India is set to register the fastest oil demand growth among major global economies in 2025 and 2026, outpacing China by more than double, according to the latest Monthly Oil Market Report from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec).Driven by rising energy needs in the world’s fastest-growing major economy, India’s oil demand is…
An eye-opening recent image from the International Space Station (ISS) revealed the enormous extent of China’s distant-water fleet of fishing vessels. This is captured by astronaut Don Pettit and uploaded to the internet by his son, A. Pettit, the photo shows a breathtaking number of bright spots scattered against the blackness of the sea, each…
Two Chinas inhabit the American imagination: One is a technology and manufacturing superpower poised to lead the world. The other is an economy that’s on the verge of collapse. Each reflect a real aspect of China. One China — let’s call it hopeful China — is defined by companies like the A.I. start-up DeepSeek, the…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Consumer prices in China fell for the third month in April as the country grapples with sluggish spending amid a fierce trade war with the United States.The latest data, released on Saturday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showed that the consumer price index (CPI), a crucial inflation measure,…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Beijing has strongly cautioned China’s state-run Global Times over spreading unverified claims on Indian military operations, urging the outlet to verify facts before posting on social media.“Dear @globaltimesnews, we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine your sources before pushing out this kind of disinformation,” the Embassy said…
As Donald J. Trump has injected chaos into the world by roiling America’s alliances and threatening economic turmoil with his wall of tariffs, China has tried to sell a consistent message: We will be a force of global stability during a turbulent time. That pitch will be more difficult to square as Xi Jinping visits…
Liu Miao has sold clothing on Amazon to wholesale buyers in the United States for the past five years. That trade has come to an abrupt stop. Mr. Liu owns a small factory in Guangzhou, long the center of China’s highly competitive garment industry. He and other factory managers, already dealing with tight profit margins,…
Two tourist boats carrying roughly 70 people in total have capsized in the Wu river in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, leaving 14 people missing and three dead, state media said on Monday. As of Sunday evening, rescuers had pulled 50 people out of the water, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Rescuers were still…
When Congress raised the threshold for imported goods to enter the United States tax-free to $800 from $200 nearly a decade ago, it threw open the door to the American consumer market. Chinese companies rushed in. First on platforms like eBay and Amazon, and then on apps like Shein and Temu, exporters funneled the products…
Follow live updates on the Trump administration. The auditorium at Alibaba’s headquarters was packed with attendees, leaning against the wall and squeezing onto the stairs. Hundreds of Chinese small-business owners listened raptly as a stream of representatives from Alibaba, the Chinese online shopping giant, stepped onstage to reassure them of China’s resilience in the face…