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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
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Just like the Americans, Chinese women are starting to give up on marriages, too. But many still want to be mothers. A new phenomenon called “drop the
Having already visited Europe, where he openly declared the United States’ attention was focused on the Asia-Pacific and underscored Washington’s singular fixation on China as a strategic competitor,
When top White House defense and national security leaders discussed plans for an attack on targets in Yemen over the messaging app Signal, it raised many questions about
The recent talks between US and Russian delegations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offer a glimmer of hope that progress is being made toward at least a limited ceasefire
DeepSeek has changed how the world sees China. Worries over the country’s “3D” problem — that deflation, debt and demographics are structurally hampering growth — have melted away.
Embracing the ancient wisdom that “close neighbors are better than distant relatives” China has long championed a philosophy of fostering strong ties with its neighboring countries. Despite trilateral
The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of Neuchâtel is
Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law on Thursday that will allow military officers to serve in more government posts without resigning
The United States Trade Representative’s recent proposal to levy punitive charges on Chinese-built and -operated vessels entering US ports is yet another example of Washington’s protectionist and politically
In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei. Historians do not know her birth name
One can become a billionaire selling ice cream, lemonade and fruit smoothies — all for less than $1. Zhang Hongchao and Zhang Hongfu, two brothers who founded China’s largest freshly
By almost every measure, 2024 was one of the worst years on record for children living in conflict zones in UNICEF’s history. More than one in every six
From Chinese tech stocks to European defense shares, President Donald Trump’s second term seems to be lifting the world’s biggest value traps. One of the most prominent and
After the Magnificent Seven’s 5% selloff Monday, global investors are reevaluating their faith in US exceptionalism. They’re asking whether the Nasdaq is just going through a minor correction,
ChinThe governing Liberal Party elected former central banker Mark Carney its leader on Sunday. Carney will thus succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister after he is sworn in
In President It was the Gilded Age, a time of rapid population growth and transformation from an agricultural economy toward a sprawling industrial system, when poverty was
In a social media post on Friday, US President Donald Trump said he is “strongly considering” levying new sanctions and tariffs on Russia. Considering that he
China will not yield to bullying and its economy can weather higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and other challenges, the Chinese commerce minister said Thursday,
The two sessions stand as a cornerstone of China’s political calendar. The meetings of the National People’s Congress, China’s highest legislative body, and the National Committee of the
Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Often used as a political weapon, the term conjures images of a
Although the cross-Strait situation remains stable, thanks to the strategic restraint Beijing exercises, the secessionist-minded Democratic Progressive Party authorities on Taiwan island have never stopped trying to make
Confidence can be elusive. Even the most tenacious need a few wins from time to time, to cast away self doubt and believe in themselves again. This
If US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation
A strong conviction trade is being shaken. As international stocks are outperforming this year, global investors are asking if their faith in US exceptionalism has gone too far. The
For many, it might be no exaggeration to describe the disruptive impacts of the first month of the second Donald Trump administration as earthshaking. That has certainly
At an annual gathering of conservative activists, the signature red “ Make America Great Again “ hats popularized by President Donald Trump were interspersed with a noticeable number
The succession drama of Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family has been in the spotlight lately, largely because of its distressed real estate developer New World Development Co.
With the European Union feeling betrayed by the “America first” Donald Trump administration on many fronts, including trade and the Ukraine crisis, some Western observers have tried to
The sight of senior Russian and American officials back around a giant negotiating table is extraordinary. For many, most of all Ukrainians, it will have been very hard to
Chinese tech companies are suddenly hot. The Hang Seng Tech Index has soared 23% this year, far outpacing the Nasdaq 100’s 5.3% gain. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
The world is rapidly changing, and it is once again experiencing the turbulence of transformation. As in days gone by, people are trying to read the signs to
As artificial intelligence breakthroughs in the form of chatbots such as ChatGPT and, more recently, DeepSeek continue pushing the boundaries of the technology, the hopes and anxieties surrounding
Inflation figures released on Feb. 12, 2025, will come as a disappointment to Americans who hoped President Donald Trump would be true to his word on bringing down
The investing world has something new to think about this year: What to do when it’s becoming clear that China is pumping out products that consumers in the
The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying. The midair collision that killed 67 near Washington, the fiery
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