The country not eligible is the small nation of Eswatini because it is the only one in Africa that maintains formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
‘Green shoots’ appear in China property as banks turn bullish after 5-year bear market
The first 18 days of April saw primary home sale volumes across 30 key cities rise 3 per cent year on year: Bank of America data.
Pakistan, China discuss green finance, climate-linked investmentPublished on: May 1, 2026 11:40 AM
Pakistan, May 1 — Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday appreciated the strong and longstanding cooperation between Pakistan and Chinese institutions in the area of …
Pakistan, China discuss green finance, climate-linked investmentPublished on: May 1, 2026 11:40 AM
Pakistan, May 1 — Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday appreciated the strong and longstanding cooperation between Pakistan and Chinese institutions in the area of …
Could Japan secretly go nuclear? China warns UN that Tokyo could build thousands of warheads in no time
According to the report highlighted by the South China Morning Post, China’s foreign ministry argued that Japan already possesses the technical capacity required for a rapid nuclear breakout.
Taiwan expresses concern after China calls the island biggest risk in US-China relations
Taiwan has expressed concern hours after a call between China and the United States’ top diplomats in which Beijing stressed self-ruled Taiwan was the biggest risk in relations.
Cambodia Turns to Hydropower as Fuel Crunch Hits
China is expanding its influence in Southeast Asia, funding energy projects like Cambodia’s $1B Upper Tatay hydropower plant as the fuel crisis strains regional supply.
China holds live-fire drills in waters near Luzon as US, Philippines stage war games
(Corrects wording in first paragraph to clarify that drills extend towards and not to disputed areas of the South China Sea) BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) – China conducted military drills recently …
China scraps tariffs for all but one African nation
The zero-tariff regime gives China’s soft power a boost, but may lead to uneven gains, say analysts.
China’s self-driving truck leaders say AI breakthroughs won’t accelerate rollout — here’s why
Rapid advances in AI for coding and chatbots doesn’t change the timeline for getting self-driving vehicles on the road, industry executives in China said.