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View all search resultsASEAN opened its first foreign ministers’ talks of the year in Cebu, the Philippines, on Wednesday under the lingering shadow of unresolved South China Sea disputes and mounting doubts over the fate of a long-promised regional code of conduct (COC).
German companies' investments in China hit a four-year high in 2025, according to data compiled for Reuters, underscoring how US President Donald Trump's trade war is pushing industries and governments to boost business ties elsewhere.
China experts said Xi’s move against his long-term ally and Politburo member Gen. Zhang Youxia also concentrates even more power in the president's hands, makes the already secretive command of China’s military more opaque, and suggests that a near-term attack on Taiwan is less likely.
Islamabad has held talks with 13 countries, six to eight of which are in an advanced stage, for deals involving JF-17 jets made jointly with China as well as training aircraft, drones, and weapons systems, said three Pakistani sources who have knowledge of defence sales.
The country's population dropped by 3.39 million to 1.405 billion, a faster decline than 2024, while the total number of births dropped to 7.92 million in 2025, down 17 percent from 9.54 million in 2024. The number of deaths rose to 11.31 million from 10.93 million in 2024, figures from China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.
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