BANGKOK (AP) — China’s foreign minister said his country and the United States should overcome obstacles between the nations ahead of an expected summit next month between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Wang Yi met with U.S. ambassador to China David Perdue on Wednesday and called on both sides to “focus…
Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was backing a diplomatic solution to end the Islamic Republic’s years-long feud with the United States, Iran’s president said Saturday. The new supreme leader, son Mojtaba Khamenei, is said to be even more extreme than his 86-year-old father who was killed on Feb. 28 by joint US and Israeli strikes…
Oman has played a relatively low-profile role since the Iran war began, including as a mediator. But its geography has thrust the sultanate into the uncomfortable position of negotiating with Tehran over management of the strait while facing Trump’s threats. Trump this week told Fox News reporter Trey Yingst that the U.S. would bomb Oman…
Iran said Monday it is working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully reopening the waterway to commercial shipping has been a key demand of the United States, but it remains unclear whether the deal will meet Washington’s criteria. The…
Australian PM Anthony Albanese (right) and Vietnamese leader To Lam exchange documents after a bilateral meeting at Parliament House in Canberra. (EPA Images pic) SYDNEY: Australia and Vietnam said Tuesday they would expand cooperation between their militaries as the middle powers face down Beijing’s expanding reach in the Pacific and the South China Sea. Following…
CAIRO (AP) — The United States paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day Sunday and Tehran said it had done so too, as efforts continued to bring the countries back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire. It was not clear why the U.S. has…
Add ThinkChina as a preferred source A humanoid robot by Robotera during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on 18 July 2026. (Hector Retamal/AFP) When representatives of 29 governments signed the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) in Shanghai on 16 July, the event marked a new stage in China’s…
China requested WTO consultations with India over measures it alleges discriminated against Chinese imports. (Reuters pic) GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said Tuesday it would examine a Chinese complaint over Indian measures that China claims impede its export of solar and information technology goods. The WTO said that its Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) had agreed…
An aerial view of downtown Sinuiju taken from the Chinese side of the border. (Wikimedia Commons) North Korean trade workers in China are facing tighter surveillance as Pyongyang and Beijing look to expand trade following a recent summit between the two countries, a source told Daily NK on Friday. The crackdown appears aimed at heading…
But the brief document signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is vague on some of the major questions left by the three-month regional conflict that jolted the world economy. The U.S. says some outstanding issues will be worked out over the 60 days. Here are some of the main questions,…