The U.N. Security Council has been unable to pass any new resolutions against North Korea for over six years.
Datawatch

U.N. sanctions on North Korea have been losing their bite

Pyongyang has been boosting trade amid discord in the international community

24 March 2024
Philippine Coast Guard personnel prepare rubber fenders during an earlier confrontation with Chinese Coast Guard vessels in the South China Sea on March 5.
South China Sea

China's defense ministry warns Philippines after South China Sea incident

Beijing vows 'decisive measures' if Manila challenges 'bottom line'

24 March 2024
North Korean and Chinese officials meet in Beijing on March 21, in this photo released on March 23. (KCNA via Reuters)
International relations

North Korea, China commit to bolster ties in high-level Beijing talks

Pyongyang's state media says delegation met key officials Wang Huning, Cai Qi

24 March 2024
Hong Kong lawmakers and government officials, including Chief Executive John Lee, pose for a group photo on the floor of Legislative Council after the unanimous passage of the new national security law on March 19.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's Article 23 security law takes effect: 5 things to know

How the hastily passed 'historic' law differs from that imposed by Beijing

23 March 2024
Toppan produces on-chip color filters that colorize captured images. (Toppan)
Semiconductors

Japan's Toppan shifts image sensor component production to China

Equipment used to make key camera chips not subject to U.S. restrictions

23 March 2024
Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino said the BRICS because is more of a political framework than a trade one. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
Interview

Argentina won't push companies to buy from China: top diplomat

Little to gain from dealing with countries that aren't liberal democracies, Mondino says

23 March 2024
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Paro International Airport in Bhutan on March 22, paying a two-day state visit to the tiny but strategic Himalayan nation also courted by China.
International relations

Modi visits Bhutan to shore up India's position amid Chinese outreach

Thimphu keeping New Delhi 'in the loop' on boundary talks with Beijing, experts say

22 March 2024
An Indian fighter plane flies over a mountain range in Ladakh in 2020: The Chinese army would be hard put to get the better of India's armed forces in a Himalayan war.
Opinion

China's Indian land grab has become a strategic disaster

Xi Jinping faces dilemma in resolving crisis without losing face

22 March 2024
Pakistani soldiers on patrol at the China-developed port of Gwadar in 2017. A deadly attack near the port this week once again underscored the difficulty of protecting Chinese interests, which have become a target for militants.
International relations

Attack in Pakistan's Gwadar strikes near heart of China's interests

Challenge of securing Belt and Road projects resurfaces for new Sharif government

22 March 2024
North Korea is strongly suspected of using joint research with other scholars in other countries to develop missile and other military technologies, a Nikkei investigation has revealed.
Defense

Missile tech flows to North Korea disguised as academic research

Over 100 suspected U.N. sanctions violations, 80% linked to China

22 March 2024
State-owned Naura Technology Group is China's largest chip equipment maker. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Semiconductors

China chip expo shows investment buildup amid plans for huge new fund

Beijing seeks to grow domestic supply chain free from U.S. restrictions

22 March 2024
A truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway, which runs to the Chinese border, in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in this file photo.
International relations

U.S. wades into India-China spat, says border state belongs to New Delhi

Washington opposes encroachments over boundary that Beijing insists is not decided

21 March 2024
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's planned tariffs on Chinese imports would stretch the spirit, if not the letter, of World Trade Organization rules.
Opinion

Trump's China tariff plan would be the death of the WTO

Republican presidential candidate would turn 'MFN' principle on its head

21 March 2024
The international community has voiced worries that the vague language in the national security law gives authorities sweeping power to clamp down on freedoms. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's new security law raises international concerns

Japan, West voice worries about waning freedoms, but Beijing celebrates

20 March 2024
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, meets with Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong at Parliament House in Canberra on March 20.
International relations

Australia, China foreign ministers to manage differences 'wisely'

Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi says wine tariff decision due by end of month

20 March 2024
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, holds a press briefing on March 19 at the company's annual GTC conference in San Jose, California. (Photo by Yifan Yu)
Semiconductors

U.S.-China doomsday scenario 'not likely to happen': Nvidia's Jensen Huang

American chip giant's partnership with TSMC is 'one of the closest,' says CEO

20 March 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, met with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu in Beijing in January.
20 March 2024
Hong Kong's legislature has passed more comprehensive security legislation with strict penalties, on top of that imposed by Beijing in mid-2020.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong passes Article 23 security law with sweeping powers

Bill rushed through legislature despite concerns raised by foreign envoys, others

19 March 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's news conference on Mar.7 was infused with symbolism and eloquent rhetoric.
Opinion

Global South is moving toward the center of Chinese foreign policy

Beijing's priorities for 2024 reflect goal of standing up to U.S. pressure

19 March 2024
From left, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Source photos by Reuters, Getty Images, and Yusuke Hinata)
International relations

China and North Korea applaud Putin's election victory

India offers congratulations while West slams results, Japan urges end to aggression

19 March 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are to meet on April 11. (Source photos by Reuters and Tomoki Mera) 
International relations

U.S., Japan, Philippines' leaders to meet for April summit

High-level talks at White House come as South China Sea tensions flare

19 March 2024
The penetration of new energy vehicles in China could exceed 50% within the next three months, according to BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu.
Electric cars in China

China vows to pull out all the stops for EV supply chain buildup

Beijing to order 3 state-backed automakers to step up R&D spending

19 March 2024
The Block V version of the Virginia-class fast attack submarine will be able to launch hypersonic missiles, starting in the early 2030s. (Image by General Dynamics Electric Boat)
Defense

U.S. speeds up underwater testing of sub-launched hypersonics

Missiles seen as key to penetrating China's air defenses in potential battle

17 March 2024
Nepal's prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, is balancing Kathmandu's relations with giant neighbors India and China. (Nikkei montage/Getty Images and AP)
International relations

Nepal political shakeup thrusts Kathmandu into India-China rivalry

PM Prachanda's new Beijing-friendly coalition tips scales away from Delhi

16 March 2024
An Xpeng vehicle is exhibited in Guangzhou in November. The Chinese company will work with Volkswagen on electric vehicles. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
Interview

China's EV, battery and chip firms seek bigger global reach

3 top executives outline strategies for raising country's technological clout

16 March 2024