"In a recent maritime incident that has escalated tensions between Taiwan and China, two Chinese fishermen perished after their speedboat capsized during a chase with the Taiwanese coast guard near the Kinmen archipelago.
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Xiaomi, the leading player in India's smartphone market, has voiced concerns over the intensified scrutiny of Chinese companies, which is causing apprehensions among smartphone component suppliers about establishing their operations in the world's largest internet market.
"BASF, the German chemical conglomerate, announced its decision to divest from two joint ventures in Xinjiang, China, amidst rising concerns over alleged human rights abuses linked to its local partner, Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co.
"Microsoft and OpenAI have disclosed how nation-state-backed hacking groups from Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China are harnessing the power of advanced AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to fortify their cyber-attack strategies.
China appears to have weathered the latest disruption in the Strait of Hormuz better than many of its Asian neighbors, using strategic energy reserves, state intervention and its dominance in clean-energy manufacturing to cushion the economic blow from rising oil prices and supply chain disruptions, according to analysis cited by The New York Times.
The Bank of China Malaysia 2026 RMB Business Promotion Event and the 15th Anniversary Celebration of the Onshore RMB Clearing Bank in Malaysia were held in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Around 200 guests from financial institutions, enterprises, business associations and media organizations from China and Malaysia attended the event.
China has imposed new trade restrictions on dozens of American companies, including defense contractors, drone manufacturers and rare-earth firms, in a measured retaliation against the Pentagon's decision to expand its list of Chinese companies allegedly linked to Beijing's military.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption campaign has evolved far beyond bribery and financial misconduct, with nearly one million officials punished in 2025 as authorities increasingly target political loyalty, personal behavior, family conduct and even spiritual beliefs, according to disciplinary records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a high-profile summit in Pyongyang on Monday to showcase deepening ties between Beijing and Pyongyang, signaling closer cooperation on trade, technology, infrastructure and regional security at a time of shifting geopolitical alliances across Asia and Europe.
Chinese authorities prevented relatives of victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown from visiting graves in Beijing this week, marking a significant escalation in restrictions surrounding one of the country's most politically sensitive anniversaries.
A new artificial intelligence system developed by researchers in China is drawing attention from military analysts after scientists claimed it could allow drone swarms to continue hunting and eliminating targets even when communication networks are disrupted by enemy jamming.
A massive gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 workers and left several others missing, state media reported Saturday, marking the country's deadliest mining disaster in nearly two decades and reigniting scrutiny over industrial safety standards in one of China's most coal-dependent regions.
Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping, just days after Donald Trump concluded a separate summit in China that produced warm rhetoric but few publicly verifiable commitments.
China trained Russian military personnel in drone warfare and other combat operations before some of them returned to fight in Ukraine, according to a Reuters report citing European intelligence agencies and documents linked to a 2025 defense cooperation agreement between Beijing and Moscow.