Beijing (EFE).- Super-typhoon Ragasa weakened into a tropical storm Thursday after making landfall in southern China, Chinese authorities said, following its earlier battering of coastal areas. According to meteorological reports reviewed by news agencies, the storm’s core reached the coast of Guangxi province near Beihai at about 6:30 a.m. local time (22:30 GMT Wednesday), with … Read more
International Desk (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday appealed to the United States and China to use their influence to pressure Russia into a ceasefire, as the war enters its fourth year. His call came during a heated week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where US President Donald Trump signaled … Read more
Manila (EFE).- The Philippine foreign ministry on Thursday “strongly protested” against Beijing’s plan to create a nature reserve in the disputed Scarborough Reef, located in the South China Sea. “The Philippines will be issuing a formal diplomatic protest against this illegitimate and unlawful action by China as it clearly infringes upon the rights and interests … Read more
Hong Kong (EFE).- A Hong Kong court issued a landmark ruling Tuesday recognizing both women in a lesbian couple as legal parents of their child, born via reciprocal in vitro fertilization – a significant step forward for LGBT+ rights in the region. Judge Russell Coleman ruled in favor of the unnamed couple, known as B … Read more
Shanghai, China (EFE).- Pop Mart, the Chinese company that produces and markets the popular Labubu figures, saw its profits increase fivefold in the first half of the year driven by the global success of the toys, whose popularity has soared in recent months. According to its earnings report filed Tuesday with the Hong Kong Stock … Read more
Washington DC (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump may impose additional tariffs on China over its continued purchase of sanctioned Russian oil, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said Thursday. “I think the president said yesterday everything’s on the table,” Lutnick told Fox Business when asked about China’s ongoing oil purchase from Russia. “And he’s … Read more
Beijing (EFE).- China’s State Security Ministry spoke of the risks posed by the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which it said could become a threat to the protection of sensitive data, and national security if it falls into ill-meaning hands. In a statement released Wednesday on its official WeChat account, the ministry said that while … Read more
By Carlos Meneses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7 (EFE). – The BRICS leaders’ summit ended tumultuously on Monday in Rio de Janeiro following threats from United States President Donald Trump, to which the group responded emphatically by asserting its autonomy. “It is not right for a country the size of the United States to … Read more
New York (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he extended by another 90 days the deadline for the social platform TikTok to detach from its parent company, the Chinese ByteDance, enabling it to operate in the US territory. “I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the deadline for the TikTok closing … Read more
Washington, (EFE).- The United States will double tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50% starting Tuesday, in a new show of force by President Donald Trump, even as courts challenge the legal foundation of his trade policies and doubts persist over deals with the European Union and China. Trump’s announcement came Friday, a day after … Read more
Washington, May 15 (EFE) – The United States announced Thursday that it “strongly opposes” funding by international financial institutions for Chinese-controlled companies operating in Colombia and other Belt and Road Initiative countries in the region. “The US will strongly oppose recent projects and upcoming disbursements by the IDB and other IFIs for Chinese state-owned and … Read more
Geneva, May 11 (EFE). – The United States and China made “substantial progress” in their first negotiations since the trade war broke out, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday at the end of a two-day meeting between senior officials from both countries in Geneva. In a brief appearance alongside Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, both praised … Read more