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Vietnam Urges Stricter Controls on Origin of Goods After Tariff Shock

Vietnam's trade ministry has ordered authorities to tighten control over the origin of goods to avoid sanctions by trading partners in the wake of threatened U.S. tariffs, according to a document seen by AFP on Tuesday. A document by the ministry ...

Kenyan President William Ruto’s China Trip to be Closely Watched by Continent

Kenya’s President William Ruto left for a four-day state visit to China on Monday night. He will meet with China’s President Xi Jinping and officiate over the China-Kenya Business Forum, which will bring together 100 companies from both sides. Ruto is ...

Chinese EV Tech Complements Others in Senegal’s E-Boats

Empowering local mechanics through hands-on training to reduce dependence on imported fuel is creating opportunities in tourism, fishing, and green innovation, demonstrating scalable solutions for Senegal’s clean energy future in e-mobility. This week, we spotlight ...

China Warns Countries Against Exclusionary Trade Deals with the United States

China issued a warning to countries against making deals with the United States to isolate China. A statement from the Commerce Ministry said: “China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests If this happens, China will never accept it and will resolutely ...

ASEAN’s Strategic Tightrope: Staying Non-Aligned Amid Rising U.S.-China Tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping just concluded his visit to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia. Even though the visit took place while the world still struggles to understand and cope with President Donald Trump’s policies of imposing tariffs worldwide, it should not be narrowly understood as China’s response to ...

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How to Lure Chinese Financing Back to the Global South: Report

Global South countries face increasing financing pressure, endangering their ability to keep developing while also implementing measures to deal with a growing climate crisis. The disruption of global trade is coupled with a larger megatrend: flows of international capital to the developing world have turned negative. This means that countries are now routinely paying more to service loans than they receive in disbursements.

The vast majority of Global South borrowers ...

China Says Expects ‘in-Depth’ Talks During Iran FM Visit

Beijing on Tuesday said it expected "in-depth" talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during his visit to China this week, adding that the two countries would work on "deepening political mutual trust." "Both sides will have in-depth exchanges on China-Iran ...

China’s CATL Launches New EV Sodium Battery

Chinese battery giant CATL launched on Monday a new sodium-ion battery it says will restructure the electric car industry, and a new system to combine two battery technologies into one car. The firm produces more than a third of all electric ...

China Courts Indonesia With Historic 2+2 Meeting, but Jakarta Holds the Line on Sovereignty

China’s first-ever 2+2 ministerial dialogue with any foreign country took place yesterday — and it wasn’t with Russia or Pakistan. It was with Indonesia. The meeting, held in Beijing, brought together Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister ...