Asia on Monday after Wall Street was boosted by a report that signalled the US jobs market, while still healthy, is showing some signs of cooling.

04/09/2023

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