Hong Kong’s Formation Fi, a startup that simplifies decentralized finance (DeFi) portfolio construction to help users better manage risk, said it closed US$3.3 million in a strategic sale round. The …
China: US should push North Korea diplomacy, not pressure
China’s U.N. ambassador expressed hope Monday that President Joe Biden’s policy toward North Korea will give more importance to diplomacy and dialogue instead of “extreme pressure” to try to stop …
Pakistan, China agree to enhance bilateral business connectivity
Pakistan and China have signed the bilateral partnership to increase cultural ties and understanding between the business community and people of both sides. The memorandum of understanding was signed …
China’s blockchain industry embraces influx of young talents
Driven by national policies, basic technology upgrading and mounting demand in downstream applications, China’s blockchain industry has been evolving continuously since its landing, achieving a high …
Why Afghanistan is critical to the struggle against China, Russia and Iran
Withdrawing from Afghanistan will give up a strategic foothold the United States has in the back yard of its greatest rivals, says the author of this commentary.
South China Sea: ‘Get the **** out!’ Philippines’ minister issues warning to Beijing
THE Philippines’ foreign minister on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of disputed waters.
Asia’s methamphetamine cartels from China to Myanmar are using creative chemistry to outfox police, experts say
The shipping container raised suspicions as soon as it arrived in remote northwestern Laos last July. Paperwork showed it was packed with 72 tons worth of blue vats filled with propionyl chloride, a …
Five Eyes: Why New Zealand refuses to condemn China
The Five Eyes alliance is an intelligence-sharing arrangement between five English-speaking democracies: the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It evolved during the Cold War as a mechanism …
Work to Remove Oil From Stricken Tanker off China Nearly Finished
Efforts to remove the cargo of an oil tanker that leaked oil into the Yellow Sea near China’s Qingdao after a collision last week should be completed later on Tuesday, the vessel’s manager said. The A …
ASEAN+3 vow to deepen financial cooperation to sustain economic growth amid COVID-19 pandemic
Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), plus China, Japan and South Korea, have pledged to enhance financial cooperation to achieve resilient, inclusive and sustainable …