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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

Israel hits Tehran after Iran launches first missiles since ceasefire

Palestinian factions, mediators meet on Gaza ceasefire implementation

WORLD IN VIEW

M7.9 quake hits Mindanao, Philippines: CENC

Axios on a US military official: The United States did not participate in the Israeli strikes on Iran

The Cross-border Railway Boosting Laos's Fruit Trade

NEWS ANALYSIS

After 100 days, Iran war becomes a political test for Trump

Labor as a tariff pretext? Global criticism over US move

GLOBAL IN-DEPTH

Mohamed Karim

China-Laos ties: The Global South's new path for shared modernization

07-Jun-2026

Xu Liping

China-Laos ties: From strategic trust to shared development

07-Jun-2026

Ding Duo

Is Manila becoming a stepping stone for Tokyo's neo-militarism?

05-Jun-2026

First Voice

02:06

Can Quad remain politically sustainable?

07-Jun-2026

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

Putin sets conditions for Zelenskyy meeting as Kiev pushes for summit

Lebanese president slams Israeli attack that killed 3 servicemen

18th-century shipwreck carrying Chinese porcelain found in Norway

US-Iran peace deal stalled over Lebanon, frozen Iranian assets

PRO TALK

Yuan Sha

Shangri-La Dialogue: Envision Asia's security amid global turbulence

Stephen Ndegwa

China now takes its poverty playbook to the world

Deng Liuchun

Shangri-La Dialogue: Stepping outside zero-sum thinking

Syed Aoon Sherazi

From trust to transformation: China-Pakistan ties at 75

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

China's business community opposes proposed US 'forced labor' tariffs

China's business community has expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to a proposed US tariff measure targeting dozens of economies, including China, over allegations related to forced labor, according to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

05-Jun-2026

Chinese Foreign Ministry: Tariff, trade wars serve no one's interests

03-Jun-2026

China, EU discuss trade and investment consultation mechanism

30-May-2026

China announces holding of over 100 events to boost imports

05-Jun-2026

Canada proposes to extend North America's free trade agreement

03-Jun-2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Firsthand stories shaping the region

00:25

Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang for state visit to DPRK

08-Jun-2026

Xi Jinping attends welcome ceremony held by Kim Jong Un

08-Jun-2026

Xi looks forward to talks with Kim on advancing China-DPRK ties

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday he looks forward to meeting with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), to discuss the traditional friendship between the two countries, and exchange views on the overall development of bilateral relations.

08-Jun-2026

Xi says China-DPRK relations face new opportunities, missions

08-Jun-2026

Xi Jinping's signed article ahead of his state visit to DPRK

08-Jun-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

00:29

Pakistani minister delivers 'special message' for Iran's supreme leader

08-Jun-2026

00:27

Iran releases footage of first missile launches at Israel since truce

08-Jun-2026

What 100 days of the US-Israeli war on Iran tell us in numbers

07-Jun-2026

The Strait of Hormuz closure: How it happened and what it led to?

Global ratings agency Fitch has raised its average Brent crude forecast for 2026 from $70 to $87 a barrel, citing sustained disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global oil trade. The revision comes as uncertainty persists over the aftermath of joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.

07-Jun-2026