Takaichi gets chance to bend US president's ear, but scholars see no clear path out of morass

Asian shares are mostly advancing as investors monitor updates ahead of the expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington. U.S. futures are also higher. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters after talks with Chinese Vice Premi...

China's grain supply stable amid global food security challenges

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares mostly advanced Monday as investors monitor updates ahead of the expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week

Asian shares are mostly advancing as investors monitor updates ahead of the expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington. U.S. futures

Asian shares are mostly advancing as investors monitor updates ahead of the expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington. U.S. futures

Asian shares are mostly advancing as investors monitor updates ahead of the expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington. U.S. futures

More than 300 Chinese companies exhibited at the 2026 IAA Transportation fair in Hannover, Germany, which concluded on Sunday, showcasing not only their latest new energy commercial vehicles but also intelligent driving technologies, charging solutions and an industrial ecosystem at the global bellwether event.

As Chinese and US delegations met in New York this weekend to discuss artificial intelligence, tariffs and critical minerals, those talks will set rates and volumes.

Murdoch University leaders recently met with Fortune 500 company Oracle Corporation, in China, to celebrate the new Oracle–Murdoch University Shanxi Teaching Centre.

Gulf oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia has exited a China-led digital currency platform designed to facilitate cross-border payments without relying on traditional dollar-based financial networks, even as African banks deepen their links to Chinas yuan payment infrastructure

Rumors of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s deteriorating health have spread again after reports emerged that he skipped a dinner at the BRICS Summit held in Indi

People visit the booth for Chinese AI-computing chip start up Dongfang Suanxin during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Domestic bourses are lobbying mainland firms to reconsider Hong Kong listing plans, sources say.

China’s trade resilience gives Xi room to negotiate as Trump looks for a deal before the midterms

More than half of the US public supports a policy of cooperation and engagement with China, including a growing number of Republicans.