Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course.
The spotlight at the Munich auto show this year is swinging back to BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen after previously focusing on Chinese automakers.
The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company as it looks to start producing graphite, a key battery ingredient, by the end of the decade.
A Chinese man crossed dangerous jungles to enter the United States, in a failed bid for asylum. After being deported home in 2023, he faced a choice: stay or try to leave again?
Its vast investment in solar, wind and batteries is on track to end an era of global growth in the use of coal, oil and gas, the researchers said.
Farmers, builders and police officers use drones made by DJI, a Chinese company. President Trump and his allies want to stop all imports.
Already this year, China’s trade surplus with Africa is nearly as big as all of 2024, a sign of how President Trump’s tariffs are reshaping the flow of goods.
Middle-class Indians have been plowing their savings into the stock market, making it far less vulnerable to the shocks of a trade war.
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Size matters in great-power contests, and the U.S. can’t go it alone against China.
The unraveling of relations between the United States and India has convinced many Indian officials that the country should return to its difficult balancing act of nonalignment.
A new law in Hong Kong could pave the way for digital currencies tied to China.
Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.
Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare.
La presencia de Kim Jong-un en el desfile militar chino fue una señal de su creciente influencia geopolítica y de que su país está empezando a ser aceptado como potencia nuclear “de facto”.
Por primera vez en muchos años, los agricultores estadounidenses se preparan para recoger su cosecha sin órdenes de compra de China.
Mr. Kim’s presence at a Chinese military parade was a sign of his growing geopolitical leverage and that North Korea was being accepted as a de facto nuclear power.
The Justice Department’s inspector general disclosed new details about the extent of misconduct by a top F.B.I. counterintelligence official, Charles McGonigal.
La extraordinaria cumbre del presidente Trump con el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin el mes pasado aún no ha dado resultados concretos sobre la guerra en Ucrania.
Los avances médicos y la geopolítica están relacionados para dos líderes septuagenarios que han sugerido que su tiempo en el cargo está lejos de terminar.
La información recopilada durante el ataque, que duró años, podría permitir a los servicios de inteligencia de Pekín rastrear objetivos de Estados Unidos y de decenas de otros países.
We catalog the president’s emergencies to explore how he is using them to remake the government.
Our biggest adversary is waiting for the West to collapse.
U.S. farmers need to sell their incoming crop, and China needs to buy it in case its main alternative, Brazil, has a flood or drought. But their trade war prevents a deal.
Luckin Coffee, a dominant chain from China, arrived in the city in June vowing to inject “new vitality” into American coffee culture.
Aunque aún no lo saben, la revolución de la inteligencia artificial va a acercar a las dos potencias, no a alejarlas.
Information collected during the yearslong Salt Typhoon attack could allow Beijing’s intelligence services to track targets from the United States and dozens of other countries.
At a large Chinese military parade to commemorate the end of World War II, President Xi Jinping welcomed authoritarian leaders and debuted China’s newest weaponry. David Pierson, a foreign correspondent at The New York Times, explains what this means for the United States and the world.
President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine.
During the Eurasian summit in China, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had conversations with leaders in the backseat of his presidential state car, offering him an ideal setting for deepening ties.
Medical advances and geopolitics collide for two septuagenarian leaders who have suggested that their time in office is far from over.
El mensaje fue subrayado por los líderes que asistieron, entre ellos Vladimir Putin y Kim Jong-un, representantes de Estados que han desafiado o cuestionado el dominio de EE. UU. del orden mundial.
Rides in his hulking bulletproof Aurus with the Indian and North Korean leaders offered the Russian leader an ideal setting for deepening ties.
La presencia de Kim Ju-ae en una importante reunión de líderes mundiales es la señal más reciente de que el dictador de Corea del Norte la considera una sucesora, dijeron los analistas.
At its military parade on Wednesday, China showcased hypersonic missiles to sink ships, drones that serve as wingmen and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles that can strike the continental United States.
We explore an act of defiance in China. But first, a look at President Trump’s health.
Without trust between America and China on A.I., the risks extend far beyond their borders.
President Xi Jinping of China oversaw the country’s ambitious display of military power and diplomatic influence during a parade attended by the leaders of Russia and North Korea.
China used a parade of fighter jets, missiles and goose-stepping troops to honor the country’s wartime sacrifice and issue a defiant warning to rivals.
