CHINA
On June 8-9, Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to North Korea for his first overseas trip of 2026, drawing renewed attention to the evolving dynamics among Beijing, Pyongyang, and Moscow. The visit came less than a month after Xi met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's
The Orchid Pavilion: A Celebration of Beauty in Poetry, Calligraphy, and Music
It was the third day of the third lunar month of the year 353. Wang Xizhi, the greatest calligrapher...
Reading the Results of China’s 20th Party Congress
Many observers believe that General Secretary Xi Jinping scored an overwhelming victory at the Chinese...
China Reopening Hopes Keep Dollar on Guard
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE - The dollar was kept on the back foot on Tuesday by strength in the Chinese...
China’s Trade Unexpectedly Shrinks as COVID Curbs, Global Slowdown Jolt Demand
By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING - China's exports and imports unexpectedly contracted in October...
The Many Benefits of Rose Water and How to Make It
Roses have been treasured for thousands of years, not only for their intoxicating fragrance, but also...
Chinese Economic ‘Pivot’ Could Seek to Take Advantage of High US Interest Rates: Reuters
By Jamie McGeever What the Fed taketh away, China could be about to giveth back. Speculation is...
‘Substantial’ Changes Coming to China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies: Reuters
Beijing is planning shortened quarantine periods for foreign arrivals, according to three sources who...
Germany’s Scholz Tests China Ties With Inaugural Visit, to Discuss Ukraine
By Riham Alkousaa and Eduardo Baptista BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in China on...
Fearing COVID Lockdown, Over 10,000 Workers Break Out of China’s Biggest iPhone Factory
In the latest — and one of the most dramatic — examples of Chinese forced to the brink by the communist...