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A container freight train loaded with footwear, home appliances, and daily necessities departed from Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang province on Tuesday bound for Moscow, marking the official launch of the Mudanjiang-Moscow freight rail service.

Months after deadly clashes that cost dozens of lives along their shared border, the foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand laid out opening arguments on Tuesday over a different kind of territory: 27,000 sq km (10,400 square miles) of seabed thought to hold a fortune in gas and oil. The venue was the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s Singapore office, where the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s conciliation commission is being asked to settle who controls a stretch of the...

China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved the world’s first product standard for brain-computer interface devices using artificial intelligence to process brainwave data.

US President Donald Trump downplayed growing concerns about artificial intelligence on Monday, claiming America already has guardrails to regulate the industry and warning that casting doubt on development only benefits China. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ ‌that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote on social media. “We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these ⁠companies! There is a SICK conspiracy going...

EXPLAINER - AI slowdown debate opens new front in US-China technology rivalry Anadolu Ajansı

Weak China oil imports don’t tell the full demand story: BofA CNBC

Amid Trump trade war, Canada's exports to China up 30% in first half of 2026 CBC

Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as an investment haven on Tuesday at a gathering of global financial elite but conceded ties with the US remained crucial despite an escalating trade war. Carney convened the Canada Investment Summit as part of his push to diversify an economy he insists had grown too reliant on an increasingly protectionist US. The guest list for the event in Toronto included representatives of Gulf sovereign wealth funds, European banks, the China Investment...

COMMENTARY: China draws on crude inventories in August as refinery runs rise Reuters

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukraine was ready to de-escalate the war with Russia if its rival did the same, after US President Donald Trump announced that the foes had agreed to end strikes on energy targets. With international oil prices climbing again, Trump had at the weekend berated Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries, blaming them for causing a shortage in diesel fuel. In one of his surprise social media posts, the US leader announced on Monday that “Ukraine has...

As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US AP News

In a phone call with his French counterpart on Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the European Union to avoid escalating trade disputes and engage in “constructive dialogue”. The conversation, requested by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, comes as Brussels tightens investment screening, public procurement rules and anti-subsidy measures, particularly on electric vehicles over what the bloc has called unfair Chinese competition. Wang told Barrot that China and the EU should...

China Spy Chief Warns of AI Risks as US Tech Leaders Urge Brakes

India and Russia are seeking to push one of Asia’s oldest defence relationships beyond arms sales and into a more technology-driven industrial partnership, analysts have said, with missile exports and fighter-jet offers emerging as early tests. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands and embraced on Friday ahead of last weekend’s Brics summit in New Delhi, prompting Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to post on social media: “A bond that keeps...

We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Market squeeze: Tesla revives China price cuts to stem slumping deliveries Tesla China has launched discounts on its Shanghai-made cars for the first time since the end of 2024, responding to falling deliveries in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles (EVs). 2. ‘Key pillar’:...

The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis accused the rebels on Wednesday of targeting Islam’s holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world and deepening the conflict roiling the region. Fresh fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government has dragged in Riyadh, with the Houthis declaring a maritime blockade on the kingdom and targeting its ships in the Red Sea. Last week’s lightning offensive saw the group seize control of the entirety of Yemen’s...

Tech boom powers China’s factories but economic imbalances deepen as consumption slows

The Department of Commerce of Qinghai Province announced on Monday that a local economic and trade delegation comprising 18 enterprises took part in the 5th China (Macao) International High-Quality Consumption Exhibition for the first time last week.

Russia's Nornickel Seeks New Partner to Process Copper in China

Ethiopia's reliance on imported oil once cost the country about $6 billion in foreign exchange annually. Cooperation with Chinese companies is changing that equation: electric buses, heavy-duty trucks, oil-to-gas projects, and technical training are helping Ethiopia harness its abundant hydropower and move toward greener industrial growth.

Koukyo Yoneta, a fifth-generation Buddhist priest in a small town in Japan’s Hokkaido, was struggling to keep up with the maintenance needs of his century-old temple, so he chose a path that would have been unthinkable for his predecessors – rather than wait for his congregation to give money they do not have, he invested what they had already donated. The move paid off. Within two years, his portfolio of US treasuries, Japanese real estate investment trusts and stocks including BYD and Hyundai...

Construction of a major offshore oil and gas engineering project for Qatar’s Bul Hanine oilfield began on Monday in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, according to Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd (COOEC).

Pictets Global Multi Asset Fund Triples 5 Billion China Inflows

Chinese Economic Momentum Stays Weak With No Stimulus in Sight

The 2026 China Carbon Market Conference was held on Tuesday in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the National Carbon Market Development Report (2026) was released.

