Brazil is fast becoming a major magnet for Chinese companies as they expand globally in search of new growth opportunities beyond an increasingly saturated domestic market. With profits tightening at home and production capacity rising, Chinese firms are intensifying their push into what
US President Donald Trump hailed what he called a “historic” breakthrough on Thursday as the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed an agreement aimed at reducing violence in eastern DR Congo while granting the United States and American companies
Israel has been cleared to participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, but the decision has triggered a major fallout, with Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia announcing they will boycott the event over the ongoing Gaza war. The European Broadcasting Union made
Dutch economy minister Vincent Karremans has acknowledged that he did not anticipate China’s swift and forceful retaliation in the Nexperia crisis, raising doubts about the level of preparedness behind the Netherlands’ decision to invoke a Cold War era security law against the Chinese
The Trump administration has unveiled a new national security strategy that sharply redirects US foreign policy toward asserting dominance in Latin America and combating mass migration, marking a significant departure from Washington’s traditional global posture. Released on Friday, the strategy is the clearest
President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi, his first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has highlighted India’s delicate balancing act as it seeks to preserve long standing defence ties with Moscow while managing growing trade tensions with the United States. Prime Minister Narendra
Japan’s Satomi Watanabe produced one of the standout performances of the Hong Kong Squash Open on Friday, defeating Egypt’s teenage sensation Amina Orfi to book her first ever semi-final appearance at a platinum level event. The win marked a major milestone in Watanabe’s
A Russian fitness coach and online influencer has died after taking part in an extreme binge eating stunt aimed at promoting his weight loss programmes, triggering warnings from health experts about the dangers of such challenges. Dmitry Nuyanzin, 30, reportedly consumed massive quantities
BYD founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu says the company is banking on next generation technology to win back customers as its sales growth decelerates in China’s increasingly competitive electric vehicle market. Speaking at a shareholders’ meeting in Shenzhen, Wang highlighted the role of
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has suggested that the United States and China are pursuing artificial intelligence with fundamentally different philosophies, offering a subtle critique of what he described as America’s lofty approach to the technology. Speaking at the International Collegiate Programming Contest in
