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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

At least 16 killed in twin suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

Libya restores direct flights to France after 15-year break

WORLD IN VIEW

00:58

Jeffrey Sachs urges India to leave Quad

Beyond Competition: Why we need openness and sharing in the AI era

'Stand up to the bully': Canada's ex-PM backs tariff fight

NEWS ANALYSIS

Xiangshan Forum: Dialogue matters in a fragmented security world

CAFTA 3.0: From tariff reduction to joint rule-making

GLOBAL IN-DEPTH

Liu Chunsheng

Why the EU's 'de-risking' policy toward China may backfire

18-Sep-2026

Xin Ge

How 'greater BRICS' can cement its base to sustain Global South's rise

18-Sep-2026

Jessica Durdu

Community with a shared future: From trade to trust

17-Sep-2026

Xu Weijun

Asia-Pacific security depends on dialogue, not sowing discord

17-Sep-2026

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

China urges US to stop expanding military buildup in outer space

US judge blocks new stay limits for foreign students, journalists

Diplomacy falters as meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal postponed

Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the region's two most important oil transit routes deepened concerns over global energy supplies.

CGTN poll on the China-ASEAN Expo

PRO TALK

BRICS enters its third decade: Exclusive with fmr. NDB advisor

Xing Yajie

Xiangshan Forum bridges global security divides

First Voice

What does BRICS mean for ordinary people?

Huang Jiyuan

China and India, see the neighbor next door

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

How Pinglu Canal could reshape China-ASEAN trade

Pinglu Canal, a 134.2-kilometer-long river-to-sea waterway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is scheduled to officially open on September 16. Linking the country's inland river network with the Beibu Gulf, the canal allows 5,000-tonne vessels to sail directly from southwest China to the sea.

15-Sep-2026

WTO: Strengthening multilateral trade could raise global GDP by 2.9%

15-Sep-2026

BizDataDive: Pinglu Canal — How is it making a difference?

15-Sep-2026

2026 CIFTIS shows China's shift from products to tech-driven services

14-Sep-2026

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A trade fair, a cultural exchange that carries on

14-Sep-2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Firsthand stories shaping the region

00:51

95 years on: Why we should remember the September 18th incident

18-Sep-2026

The Takaichi Fallout: The BOJ's reluctant hike

18-Sep-2026

01:20

Japanese civic group speaks out against historical revisionism

18-Sep-2026

The Takaichi Fallout: Japan's rate hike can't fix what politics broke

18-Sep-2026

China urges Japan to deeply reflect on history of aggression

18-Sep-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

US says it will allow Iranian president to attend UN General Assembly

The United States will allow top Iranian officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, the US State Department said on Thursday, even as Washington and Tehran remain at war and continue intermittent talks aimed at ending the conflict.

18-Sep-2026

South Korean president rules out troop deployment in Strait of Hormuz

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday firmly ruled out any troop deployment to engage in war in the Strait of Hormuz.

18-Sep-2026

Saudi-Houthi clashes, Hormuz tensions deepen Middle East crisis

Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi group exchanged fresh strikes across their border on Thursday while tensions between the United States and Iran continued to disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The widening conflict has raised new concerns over global oil supplies.

18-Sep-2026