China’s economy shows signs of weakness as investment slumps Financial Times

Pressure on China’s economy persists in August as investment, consumption slow South China Morning Post

China’s PBOC Strengthens Yuan Fix Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit Bloomberg.com

A Hong Kong court has ordered the winding-up of an engineering consultant behind a HK$336 million (US$42.8 million) renovation project at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court over an unspecified debt. The High Court on Wednesday granted Tong Yiu-kwok’s application to wind up Will Power Architects after the company neither filed a statement in opposition nor sent a representative to explain its position at the hearing. The court did not disclose Tong’s relationship with the firm or the amount of debt...

China's PBOC Strengthens Yuan Fix Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

China should strengthen its maritime militia to be an extra force to collect information and maintain a regular presence in the South China Sea, where it is coming into frequent conflict with the Philippines. That was the suggestion Wu Shicun, the founding president of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies, made on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, an annual defence gathering in the capital attended by security officials and researchers from nearly 100...

Recently, the "Explore People-Centered Cities: China's Governance, Global Engagement (Shanghai and Jiangsu)" event, organized by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, invited foreign diplomatic envoys to visiting multiple sites such as the Humble Administrator's Garden and Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou City, East China's Jiangsu Province, to gain an in-depth understanding of local traditional intangible cultural heritage and the practical achievements of China's people-centered urban governance philosophy.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) unveils its first five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) on Sept. 16, 2026.

About 80 percent of field inspection tasks in Shenzhen can now be conducted remotely, China Southern Power Grid said Tuesday at the 2026 International Digital Energy Expo.

Recently, the 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi. As protectionism rises, geopolitical conflicts drag on, and the global development deficit widens, the “greater BRICS” is turning its growing representativeness into real capacity for action. Driven by cooperation under the three pillars of political and security, economic and financial, cultural and people-to-people cooperation, the "greater BRICS" is bringing new hope for development across the Global South.

China opened a major new canal on Wednesday, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the country's largest trading partner.

The 18th Hunan Tea Expo concluded in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, on Monday, generating 709 million yuan (about $100 million) in online and offline transactions during the four-day event, according to the organizing committee.

The first cross-border river-sea freight route on the Pinglu Canal linking Laos and Vietnam with Guigang is now in service. Its maiden shipment, carrying 3,012.66 metric tons of potassium chloride, is bound for a fertilizer company's base in Guigang, Guangxi.

The 2026 China Private Enterprise Investment and Financing Fair will be held in Tianjin from Sept. 22 to 23, the Information Office of the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government announced at a press briefing on Monday.

Chinese AI short film Website won two awards at the 2026 Reply AI Film Festival in Venice: the Reply AI Studios Grand Prix and the Community Award.

AI tools are enabling individual creators in China to handle tasks once performed by entire production teams, giving rise to a new “one-person crew” model in the country’s micro-drama industry.

China’s Currency Manipulation Should Be on the Trump-Xi Agenda Alliance for American Manufacturing

China Media Dismisses Amodei's 'Self-Serving' AI Safety Call

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on Monday announced funding for a feasibility study on a new transpacific submarine cable linking the US with Thailand and as many as five other Southeast Asian nations, as Washington seeks to expand secure digital infrastructure in the region. The proposed cable that could extend up to 18,507km (11,500 miles) long would connect Thailand with the United States via Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, “while avoiding the South...

The first “China shock” was fairly easy to understand. Beginning in the 1990s, cheap Chinese goods poured into global markets, displacing large parts of lower-end manufacturing across the world. Now, China shock 2.0 seems to be under way, with China taking the lead in electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, solar panels, semiconductors and other more technologically sophisticated industries. This is often perceived as a trade problem, with Chinese manufacturers producing too much, selling too...

Children in China are embracing the trend of consuming “homework” made from rice paper as a way to alleviate their heavy study burdens, raising concerns regarding food safety. Recently, a snack called “homework” has gained viral popularity among primary and secondary school students. These snacks resemble miniature versions of Chinese textbooks and workbooks, but they are marketed as entirely edible. On China’s e-commerce platforms, these edible workbooks are priced at less than 0.50 yuan (7.5...

State-Backed China Water Environment Defaults on Offshore Loan

From Angolan oil to Congolese copper, China's economic slowdown is creating new winners and losers across Africa. The post Three African economies show how China’s slowdown is reshaping trade appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Singapore’s most decorated chemist has confirmed he will leave his present position to join the fledgling Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, eastern China. Lu Yixin, a professor with the National University of Singapore (NUS), said he planned to move to the private research institute in early 2027, in a full-time role. Lu is a fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science and president of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry, in addition to his...

Trump Has Few Good Options to Slow China's Rise as AI Superpower