Moscow targets energy system as Kyiv suffers minus 20C temperatures
Energy abundance, open-source models and manufacturing strengths will push Beijing into first place
Spending on Xi Jinping’s signature overseas investment project hit a record in 2025, new research shows
Slowing demand in China has pushed brands to seek pockets of growth in new markets
Regulators launch ‘anti-involution’ investigations against internet companies
Abundant but largely untapped rare earth deposits could offer leverage as diplomatic ties improve
Surveillance flight over disputed atoll highlights Beijing’s growing aerial capabilities
Proposed Cybersecurity Act would phase out groups such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks and solar energy systems
Parts makers concerned about whether Beijing will allow imports of AI processors
Countries agree to lift trade barriers on the first visit to Beijing by a Canadian prime minister in almost a decade
The Nobel laureate on negotiating an end to his country’s 50-year guerrilla war — and Trump’s 2017 proposal to invade Venezuela
Impeached ex-president faces verdict on insurrection charge next month over failed martial law bid
Beijing has been promoting the funds as a way to boost the market during turbulence
Also in this newsletter: quick commerce has been asked to slow down
Agreement will reduce tariffs on goods from the country to 15%
Defaulted debt jumps more than 25% as investors hope protests will reduce support for groups such as Hizbollah
The priority should be to maximise strategic leverage — and only then pursue communication channels
Currency has traded near lows of the global financial crisis in recent weeks
Vast majority of 104 electricity-generating units set to start operation worldwide this year are in China
Levies designed to enact deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors
Expectations for speed in industry that employs millions have raised concerns about worker safety
Trade tensions highlight reliance on imported components and minerals
Exports soar as world’s second-largest economy shakes off Trump’s tariff threat
Governments are hoarding rice and grain as insurance against a world they increasingly view as unstable. But many economists believe it could be counter-productive
Mark Smith’s impressive history surveys life in the Soviet Union, and its advances and failures from Khrushchev to Gorbachev
