Hong Kong authorities are coordinating with local airlines to increase direct flight and transfer capacity, turning the challenges posed by the US-Israel war on Iran into opportunities, the transport minister has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said the ongoing Middle East turmoil had deeply disrupted global trade and aviation networks, underscoring…
Senior US officials on Monday pushed back against suggestions of American retreat from the Indo-Pacific, declaring that Washington is recalibrating its foreign assistance to more effectively outcompete China in the strategically vital region while maintaining support for allies through targeted aid and security cooperation. The focus, they said, is shifting away from broad assistance towards…
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Minister of Rural and Regional Development, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers a speech during the Global Chinese Economic and & Technology Summit 2025 in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 19, 2025. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China’s pivotal role and advancements in global digitalization and sustainable development, particularly in cooperation with…
The revival of US-Cambodia military exercises after an eight-year hiatus signals Washington’s renewed interest in Southeast Asia and offers Phnom Penh a chance to rebalance its strategic ties beyond Beijing, according to analysts. The long-frozen Angkor Sentinel drills will resume following a meeting between US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Cambodian counterpart on the…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. Speaking at a meeting in Malaysia with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Hegseth reiterated U.S. concern…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — China signed an expanded version of a free trade agreement Tuesday with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with Chinese Premier Li Qiang pitching expanded economic ties with his country as an alternative to the protectionist policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. Li Qiang told an ASEAN-China summit meeting after…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday urged the European Union to steer their ties in the “right direction” and address trade discord through dialogue as Beijing and Brussels continue struggling to see eye to eye. At a bilateral meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Li said Beijing was willing to…
By Xinghui Kok KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The second day of trade talks between the U.S. and China was paving the way for a “productive meeting” between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, Washington’s top trade envoy said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, raising hopes of a deal between the world’s two largest economies. U.S….
President Donald Trump will look to sign economic agreements and critical minerals deals with trading partners during his trip to Asia, according to senior US officials, as the administration moves to ramp up pressure on China ahead of a crucial meeting with Xi Jinping. Trump will look for deals that will help unlock the region’s…
China is in talks with Japan and South Korea – both US allies – about a possible trilateral currency swap to bolster the region’s financial safety net and deepen economic cooperation amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war, according to a source familiar with the issue. Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China…