US president says North Korea wanted all sanctions lifted for only partial denuclearisation, a claim disputed by Pyongyang
North Korea and the US have given differing accounts of why the second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ended in Continue reading
Central bank slashes the reserve requirements for banks, freeing extra cash for infrastructure and businesses
China has slashed the amount of cash some of its banks must hold in reserve as Beijings leadership seeks to bolster a flagging economy.
Crackdown on unofficial churches comes as Vatican and Beijing sign controversial deal on appointment of bishops
Pastor Jin Mingri has felt firsthand the pain of one of Chinese president Xi Jinpings harshest crackdowns on religion in years.
Jins Zion Churchin Continue reading
UKs outlook for 2019 stays at 1.5% but previous forecast for 1.3% this year cut to 1.1%
Donald Trumps trade war with China and Europe is forecast to hit global growth this year and reverberate through 2019, the International Monetary Continue reading
President imposes import tariffs that will affect US consumers as he criticises unfair practices
Donald Trump has intensified his trade war with China by imposing new tariffs of $200bn on Chinese goods arriving in the US from next week.
The Continue reading
The US military has refused to allow a field study to test the feasibility of a rail project meant to link North and South Korea
A rail project meant to connect North and South Korea has been blocked by US Continue reading
Just 17 countries recognise Taiwan after El Salvador ties foundered on financial aid
El Salvador and Taiwan have severed official ties, with the central American country switching its diplomatic allegiance to China.
Taiwans foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said on Monday Continue reading
Academics identify 16 countries loaned billions that they cant afford to repay
Chinas debtbook diplomacy uses strategic debts to gain political leverage with economically vulnerable countries across the Asia-Pacific region, the US state department has been warned in an independent Continue reading
Projections suggest cities will swell at an astonishing pace but whether that means our salvation or an eco-disaster is by no means certain
The 1960 street map of Lagos, Nigeria, shows a small western-style coastal city surrounded by a Continue reading
An innovative exchange of sovereign debt for marine conservation, backed by the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, could pave the way to saving large swaths of the worlds oceans
The tropical island nation of Seychelles is to create two huge Continue reading