China is preparing to significantly upgrade its digital yuan as global interest in stablecoins continues to grow, signalling a new phase in the country’s approach to digital currency and financial infrastructure. The shift reflects Beijing’s effort to ensure its central bank digital currency
As the United States looks to revive coal as a source of energy for its growing artificial intelligence ambitions, China is taking a very different path by transforming the fossil fuel into high value materials used in everyday consumer products. The contrast highlights
China and the United States need to explore fresh ways of communicating if they are serious about stabilising their often tense relationship, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a policy symposium held in Beijing. His remarks come at a time when ties
China’s biggest technology companies are ending the year by opening their wallets wider than ever, as competition for artificial intelligence specialists intensifies across the industry. From social media to gaming and enterprise services, firms are using generous bonuses and salary increases to keep
China’s military has carried out new drills around Taiwan while simultaneously expanding what analysts describe as a record scale airborne force posture, underscoring Beijing’s growing emphasis on sustained air power and rapid response capability in a potential cross strait crisis. The exercises, conducted
Myanmar’s military leaders have begun a phased election process that they say will restore order and legitimacy, but economists and regional analysts argue the vote cannot disguise the country’s worsening economic collapse. With inflation among the highest in Asia, widespread power shortages and
The return of Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile is being closely watched as a potential turning point in the country’s unsettled political landscape. As the de facto leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, his homecoming comes at a critical
At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured after a passenger train derailed in southern Mexico, authorities said on Sunday, marking one of the deadliest rail accidents in the region in recent years. The crash involved an Interoceanic Train carrying about
United States President Donald Trump is expected to press for renewed momentum on the stalled Gaza ceasefire when he meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, according to officials familiar with the agenda. The talks are set to focus on
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he asked former United States president Donald Trump for a long term American security guarantee lasting up to 50 years, describing it as a historic request aimed at deterring any future Russian invasion of Ukraine. Speaking in
