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US President Donald Trump on Thursday called critical minerals a key priority as he hosted the leaders of five Central Asian nations at the White House, emphasising his administration’s efforts to expand and secure US supply chains through new global agreements. The meeting with leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan came as Washington seeks to expand its influence …

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off the Cop30 climate summit on Thursday, urging leaders to turn promises into action while highlighting his country’s work within the Brics group to reaffirm the importance of climate finance, capacity building and technology transfer in global cooperation. The meeting comes amid the notable absence by the United States. President Donald Trump, …

OPINION — President Trump’s meetings in East Asia last week did more to enhance our relationship with a few allies and partners in the region than the past fifteen years of talking about a “pivot to Asia”. Yes, showing the flag and having the President interact with counterparts is an important part of diplomacy, at the highest level. It has …

After China and the US reached an agreement on soybeans, Beijing has signalled its intent to seek favourable terms, with the scale of future imports dependent on the competitiveness of American crops, a commerce official said. “With the adjusted tariffs, China will encourage companies to import agricultural products from the US in line with market principles,” said Chen Chao, director …

Three astronauts have been left stranded in orbit after their return capsule was struck by what is believed to be space debris. Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie have been aboard the Tiangong space station, dubbed China’s “Heavenly Palace”, for six months. Departing for space in April the astronauts were scheduled to return to Earth on November 5, …

During a whirlwind visit last month to Kuala Lumpur, US President Donald Trump oversaw a peace accord between Thailand and Cambodia and secured trade and critical minerals agreements with those two countries as well as with Malaysia and Vietnam. At the same timw, US and Chinese negotiators met in the Malaysian capital, addressing trade disputes to pave the way for …

Chinese self-driving technology firm WeRide, fresh off raising HK$2.39 billion (US$307 million) in a Hong Kong share sale, plans to rev up commercialisation of autonomous taxis and expand into markets like the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Japan. Tony Han, founder and CEO of the Guangzhou-based company, said WeRide would deploy 10,000 robotaxis worldwide over the next few years, adding …

چین نے رواں سال اپریل میں امریکی سامان پر عائد کیے گئے اضافی 24 فیصد ٹیرف (محصولات) ایک سال کے لیے معطل کرنے کا اعلان کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ وہ 10 فیصد محصولات برقرار رکھے گا جو امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کے ’یومِ آزادی‘کے محصولات کے جواب میں عائد کیے گئے تھے۔ سرکاری خبر رساں ایجنسی ’اے پی پی’ …

But what makes this ship truly groundbreaking is that it will be powered by a thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR) with a thermal output of 200 megawatts – matching the power level of the S6W pressurised water reactor used in the US Navy’s most advanced Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarines. Unlike traditional nuclear reactors that rely on uranium and require massive …

When US President Donald Trump fired the opening salvoes of his country’s trade war with China in his first term, Beijing’s currency was on the front lines. By 2019, the yuan had tumbled past the benchmark value of seven per US dollar for the first time in over a decade, rattling investors and fuelling speculation that Beijing was allowing depreciation …