World : Concluding South China Sea COC Key To Regional Stability - Philippines’ Marcos

By Linda Khoo & Nur Atiq Maisarah Suhaimi KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has emphasised that concluding the long-delayed Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea is crucial, describing it as the...

Concluding South China Sea COC Key To Regional Stability - Philippines’ Marcos

By Linda Khoo & Nur Atiq Maisarah Suhaimi KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has emphasised that concluding the long-delayed Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea is crucial, describing it as the...

(2nd LD) [APEC 2025] Trump says trade deal with S. Korea will be finalized 'very soon'

(ATTN: UPDATES with more Trump remarks) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a trade deal with South Korea will be finalized "very soon" as negotiations over the details were reportedly...

Monaco owner Transocean breaks into boxships with newbuilds in China

Monaco-headquartered Transocean Maritime Agencies has been revealed as the buyer behind an order for containership newbuildings in China, marking the company’s latest fleet expansion and its first step into the box segment. Industry sources and...

Gold prices rise again after two-day pause, local market follows global trend

At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. PHOTO: PIXABAY After a two-day pause, gold prices rose again in both international and local markets on Wednesday. In the global bullion market, the price of gold increased by $35 per...

Pressure mounts for Korea after US, Japan finalize trade deal

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hold up the agreement reached between their two countries on trade and more during their summit in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025. (AP/Yonhap) US President Donald Trump and...

Late Hong Kong actor ‘Benz Hung’ Hui Shiu-hung’s family tied to China’s rise

The late “Benz Hung” Hui Shiu-hung might be best known in Hong Kong for his supporting roles in TV dramas and films over the past five decades, but his family came to play pivotal roles in China’s modern development. With celebrities and the...

A Potent Replacement for Fentanyl Is Emerging in the U.S. Experts Say China Is Behind It.

A DEA agent checks pills containing fentanyl (Getty Images) An even more potent replacement for fentanyl is emerging in the United States, and experts say China is behind its rise. Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids that can be up to 43 times...

Thailand's border trade drops 22.2% in Sept 2025 due to Cambodia–Myanmar issues

For the first nine months of 2025, total border trade amounted to 696,298 million baht, a 5.6% decline, with exports at 413,492 million baht (down 8.4%) and imports at 282,806 million baht (down 1.0%). Cross-border trade to the third countries for...

A Signal Through the Mountains: Zhejiang Mobile's 5G Brings Care to Rural China

Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Lishui, China–(Newsfile Corp. – October 28, 2025) – At the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva earlier this year, a rural healthcare project from eastern China drew global attention. Cannot view...

Copper Rallies to Record on US-China Hopes and Supply Setbacks

It’s been a tumultuous year for copper, one of the world’s most crucial commodities. Prices have been roiled by Trump’s trade war and sectoral sanctions, which drew vast quantities of metal into the US. There’s also been a spate of mishaps at...

Marie-Claire Daveu on steering Kering’s business transformation through innovation and responsibility

Marie-Claire Daveu on steering Kering’s business transformation through innovation and responsibility C-suite Visionaries: Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer at Kering, speaks about the Group’s evolving...

As trade war tests Canada’s economy, it hits the US, too

It sounded almost like a wartime speech. Preparing the nation for an austere Nov. 4 budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney told Canadians that the four-decade era of ever-closer integration with the United States was over, and he called for patience...

Porsche unveils new retail center in Beijing

Porsche Center Beijing Chaoyang is the first Destination Porsche retail store in the Chinese capital. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] German sports car maker Porsche inaugurated Beijing's first "Destination Porsche" retail center on Tuesday,...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a 'complaint', says: China has made it very clear, they don't want ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang came to Washington with a message for the Donald Trump administration. Speaking at he first Nvidia developers' conference, Nvidia CEO cautioned the US government that...

Igniting the American Quantum Economy

Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a four-part series. The first article, “America’s Quantum Moment,” was published on Oct. 13, 2025, and the second, “The Supply Chain Chokepoints in Quantum,” was published on Oct. 20, 2025. Policy...

China says it ‘absolutely will not’ rule out use of force over Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China “absolutely will not” rule out using force over Taiwan, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, striking a much tougher tone than a series of articles in state media this week that pledged benign rule if the...

Azerbaijan may establish direct air links with Xi'an, China

The Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan, Rashad Nabiyev, met with the Mayor of Xi’an city of the People’s Republic of China, Ye Niuping, APA-Economics reports. The minister stated on his social media account that during the...

Mercedes-Benz hit by China slump, job cuts and Donald Trump tariff mayhem as profits crash 70% in major blow

Mercedes-Benz has reported a 70 per cent plunge in operating profit for the third quarter, with tariffs and heavy restructuring costs found to be key contributors. In the three months to September 30, the German car giant saw profits drop to...

China’s soybean feud with Trump leaves US farmers with huge crops and few buyers

Each fall, US farmers harvest a soybean crop so immense, it covers more acres than Arizona. But this year, their biggest buyer — China — has walked away. Beijing imposed retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods in March, effectively slamming the door...