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A Decade of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: Forging Ahead Together Toward a Shared Future

The Lancang-Mekong nourishes our six nations and binds us closely together. On March 23rd 10 years ago, we officially launched the LMC, sowing the seeds of solidarity, collective strengths...

Capital finds new ground in the east — and south

Emerging markets equities and bonds have delivered the strongest start of a year in over two decades. Beyond South Korea, there has been a broad-based...

China’s trade machine shifts up a gear

China’s foreign trade has begun the year with unusual vigour. In the first two months alone, the country’s trade in goods returns to the...

Chinese medical AI gains ground in global south, starting with screening

In a remote mining community in northeast Nigeria, tuberculosis screening no longer begins in a hospital. It begins outdoors, where workers line up beside...

Vietnam mulls removing fuel duties as Mideast war hits supplies

Vietnam is considering a plan to scrap tariffs on fuel imports, the government said, as the US-Israeli war with Iran disrupts oil supplies and...

Does Tesla’s February Sales Surge Signal a Turnaround in Europe

Tesla, Inc. TSLA expanded its market share across several major European markets in February, which suggests signs of recovery after two consecutive years of...

Empowering the Global South: Chinese Agricultural Machinery in Motion

For countless farmers across Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, the toil of manual farming is a familiar reality: hours under the scorching sun,...

China’s Push Into Humanoid Robotics Accelerates

Humanoid robots have often been viewed as novelties, be it mechanical performers dancing at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala in Beijing, or sparring for...

China on the eve of commercial spaceflights taking off

The year 2026 might be monumental for China’s commercial space sector as industry players anticipate key breakthroughs in recoverable rockets.Building on the momentum of...

Putin warning fuels calls in EU to drop sanctions

Losing Russian gas supplies amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East has raised concerns over the bloc’s energy securityEU politicians are stepping up...

Experts: China to continue anchoring global economic growth

“For the foreseeable future, China will continue to be the growth engine of the world,” Erik Solheim, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations said. According...