President Lee Jae Myung speaks during the public briefing titled “A Korea that dreams again of becoming a nation of scientists and engineers” at the National Science Museum in Yuseong District, Daejeon, on Nov. 7, 2025. [NEWS1]   Korea’s technology gap with major competitors is widening, while fewer students are choosing science and engineering

Hong Kong  —  The Supreme Court ruling that nullified global tariffs from United States President Donald Trump has created renewed uncertainty for many of its major trade partners – and a clear vindication for its biggest economic rival: China. The dramatic rebuke to the US president’s trade agenda comes weeks before Trump is set to

Donald Trump’s new 15 per cent global tariff will most greatly benefit countries he has singled out for heavy criticism, including China and Brazil, data analysis shows. An examination of the new regime by independent trade monitoring body Global Trade Alert found that Brazil will enjoy the biggest reduction in average tariff rates — falling

Ski enthusiasts ride a magic carpet lift at a resort in Qingzhou, Shandong province, on Jan 11. WANG JILIN/FOR CHINA DAILY As the global spotlight shines on winter sports this season, Chinese brands are making their mark on the international stage. Xiamen Bier Fiber Products Co Ltd specializes in ski poles, with their products being

With the Spring Festival break ending, China Southern Airlines has raised daily departures in Xinjiang to more than 230 flights, deploying wide-body aircraft on trunk routes such as Urumqi–Beijing and Urumqi–Guangzhou. Ticket loads on leisure routes from the region’s ski resorts and beach getaways are exceeding 90 percent, while international services are booking above 80

Capesize The week was defined by holiday-disrupted liquidity and gradually softening sentiment across both basins. Lunar New Year celebrations in China and across much of Asia curtailed participation early on, limiting activity and constraining momentum. Initial firmness on C5, with a major miner fixing at $9.50, proved short-lived. As the week progressed and Singapore returned,

🥇 Eileen Gu wins gold in the women’s halfpipe! So after a fall on her first run, Gu shows nerves of steel to improve with each of her next two runs. Zoe Atkin led after the first runs but despite improving her score to 92.5 on her final effort she falls just short of Li

The People’s Liberation Army and Chinese commercial tech firm MizarVision this week published high-resolution satellite imagery of significant buildup of U.S. military forces around Iran, as fears of a potential U.S. strike on Tehran intensify. As reported by South China Morning Post, images shared on social media show what the Chinese sources describe as “the

Russia sharply increased its imports of unmanned aerial vehicles from Thailand in 2025, with the shipments largely consisting of Chinese-made drones routed through Thai intermediaries, Bloomberg reported on February 19. Customs records reviewed by the outlet show that from January to November 2025 Russia imported $125 million worth of drones from Thailand, accounting for 88% of Thailand’s total UAV exports during that period. In 2022, Thailand

US intelligence agencies believe that China is developing a new generation of nuclear weapons and has conducted at least one covert explosive test in recent years as part of a broader push to completely transform its nuclear arsenal into the world’s most technologically advanced, according to multiple sources familiar with the US intelligence assessments. The