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Those targeted are accused of enabling efforts by Iran’s military to secure weapons or “raw materials with applications in Iran’s Shahed‑series unmanned aerial vehicles (pictured) and ballistic missile programme”. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

US sanctions 9 mainland China and Hong Kong entities over ‘Iran military links’

Treasury and State Department announcements come days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected China visit and summit with Xi Jinping.

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Rare earth strategy provides ‘opportunities for Africa’ as US counters China

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Trump appeals latest court loss on tariffs as chaos and uncertainty amp up

9 May 2026 - 7:00AMvideocam

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Latest US-China rivalry combines undersea dominance with a race to riches

Ahead of leaders’ summit in Beijing next week, experts point to a high-stakes competition that features military and mining technologies.

9 May 2026 - 7:02AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Europe

Beginning of the end? Trump announces 3-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal

US president says ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and an exchange of prisoners.

9 May 2026 - 6:20AMvideocam

Diplomacy

New Israel-Lebanon talks to try to curb Hezbollah influence in region: Rubio

Marco Rubio says Washington is also awaiting Iran’s response to a new US proposal to end the conflict in the region.

9 May 2026 - 4:56AM

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Trump trade chief says US wants balanced trade, not change to China’s system

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wants key meeting in Beijing to help ‘achieve more balance’ economically between the two countries.

9 May 2026 - 3:13AMvideocam

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hopes the Trump-Xi summit can help optimise trade between China and the US. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

China plan to be global arbitration hub fighting Western distrust: experts

China’s newly revised Arbitration Law marks the most significant overhaul of the country’s commercial dispute framework since 1994.

9 May 2026 - 6:21AMvideocam

Diplomacy

China and US in AI revolution race as tech rivals battle for global supremacy

Two countries will lock horns for foreseeable future, with key industry certain to be a point of negotiation at next week’s Trump-Xi summit.

9 May 2026 - 6:19AMvideocam

Science

Ke Tao, China’s remote sensing expert ‘devoted’ to national defence, dies at 48

The Wuhan University professor specialised in taking measurements from images and received a military award in 2015.

8 May 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

Ke Tao’s particular expertise was photogrammetry and its application to aerospace, aviation, and in low-altitude, close-range environments. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

Why Iran’s ambassador to China thinks the US can’t turn Beijing against it

Top envoy’s remarks come amid speculation Washington may induce Beijing to pressure Tehran into accepting a peace deal.

8 May 2026 - 9:39PMvideocam

Iranian ambassador Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli says relations with China are “deeply rooted". Photo: China News Service via Getty Images

Science

Chinese health authority says no need to worry about latest hantavirus outbreak

CDC says the strain behind the current outbreak, which emerged on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina, has no natural hosts in the country.

8 May 2026 - 8:47PMvideocam

Diplomacy

China-Russia ties can withstand any US containment efforts: Chinese policy adviser

Beijing-Moscow relationship described as having ‘inherent stability’, with a ‘stable mechanism’ able to withstand outside pressures.

8 May 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

Military

Are China and Russia flexing their maritime muscle near Japan?

Tokyo’s recent tracking of three PLA Navy warships transiting Tsushima Strait comes amid heightened regional tensions.

8 May 2026 - 7:00PM

China’s Type 055 guided-missile destroyer, designated “Renhai-class” by Nato, is a cruiser-sized vessel with robust air-defence, anti-submarine and surface-warfare capabilities. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

Why is a Chinese research ship a flashpoint with Philippines in South China Sea?

Beijing and Manila trade accusations after incident near Iroquois Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands this week.

8 May 2026 - 9:03PMvideocam

Manila says China’s Xiang Yang Hong 33 vessel, pictured, was monitored carrying out “unauthorised” marine scientific research operations in the western part of Iroquois Reef on Wednesday. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard

Science

Why are China’s coastal fish farms disappearing while India’s are expanding?

China’s coastal aquaculture ponds span the largest area in the world but they are shrinking – and that is a good thing.

8 May 2026 - 5:00PM

Diplomacy

Trump’s Beijing trip, Iran war diplomacy, tech earnings

This week: US President Donald Trump looks ahead to Beijing summit, China calls for reopening of Strait of Hormuz and tells companies to ignore US sanctions. Next week: JD.com, Alibaba and Tencent release earnings, trade data comes out, Hong Kong Affordable Art Show opens and more.

8 May 2026 - 5:00PM

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Will China’s mathematicians join a global effort to boycott the United States?

Question hovers as world’s premier mathematics conference faces revolt over American visa rules and foreign policies.

26 Apr 2026 - 6:00AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

Diplomacy

From apps to autos: China’s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset.

1 May 2026 - 6:16AMvideocam

Science

UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

As global temperatures near key threshold, the IPCC is focusing on adaptation and carbon dioxide removal, chair says.

1 May 2026 - 10:00AMvideocam

Science

Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

Apparent Holosun optic on security agent’s pistol in photo from correspondents’ dinner prompts US commenters to question Chinese link.

29 Apr 2026 - 10:28PMvideocam

Security officials react as a shooter opens fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington on April 25. Online commenters showed interest in the female agent’s drawn Glock pistol and what appeared to be a Holosun sight. Photo: Reuters

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Ke Tao, China’s remote sensing expert ‘devoted’ to national defence, dies at 48

8 May 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

Ke Tao’s particular expertise was photogrammetry and its application to aerospace, aviation, and in low-altitude, close-range environments. Photo: Handout

Chinese health authority says no need to worry about latest hantavirus outbreak

8 May 2026 - 8:47PMvideocam

The outbreak has been linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. Photo: Reuters

Why are China’s coastal fish farms disappearing while India’s are expanding?

8 May 2026 - 5:00PM

Aquaculture workers check sea cucumber growth at a marine farm in China's eastern Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua

China’s Tongji University punishes top cancer researcher for misconduct

8 May 2026 - 12:37AMvideocam

Tongji University in Shanghai says it will use the case as a lesson to strengthen oversight of research integrity among staff and students. Photo: Handout

Will Iran war threaten next harvest? Which countries are most at risk?

7 May 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Blockades in the Strait of Hormuz have sent the price of urea – a widely used nitrogen-based fertiliser – soaring in the US and Brazil, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Photo: Handout via Reuters

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Chinese firework makers hopeful for US exports ahead of Trump’s visit

Manufacturers are eyeing Trump’s Beijing visit in May to de-escalate trade hostilities as they complete July 4 firework exports to the US

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Two ex-Chinese defence chiefs get suspended death sentences

Li Shangfu (L) and Wei Fenghe. Photo composite: AP and Reuters

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