Australia Post has immediately suspended most postage to the United States, with only the delivery of letters, documents and gifts worth less than $150 continuing. The postal service has taken the extraordinary step to halt many forms of postage to the US, as a Trump administration tariff on low-value parcels is due to come into…
Bill Gates-backed Terrapower is looking for land to potentially build a nuclear reactor and energy storage plant in Utah. On Monday, the company announced signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Utah Office of Energy Development and land developer Flagship Companies. As per the MOU, the three companies will together search for a potential site suitable…
Ahead of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China, President Xi Jinping has hailed Beijing’s ties with Russia as the “most stable, mature, and strategically significant” among major world powers. In a meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Xi called the China-Russia relationship a “stable source…
An area of reclaimed former mudflats near Hong Kong on the city of Shenzhen’s western coast has been transformed into one of the fastest-growing innovation-focused districts in southern China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA). The 14.92 sq km special economic zone of Qianhai – or Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone – was established…
US President Donald Trump said he would allow 600,000 Chinese students to enter the United States which is double the current figure, and reiterated that President Xi Jinping had invited him “to come to China”. The significant shift in tone from the US government came soon after the Chinese embassy in the US advised students…
The transport corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which will be placed under U.S. management, could become part of a trade route between China and Europe—if Washington does not restrict its use, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed Turkish officials. According to them, the exclusive right to manage the corridor would allow the United States to determine how…
Earlier this year, the “Sell America” trade was in full force. It can be argued that the peak of the movement came in April and May, after President Trump’s infamous “Liberation Day,” and as Moody’s downgraded the US’s credit rating. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond surged above 5% as foreign investors dumped US…
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Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he expects to visit China either this year or soon afterward, highlighting improvements in economic ties between the two countries, while keeping the option of higher tariffs on the table. Speaking to reporters as he met South Korean President Lee Jae…
German federal prosecutors said Monday they have charged a U.S. citizen accused of trying to pass sensitive U.S. military information to Chinese intelligence. The suspect, identified only as Martin D. under German privacy laws, allegedly contacted Chinese state bodies in summer 2024 while employed by a U.S. military contractor at a base in Germany, News.Az…