Asia Pacific

China’s economy grows 4.5 percent in Q3, beating forecasts

GDP growth picks up from Q2 amid AI-driven boom in exports.

China is ramping up its presence around Taiwan, in a pattern that Taipei said is designed to ‘alter the status quo’.

With Southeast Asia’s largest electricity bills rising even higher, Filipinos invest in rooftop panels.

Low-income countries spend up to 14 percent of their revenue on debt repayments, IMF chief says.

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Beijing’s gold purchases reflect a shift away from reliance on US dollar assets, experts say.

US and Russia each have more than 4,000 warheads. China set to catch up with them within five years, Trump says.

Sanctions and a North Korean leadership that prioritises security dim prospects for trade, analysts say.

The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.

‘The Palestinian question is the greatest historical injustice of this century,’ China’s foreign minister said.

ANALYSIS

ASEAN leaders are embracing Min Aung Hlaing, but critics warn it emboldens a military still bombing civilians.