Belt and Road

China is one of Cuba’s largest trading partners.  And, their bilateral trade relations have been growing over the years to include more sharing of modern technologies. Luis Chirino reports on one firm, which is hoping to expand its cutting edge technology in…

Japan's National Security Council has launched a team in charge of economic affairs in response to alleged intellectual property violations and technology theft by China, as well as cyberattacks by North Korea. The team, currently comprising 10 officials, is…

By Marine Pennetier and Michel Rose SHANGHAI/PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to make China deliver on promises to grant more access to foreign companies, eyeing agribusiness and finance, advisers said ahead of his arrival in Shan…

* Macron in China on Nov. 4-Nov. 6 for 2nd trip since president * French leader to be guest of honour at Shanghai import fair * German minister, EU trade chief show united EU front - Elysee By Marine Pennetier and Michel Rose SHANGHAI/PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuter…

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli in Kathmandu on October 12. (Reuters) For some thinking Indians, President Xi Jinping flying straight from Chennai to Kathmandu was provocative, even an affront to India. This is incomprehensible. Nep…

This is the second of a series of posts regarding the effect of Chinas Belt and Road Initiative on the global economy. (To read the initial post, click here.) The goal of this and future connected blog posts is to help U.S. and international companies underst…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will use a giant import fair in Shanghai next week to try to showcase its free trade credentials, temper criticism of its policies and deepen its global economic influence at a time of fresh uncertainty over the China-U.S. trade war…

This has been a watershed year for tropical forestsand not in a good way. Massive fires have burned through hundreds of thousands of acres of rainforests in Indonesia and Brazil. The result is huge uptick in greenhouse gas emissions due to carbon being releas…

China in Africa. Getty Africa has become the next frontier for infrastructure development. As rural migrants flow into cities at a clip that now exceeds every other region in the world, the continents need for new railways, highways, airports, power plants…

Chinas increasing state-backed media presence in Africa has stoked fears among Western observers. But current evidence shows the plan to increase Chinese soft power through official outlets who portray the Asian giant in a positive light has had limited impac…