Both India and China are big consumers of oil from the Middle East. (AI image) Is India the most vulnerable to prolonged oil supply shocks in wake of the ongoing Middle East tensions post Israel-US strikes on Iran and the latter’s retaliation? India, a fast-growing oil consumer, is the country most vulnerable to crude supply…
Last Updated:March 03, 2026, 12:52 IST Wang Yi said China supports Iran in safeguarding its sovereignty, security, territorial integrity, and national dignity, and in upholding its lawful rights and interests. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China has expressed support for Iran in the ongoing West Asia conflict. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone…
Last Updated:March 03, 2026, 12:17 IST China holds global defence technologies hostage with its chokehold on critical rare earths. This, is exactly how India is weaponizing billions to break free, and fight back. Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board; A block with the symbol, atomic number and mass number of Scandium (Sc)…
The latest issue of China Briefing Magazine, “Labor Trends and Risk Management in China 2026”, is now available as a complimentary download on the Asia Briefing Publication Store. In this issue: China’s Labor Market in 2026: Wage, Mobility Shifts, and the New Talent Map AI Technology in China’s Hiring and Workforce Management Labor Compliance in China:…
LIU TINGYU/FOR CHINA DAILY In agriculture, the “last mile” often refers to whether a new technology actually reaches the field and is used by farmers. At first glance, this seems purely technical: Is the seed variety suited to local conditions? Is the machinery easy to operate? Are supporting inputs available? But a closer look reveals…
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The U.S. military campaign against Iran has put Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the back foot ahead of an expected summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, who for the second time in as many months has turned America’s military against one of Beijing’s close partners. Trump is set to arrive in Beijing at the…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi holds calls with China’s Wang Yi amid Israeli-US attacks on Iran. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 3 Mar 20263 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Iranian minister of foreign affairs has briefed senior members of China’s…
Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to break down the impact of escalating US-Iran tensions on global oil markets and China’s reliance on Middle East energy. With Strait of Hormuz traffic nearly halted, China’s reliance on Iranian oil could trigger “real problems” within two months if the crisis continues, one expert…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: As communist leaders in China oppose U.S.-Israeli military action against Iran, a pro-China network funded by Neville Roy Singham, a Marxist American tech tycoon based in Shanghai, is moving to sabotage America’s war footing against the Islamic Republic. A coalition of far-left organizations, including the Party…
New data released on 1 March by Malaysia’s Business Today, citing China’s National Bureau of Statistics, reveals just how quickly recent visa-free initiatives are reshaping inbound travel. Foreign nationals entered China 30.08 million times without a visa in 2025—a 49.5 percent year-on-year jump. The count aggregates travellers using three channels: the 30-day unilateral visa-waiver (now…