Over the past year, the People’s Bank of China, which manages the renminbi’s exchange rate, has allowed a gradual appreciation of the currency against the dollar. At the end of 2025 it crossed the level of Rmb7 to the dollar for the first time since 2023 and is now trading at about Rmb6.99.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he wants to open a “new phase” for relations with China during his first trip to Beijing since he took office in June.

They’re at it again. China and Japan are frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured and bloody history they’re still working through.

China’s access to Japan’s coveted industrial-use goods – especially a critical chipmaking ingredient – may face hurdles if Tokyo imposes export restrictions in the event of a prolonged political dispute,

Tokyo is concerned at signs that Beijing may be laying the groundwork to restrict access to the metals vital to manufacturing.

Beijing’s air pollution continued to get worse for some years after the games as China continued to industrialize, grow, and urbanize, but since reaching it’s peak in 2013, the city has seen a drastic drop in pollution.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has begun his visit to China as Beijing aims to strengthen ties amid heightened tensions with Japan over Taiwan.

Beijing insists its claims on Taiwan are nothing like Donald Trump’s move to seize power and oil in Caracas, even as experts note the two superpowers use remarkably similar language

COMING SOON — MARK CARNEY said “by-elections,” plural. There aren’t any vacant seats in the House — yet. But that didn’t stop the prime minister from casually anticipating multiple races during a rendezvous with Canadian media in Paris.

China introduced a 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as the global superpower battles sustained population decline and aging demographics.

New Yorkers with ties to Beijing have tried to carve out lucrative sidelines on marijuana farms in America’s heartland, where immigrant workers have often been treated like indentured servants.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to stand firm when he travels to China later this month and keep the steep tariffs on its electric vehicles in place.