German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits the Palace Museum in Beijing on February 26, 2026. Photo: VCG On the second day of his China trip, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid a visit to the Palace ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz told President Xi Jinping that he wanted to deepen his country’s “comprehensive strategic partnership” with China, Germany’s largest trading partner last year.

As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.

Detroit under Donald Trump has rediscovered its love of the big, roaring engine. By gutting climate regulations, the president has freed U.S. automakers to sell as many gas-burning trucks and SUVs as ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accompanied entrepreneurs to the Chinese tech hub of Hangzhou on Thursday, hoping to land ...

China's nine-day Lunar New Year holiday showed consumers were eager to travel, while remaining price-conscious.

Richard Jarvis, 43, said, "I had to destroy that restaurant," after he used a shovel to damage the establishment and injure ...

China’s rent-a-partner market is booming this Lunar New Year holiday, as young singles pay thousands of yuan to dodge marriage pressure from their families.

When the US Supreme Court struck down a central pillar of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff regime last week, businesses across Asia did not celebrate. Instead, exporters, manufacturers and ...

An influx of international tourists over Lunar New Year is intensifying Lake Tekapo's accommodation crunch during the peak summer season. Amid reports of scarce vacancies and expensive accommodation ...