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The Nave Photon, carrying crude oil from Venezuela, is docked at Port Freeport in Freeport, Texas, US, January 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Antranik Tavitian/File Photo

US control of Venezuela oil risks debt restructuring showdown with China

Around a tenth of Venezuela's $150 billion foreign debt pile is estimated to be loans from China that the OPEC member was paying in oil cargoes – until the US seized Venezuelan President...

The ferry disaster occurred on 1 October, 2012, when Hongkong Electric's vessel Lamma IV collided with Kowloon Ferry's Sea Smooth catamaran off Lamma Island. Photo: File photo/Collected

Hong Kong ferry disaster ruled 'unlawful killing' after 13 years

A person sits in a toy car with children at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: Official data

People wait inside a Mixue Ice Cream & Tea, which has become the world's largest food and beverages chain by stores, store in New York City, US, December 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

New wave of Chinese globalisation favours physical presence over exports

China’s “Are You Dead?” app. Photo: UNB/AP

China's 'Are You Dead?' app highlights loneliness among young people

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/Pool via REUTERS

Canada, China slash EV, canola tariffs in reset of ties

Containers and equipment sit at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, August 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan signals tariff deal with US could come soon

Gantry cranes are seen at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

China's trade ends 2025 with record $1.2t surplus despite Trump tariff jolt

Chief Executive Officer of OnePlus Pete Lau attends a launch event for the new OnePlus 6T in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, US, October 29, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Taiwan seeks arrest of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus CEO over illegal hires

"Are you dead" app, or "Demumu" in its english version, a Chinese safety tool designed for people living alone, on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken January 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Illustration

'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Trump's Iran tariff threat risks reopening China rift

The headquarters of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China is pictured in Beijing, China February 10, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Jason Lee

China focuses anti-corruption drive on misconduct, highlighting former minister's conviction

The Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft is transferred to the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, China June 9, 2021. A three-man crew of astronauts is expected to board the spacecraft to Tianhe, the core module of China's space station. Picture taken June 9, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

China pushes private space industry to cut launch costs and rival US dominance