Xi Jinping set for North Korea visit next week, first since 2019 amid geopolitical strains
Beijing's latest diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang comes as North Korea balances ties with both China and Russia while expanding its nuclear capabilities.
Beijing's latest diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang comes as North Korea balances ties with both China and Russia while expanding its nuclear capabilities.
Showcasing Odisha’s globally acclaimed disaster management framework and its growing leadership in climate resilience, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in Puri, calling for stronger international cooperation to tackle the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.
Rubio told lawmakers that Washington has not seen Chinese military involvement in the Iran crisis while warning about Beijing's expanding economic and political influence across Latin America.
In the age of social media, diplomacy is no longer confined to closed-door meetings, carefully drafted communiqués and formal state dinners. Every gesture, glance, stumble and awkward interaction can now become viral political theatre within minutes.
The most revealing aspect of President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Beijing was not the choreography of friendship, but the limits of it.
US lawmakers warned that China may be exploiting American universities to gain access to sensitive research and technology, as a Senate hearing examined billions of dollars in foreign funding and academic partnerships involving US campuses.
Trade between the United States and China has dropped to just 2 per cent of global trade, down from 2.7 per cent in 2024, a new report said on Thursday.
Ham Jin-woo, a North Korean defector-turned-journalist who went missing in 2017 in border areas between North Korea and China, has been officially recognised by the government as one of seven South Koreans detained in the North, officials said on Wednesday.
Concerns about Chinese nationals exploiting America’s birthright citizenship laws through a growing “birth tourism” industry surfaced during a US Senate hearing, with one witness warning lawmakers that thousands of children born in the United States are later raised in China.
The report comes as Trump is expected to travel to Beijing later this month for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
