Pakistan is battling a surge in militant violence on its territory, including frequent attacks on Chinese migrant workers.

At the Digital Silk Road Development Forum in Xian, Alibaba and Shein were praised for helping advance the country’s booming cross-border e-commerce sector.

Officials touted China’s progress in strengthening digital development initiatives for BRI members, calling for countries to work together and ‘oppose technological blockades’.

Investigators have uncovered evidence linking last month’s deadly attack on the Karakoram Highway to the same Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan cell that killed nine Chinese nationals in a 2021 bombing on the same road.

Envoys from 49 countries attend event hosted by Xinjiang officials, with many saying they hope to strengthen cooperation under belt and road strategy, as region aims to expand international influence in the face of human rights allegations.

The US urged greater transparency from Cambodia over the US$1.7 billion project that analysts say could be used to boost China’s military presence in Phnom Penh.

Russian official’s comments on integrating belt and road with Eurasian bloc signal fresh interest in Chinese strategy Moscow once viewed as a challenge to its dominance.

The CEO of Neom – a US$500 billion futuristic, zero-carbon megacity under construction on the country’s northwest coast – is scheduled to host a half-day event on April 19 inviting investors to back the ambitious development.

Pledge comes in joint statement issued as Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena wraps up five-day visit to China, where debt restructuring was top of the agenda.

Overcapacity will be absorbed as long as global demand for green transition stays strong, says former People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan

With China at odds with Western countries in data and cyberspace management, Beijing is trying to sway other parties to side with its vision.

An estimated US$50 billion pledged by China for infrastructure in Southeast Asia has yet to manifest in completed projects according to a recent study, raising questions over the efficacy of the country’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Beijing demands investigation into bombing that killed engineers working on hydroelectric dam – the third major attack on Chinese interests in the South Asian country in a week.

The attack came less than three years after nine Chinese nationals working on the same project were also killed in a vehicular suicide bombing.

Visits by Italian president and prime minister being planned for this year amid ‘positive relations’, Ambassador Massimo Ambrosetti says.

Chinese companies will build two new sporting arenas in Africa, continuing Beijing’s tradition of ‘stadium diplomacy’ for influence-building.

Chinese construction firms are eyeing opportunities in Nusantara, which is set to replace Jakarta as Indonesia’s capital, adding to projects in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia.

China’s influence in Nepal’s economy and defence has grown significantly in recent years, marking a shift in traditional ties between Nepal and India.

The first two months of 2024 were lucrative for the southern tech hub even as some of its biggest private players and industry champions remain under sanctions imposed by Washington.

Directive by top anti-graft watchdog follows vow that Beijing is committed to a ‘clean Silk Road’.

While analysts are optimistic about the return of international students to China, many prospective and former students report dwindling enthusiasm for Chinese universities.

Following decades of the ‘Angola model’ – oil-backed loans to access Chinese funding for infrastructure – Beijing vows to help modernise Angola.