The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center. But Beijing may have ulterior motives for its anti-scamming crackdown.

China is reportedly building a laser-ignited nuclear fusion research centre that it could use to develop nuclear weapons ...

China is on a mission to become the world’s dominant superpower by 2049. That goal is driving a desire to build a world-class ...

Although Qantas pulled its only direct flight to China between Sydney and Shanghai in mid-2024, last year saw a return to pre ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered on Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China ...

Those born in 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025 are said to be wise and charming, but also mysterious and ...

Humanoid robots are invited to compete in a Beijing half marathon, which will pit humans and two-legged robots against each ...

Also in today’s newsletter, OpenAI’s massive new funding round, and India’s Narendra Modi faces tough budget challenge ...

Beijing and Washington should take the lead on a plan to offer a collective security guarantee to Kyiv and Moscow as a foundation for a deal When I wrote in the Financial Times in 2023 that even ...

China’s AI chatbot DeepSeek has sparked controversy for its refusal to discuss sensitive topics like the Tiananmen Square ...

PRESIDENT Marcos said he is ready to order the removal of Typhon missiles brought by the US military in the country if China will agree to stop its aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Marcos ...

Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum?