While economic fragmentation and protectionism are on the rise, Asia has formed a dynamic regional economy that effectively hedges against external risks. In the past three decades, intra-regional trade and investment in Asia have grown markedly, consolidating its role as a "ballast" for global trade.
The Boao Forum for Asia remains one of the best platforms in the world to hear ideas you won't hear anywhere else. And at a panel I moderated on Wednesday on climate governance, one idea stood out.
China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday urged Japan to reflect on and correct its mistakes to pave the way for normal economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) in south China's Hainan Province saw a surge in transactions involving zero-tariff goods during the first 100 days of its island-wide special customs operations, according to official data released on Thursday.
A 19-year-old man in China was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for five years, after planting plastic film in mooncakes and demanding compensation from multiple hotels, authorities said, according to media reports.
Xinjiang has transmitted 304 billion kWh of new energy to other parts of China, accounting for about 30% of its total outgoing electricity. With a strong grid of seven internal loops and five external channels, the region now has six new energy bases each exceeding 10 million kilowatt. Installed new energy capacity has reached 64% of the regional total. This green power has saved 92 million tonnes of standard coal and reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 250 million tonnes.
Hubei province launched the first zero-carbon emission vessel fleet for the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River on Wednesday, marking a significant step forward in green waterway transport.
To obscure historical facts, play down Japan’s war crimes and seek to evade responsibility by playing on words when reviewing textbooks is Japan’s go-to tactic to deny and distort its history of aggression, a spokesperson for Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
A man who forcibly entered the Chinese Embassy in Japan earlier this week has been handed over to Japanese police, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
Japanese public figures have criticized the government's response to the forcible intrusion by a member of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) into the Chinese embassy in Japan earlier this week, calling the act serious in nature and questioning the government's handling of the matter thus far.
China on Wednesday issued a set of guidelines to accelerate the establishment of a nationwide long-term care insurance system, with the aim of addressing the basic care needs of people who have difficulty in taking care of themselves.
The plenary session of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 kicked off on Thursday in Boao, south China's Hainan Province.
With less than one month to go until the opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Beach Games, organizers said the final phase of preparations is underway, with event coordination, venue construction, and services on track. Athlete registration has concluded, and the operational framework for the competition is in place.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday released the findings of an investigation into Mexico's restrictive measures against China and other non-free trade agreement (FTA) partners, stating that these measures constitute trade and investment barriers.
China's total installed power generation capacity reached approximately 3.95 billion kilowatts by the end of February, representing a 15.9 percent increase year-on-year, according to data released by the National Energy Administration on Wednesday.
DPRK, Belarus sign cooperation treaty: Belarus state media
A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Google negligent for designing addictive apps and for failing to warn of their associated dangers, and liable for harm caused to a young user. The landmark verdict could pave the way for numerous lawsuits against social media companies on similar grounds.
Ukraine peace talks have stalled amid unresolved differences, even as Russia keeps channels open with the United States.
A senior Chinese diplomat said China will continue to firmly support the just cause of the Palestinian people and work tirelessly for the achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026 is being held in south China's Hainan Province from March 24 to 27. Against the backdrop of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) period (2026-2030) and a new phase of high-standard opening up, this year's forum hosted in Hainan, a key pilot zone for China's opening-up, carries unparalleled significance.
China is pursuing industrial-scale breakthroughs in the hydrogen sector, targeting regional self-sufficiency in renewable and clean low-carbon hydrogen to fuel its broader economic transformation as the nation embarks on its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30).
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid.
China stepped up its diplomatic outreach on Wednesday over the Iran conflict, assuring the Gulf states that Beijing takes their security concerns seriously and will continue working with regional parties to help ease tensions.
China launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on March 26, 2026, successfully sending two new satellites, Siwei Gaojing-2 05 and Siwei Gaojing-2 06, into the preset orbit.
The United States has delivered a 15-point plan for a monthlong ceasefire to Iran, various media outlets reported on Wednesday, but a spokesman for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters denied that any such development had occurred.
Amid intensifying geopolitical competition in high-tech sectors, China unveiled on Wednesday a plan to open some of its major scientific projects and facilities to the world, calling for the building of a "global technology community".
The 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference opened on Wednesday morning in Beijing, marking the start of a five-day event themed "Full Integration Between Technological and Industrial Innovation."
Nearly four decades ago, while working in one of the poorest parts of east China's Fujian Province as the Party chief of Ningde Prefecture, Xi Jinping told local officials that ensuring access to everyday necessities for people living in remote areas, even items as basic as light bulbs and soap, was also a measure of good governance.
Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, held a collective meeting Wednesday with the diplomatic envoys of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in China.
The more turbulent and uncertain the global economy becomes, the more important it is to heed the voices of countries in the Global South, an expert said on Wednesday at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026.
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