US Ally Issues Warning Over China Military Expansion in Pacific

China's "aggressiveness" in the Asia-Pacific region has been years in the making and does not depend on which U.S. administration is in power, Philippine defense chief Gilberto Teodoro warned Wednesday. "It depends on its own plan of …

China Market Update: Real Estate Roars On Policy Support

CLNKraneShares Key News Asian equities were largely higher despite a new round of Trump tariff love letters as South Korea outperformed. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported earnings after the close locally. Thailand was closed for …

MP Materials seals mega rare-earths deal with US to break China's grip

WASHINGTON: MP Materials MP.N unveiled a multibillion-dollar deal with the US government on Thursday (July 10) to boost output of rare earths and help loosen a stranglehold by top producer China on the minerals vital for military applications, electric …

'Sea Monster' Ekranoplan Reborn? China, US Revive Soviet Cold War Vessel

At the height of the Cold War in the 1960s, CIA analysts spotted a mystery vehicle being developed on the Caspian coastline of Soviet Russia. The craft was dubbed the “Caspian Sea Monster” and was eventually revealed to be an “ekranoplan,” a naval vessel …

US, China trade veiled barbs at ASEAN meetings, pledge support for regional bloc

KUALA LUMPUR: Top diplomats of the United States and China took veiled swipes at each other in separate meetings with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday (Jul 10) as they pledged support for the grouping amid geopolitical and …

How China’s green transition is reshaping ethnic minority communities

China has emerged as a global front-runner in the fight against climate change, with sweeping policies aimed at curbing environmental degradation and building a more sustainable future. Yet behind these green ambitions lies a more complicated human story. …

U.S. Becomes Largest Shareholder In MP Materials—Rare Earth Miner—To Counter China

Topline The Defense Department on Thursday became the largest shareholder in MP Materials, which owns the only rare earth mine in the U.S., amid a surge in demand for rare earths mined in the U.S. as China has curbed its rare earth exports amid a trade war …

Ireland launches second probe into TikTok data flows to China

The regulator in April fined TikTok for not sufficiently protecting EU personal data from Chinese state surveillance. The DPC earlier this year expressed "deep concern" that TikTok submitted "inaccurate information to the inquiry." In a …

Germany accuses China of targeting aircraft with laser over Red Sea

China backs Southeast Asia nuclear ban; Rubio, Lavrov at ASEAN meeting

China has agreed to sign a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons, Malaysia’s and China’s foreign ministers confirmed, in a move that seeks to shield the area from rising global security tensions amid the threat of imminent United States tariffs. …