Belt and Road

By Benjamin A.T. Graham | – The ongoing trade war is the most visible front in Americas struggle with China for global influence. Oddly, it may be immigration policy, as much as tariffs and trade deals, that determines which country prevails. Thats because …

BEIJING (AP) China's government expressed hope Tuesday that Malaysia's dispute with a state-owned Chinese company building two multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline projects can be resolved through "friendly consultation." Foreign ministry spokesman, Geng Shuang…

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape will make a state visit to Australia, its government said on Tuesday, as it seeks to cement its position with Pacific island’s new leader amid rising competition for influence in the region. Ma…

China has for years faced international pressure over its mass detention of ethnic Uyghur Muslims in the north-western Xinjiang region under the guise of re-education against extremist thought. Those moves have now drawn support from 37 countries, including f…

Our weekly round up of other news affecting foreign investors throughout Asia. Indian exporters can provide China with at least 203 of the items tariffed by the US, according to a study led by Indias Ministry of Commerce. Similarly, the study notes that Indi…

Published: 7:30am, 12 Jul, 2019 Updated: 7:33am, 12 Jul, 2019

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is negotiating a fresh military cooperation deal with the United States, its Prime Minister announced in parliament Wednesday, even as the country's president vowed to veto any agreement. Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government was discus…

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishantold the audience at this years World Peace Forum that development is the key to resolving all issues, remarking in the run-up to his conclusion that Chinas development cant shut out the rest of the world and the worlds devel…

People's Daily Online (Xinhua) 08:36, July 09, 2019 BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Monday said China is willing to deepen military exchanges and cooperation with the Caribbean countries and Pacific isl…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Sudanese crowds celebrate the recent power-sharing deal Opposition leaders in Sudan say its military rulers are being exploited by foreign powers, eager to take advantage of the country's natural resources and strat…