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China’s military modernisation has proceeded with impressive speed, but there are reasons why buying Chinese arms might be off the cards for most regional nations, says Mike Yeo.

French investigators to question Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon

There is unanimous agreement a successful economic recovery hinges on a proper management of the health crisis, says an observer.

SHANGHAI: China on Saturday (Dec 26) amended a criminal law to increase imprisonment terms for securities and futures market crimes, including fraudulent securities issuances and information disclosure fraud, according to a regulatory statement. According to an online posting by the China ...

European businesses in China are hopeful of an European Union-China investment deal by the end of the year, the head of the European Chamber of Commerce in China said on Saturday (Dec 26), although Beijing has declined to commit to a deadline.

ANKARA: Turkey will bring in structural reforms to break the "triangle of evil" of interest rates, inflation and exchange rates, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday (Dec 26), adding Ankara was determined to form a system based on production and employment. Erdogan promised a slate of ...

LONDON: Britain on Saturday (Dec 26) published the text of its narrow trade agreement with the European Union just five days before it exits one of the world's biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire. The text includes a 1,246-page trade document,...

China will overtake the United States to become the world's biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated due to the contrasting recoveries of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said.

With US public opinion on China at new lows, a Biden presidency will aim to reshape China’s external environment. But building a coalition on values alone will not be enough, says Bert Hofman.

A second wave of partial lockdowns will only reinforce dislocations that are now painfully evident especially in the US, says Stephen S Roach.