Participants hold their laptops as they line up to install and set up OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent, outside the Baidu offices in Beijing. Florence Lo/Reuters Fan Xinquan, a retired electronics worker in Beijing, has recently started raising a “lobster”, hoping that the AI agent he has been training can help organise his specialised industry…
The Negishi Maru crude oil tanker sails towards JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.’s Negishi refinery in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s exports climbed 4.2%% from a year ago in February, marking a sharp slowdown after hitting an over-three-year high in January. However, the increase was higher…
The escalating war in Iran has overshadowed many of the US’ foreign policy objectives
China face Taiwan in a highly charged quarterfinal at the Women’s Asian Cup, which already has a political focus. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo China coach Ante Milicic urged his players to remain…
At a time when the international order is increasingly shaped by conflict, strategic rivalry and economic uncertainty, the relationship between China and Africa is entering a significant new phase. As the two sides mark 70 years of diplomatic relations, Beijing is signalling that the partnership remains a central pillar of its global engagement and one…
China’s economic footprint in Africa has grown fast over the last two decades. Across the continent, Chinese-backed mines, oilfields, railways and industrial zones have gone from being ambitious projects to central pillars of national development plans. This has been made possible by over US$181 billion in infrastructure loans and about US$50 billion in foreign direct…
Rotterdam hopper dredger vessel operated by Van Oord sits anchored, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 9, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Iran has continued to send large amounts of crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China even as the…
BEIJING — China announced its lowest growth target in 35 years Thursday as the world’s second-biggest economy struggles with challenges at home and growing uncertainty around the world. This year, China will aim for gross domestic product growth of 4.5% to 5% “while striving for better in practice,” Premier Li Qiang, China’s No. 2 official,…
Xi Jinping, China’s president, center, attends the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest…
Last week’s Munich Security Conference clearly signalled that Africa needs security alliances beyond its traditional partners. The peripheralisation of Africa was again evident at last week’s Munich Security Conference – the world’s premier forum on global security issues. Conflicts dominating world news, such as Ukraine, Venezuela, the Indo-Pacific, and Greenland, monopolised the debate. Africa struggled…
