Day: April 3, 2025
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Cross-border payments using QR codes between China and several Southeast Asian countries took a leap forward this week. Chinese travelers to Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia can now use cashless QR code-based payments, eliminating the need for currency conversion. The initiative ...
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Cook Islands Involved in Trade of Sanctioned Oil to China?
Several tankers suspected of transporting Iranian and Russian oil to China were registered to the Cook Islands, according to an ongoing investigation by AFP. The news agency analyzed sanctions data from the U.S. and UK, and found that at least 34 ships tagged as transporting sanctioned oil in ...
Taiwan Pushes to Reset Ties with Honduras
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China to Expand Power Exports to Vietnam as Needs Surge
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Iranian women hold portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funerals of security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on January 14, 2026. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP
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The Trump administration marked what it called “Liberation Day” with the imposition of sweeping tariffs on imports from numerous trade partners. The White House described the measure as rectifying “a lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships, disparate tariff rates and non-tariff barriers” imposed by foreign ...
Anticipating a New Nuclear Deal: Chinese and Iranian Experts Analyze the Iran-China-Russia Meeting in Beijing
By Giorgia Facchini and Veronica Turrini On March 14, just one day after China, Iran, and Russia concluded the Security Belt-2025 joint naval exercise near the Iranian port of Chabahar, high-ranking representatives from the three countries convened in Beijing. Hosted by ...
Philippines Assures China on U.S. F-16 Fighter Jet Deal Amid South China Sea Tensions
The Philippines is assuring China that its planned purchase of 20 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, part of a $5.58 billion arms package, is not directed at any nation, even as Beijing warns that such military deals should not harm third-party interests. ...
Colombia Seizes 54 Tons of China-Bound Smartphone Minerals
Colombian police said Wednesday they had seized 54 tons of tin and coltan, a mineral used in smartphones, that had been illicitly extracted by leftist rebels and readied for shipment to China. They valued the seizure, one of the biggest of ...