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55 killed, 279 missing in one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires: All we know

Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the fire spread across seven of the eight high-rise apartment buildings in a housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories

Trump may visit China in November 2026 to attend Apec Summit: US official

The development comes a day after Trump said that he has accepted Xi's invitation to visit China in April and that he invited Xi for a state visit to the US later next year

Trump seeks to steady Xi truce while reassuring Japan amid Taiwan tensions

Stocks in Hong Kong and China cheered Trump's efforts to prevent ties spiraling, with a tech rally leading a rise in shares

I will visit Beijing in April and host China's Xi later next year: Trump

President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the US later next year. Trump made the announcement after he spoke with Xi by phone nearly a month after the two leaders met in person in South Korea, saying they discussed issues including Ukraine, fentanyl and purchases of American soybeans. "Our relationship with China is extremely strong!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Beijing, which announced the phone call first, said nothing about the state visits but noted that the two leaders discussed trade, Taiwan and Ukraine. Xi told Trump that Taiwan's return to mainland China is "an integral part of the postwar international order," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said a crucial issue to Beijing that Trump did not mention in his post. The omissions from each side signal that sticking points remain for the two superpowers even as they highlight ..

Trump's trade war showdown proved that China can now stand up to America

China absorbed the full weight of American economic pressure and retaliated successfully, weaponising dominance of global supply chains on which US relies, particularly rare earth minerals, magnets

Best of BS Opinion: A new migration survey offers hope for policymaking

Best of BS Opinion explains the need for a new migration survey, diplomatic challenges after Sheikh Hasina's death sentence, China's internal tremors, and governance lessons from Tesla and OpenAI

China's 'head-on blow' warning to Japan after PM Takaichi's Taiwan remark

China issued one of its strongest warnings yet after Japan PM's Taiwan comments, saying any challenge to its sovereignty will face a "firm blow" and be "shattered against the great wall of steel"

Xi's military purges expose corruption, raise doubts on China's nuke forces

The shake-up in China's armed forces comes as both Beijing and Washington are pushing through major changes in their country's militaries, in different ways

US, China suspend mutual shipping probes as trade talks ease tensions

The suspensions remove some costs and uncertainty for an industry that had been facing fees to deliver goods to the US

China doubles down on innovation, self-reliance to counter US rivalry

China is using American pressure as a catalyst to accelerate domestic innovation, by pumping money into its local firms

China lifts gallium, germanium export curbs to US amid trade thaw

Beijing's move to lift export restrictions on key semiconductor minerals until 2026 signals a thaw in US-China trade tensions after the leaders' meeting in Busan

China races to unlock secrets of longevity with billion-dollar drive

Longevity labs, 'immortality islands' and grapeseed pills are part of China's national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims

Trump's bipolar G2 dream is fundamentally unstable, lacks global influence

What is clear is that both G1 and G2 know that their field of geographical dominance cannot increase any more than it already has

Trump warns Xi Jinping of severe consequences if China invades Taiwan

Trump declined to reveal his strategy on a potential Taiwan conflict and insisted China 'understands what will happen' if it attempts any aggression

What did Trump, Xi agree to on tariffs, export controls, and fentanyl

The deal, which also includes resumption of Chinese purchases of American soybeans, averts Trump's threatened 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods and extends a delicate trade truce

Trump hails 'G2 meeting' with Xi Jinping as great step toward lasting peace

After his highly anticipated meeting, Trump said that Washington has reached a landmark one-year trade pact with China

South Korea seeks greater Chinese efforts to bring N Korea back to talks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to persuade North Korea to return to talks, as the two leaders on Saturday agreed on a set of agreements to expand their economic and other ties. Their one-on-one meeting came hours after they and other Asia-Pacific leaders wrapped up their annual summit in South Korea with a joint statement pledging stronger economic cooperation. The two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in the city of Gyeongju took place a day after Xi and US President Donald Trump agreed to dial back earlier steps and de-escalate their trade war. During his meeting with Lee, Xi called for Seoul to work with Beijing to practice genuine multilateralism, according to Chinese state media, as he continued to position Beijing as the defender of the global trade order upended by Trump's sweeping tariffs. Xi, Lee discuss North Korea --------------------------------- Chinese state media reports on the Xi-Lee meeting didn'

'Prevent world from returning to law of jungle': Xi warns against bullying

Xi's remarks came as he was the only superpower left at the summit after US President Donald Trump departed from South Korea a day earlier

Xi, Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations

The leaders of China and Canada took a step toward mending the long-fractured ties between their countries on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, meeting in South Korea during an Asia-Pacific summit, called for improving ties in a pragmatic and constructive manner, according to both sides. The leaders agreed that their meeting marked a turning point in the bilateral relationship, a Canadian statement said. Xi was quoted as saying that relations are showing signs of recovery, thanks to the joint efforts of both sides. We are willing to work together with Canada to take this meeting as an opportunity to promote the return of bilateral relations to a healthy, stable and sustainable track as soon as possible, Xi said, according to an official report distributed by China's state media. Carney, who became prime minister in March, accepted an invitation from Xi to visit China, the Canadian statement said, without specifying any date. Carney also