Kim Ju-ae’s presence at a major gathering of world leaders is the latest sign that North Korea’s dictator considers her a successor, analysts said.
The show of firepower in Beijing, to be attended by President Vladimir V. Putin, is designed to show that China is strong enough to resist pressure from foreign powers.
In an act of defiance against China’s Communist Party, an activist projected anti-C.C.P. slogans on a building and managed to flee one of the world’s most surveilled countries without being caught.
A Pekín se le ha acabado la paciencia con las empresas que bajan los precios y pide moderación. Pero la feroz competencia también produce una oleada de innovación.
Before fleeing China, an activist in Chongqing staged an elaborate one-man demonstration against the Communist Party that doubled as performance art.
Los líderes euroasiáticos se reunieron con entusiasmo con el dirigente ruso en una cumbre celebrada esta semana.
The Russian and Chinese leaders drew on a shared view of their countries’ roles in World War II to cast their modern-day partnership as a challenge to the West.
The U.S. and China must agree on a trust architecture for A.I. devices, or else rogue entities will destabilize these two superpower nations long before they get around to fighting a war.
Todos los veranos, los entusiastas del durián se reúnen en una remota finca del oeste de Puerto Rico para devorar una de las frutas más polarizantes del mundo.
Beijing has run out of patience with companies slashing prices, and is urging restraint. But fierce competition is also producing a surge of innovation.
Eurasian leaders eagerly met the Russian leader at a summit this week, as President Trump has helped ease his isolation over the war in Ukraine.
Con los aranceles del presidente Trump, el esfuerzo de India para presentarse ante el mundo como la mejor alternativa a las fábricas chinas se ha venido abajo.
Su exhibición de amistad en China pretendía proyectar una alternativa al liderazgo mundial de Estados Unidos, aun cuando persisten serias diferencias entre ellos.
Their display of friendship in China was aimed at projecting an alternative to U.S. global leadership, even as serious differences among them remain.
Mining materials to make cement, gravel and a host of other common products require an explosive that is becoming more expensive and limited in supply.
The leaders of Russia, China and India shared a moment of bonhomie as a security summit in eastern China on Monday.
A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.
Every summer, superfans of durian converge on a remote farm in western Puerto Rico to devour one of the world’s most polarizing fruits.
Sony began the Chinese Hero Project in 2016 because of a solo developer’s stunning trailer. Now the country is releasing some of the world’s biggest games.
India must decide whether go all in with a capricious Trump or hedge its bets through a rapprochement with China.
The first closing of an Apple Store in mainland China hints at broader troubles facing the country’s shopping malls as developers open more of them despite a glut.
With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.
El fallo es un duro golpe para la política comercial del presidente Trump, pero los jueces dejaron los aranceles en vigor por ahora para dar tiempo a una probable apelación ante la Corte Suprema.
A series of World War II dramas about China’s fight against Japan is drawing audiences to their feet, and, in some cases, to tears. Some say it helps deflect public discontent.
The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.
Electric models from the luxury car brand have been very successful, but they may struggle once a $7,500 federal tax credit ends next month.
La eliminación del vacío legal que permitía la entrada libre de aranceles en Estados Unidos de paquetes de menos de 800 dólares genera confusión.
The end of the “de minimis” exemption — which allowed packages less than $800 to enter the U.S. tariff-free — is leading to confusion.
A move to force employers to pay into benefits for their employees has left people worrying that small businesses will close and jobs will be lost.
A Times investigation found that Beijing’s consulate in Manhattan had mobilized community groups to defeat certain candidates.
He will get a chance to meet the leaders of China and Russia, North Korea’s two most important allies, at a time when he is being wooed by Washington and Seoul.
The media tycoon, jailed since 2020, ran a now-defunct newspaper that was critical of the government.
As the outspoken Hong Kong publisher awaits a verdict, his trial has become a test of China’s resolve to crush dissent, and of whether President Trump can free him.
The chipmaker, now the most valuable public company in the world, said strong demand for its chips should continue this quarter.
The two superpowers have made different wagers. But their fates are intertwined.
Los Lafufus, falsificaciones de los muñecos de peluche con forma de elfo, pueden ser un riesgo porque su fabricación y procesos no tienen controles, por lo que las autoridades de distintos países lanzan advertencias.
The dupes of the cute-ugly toys have left consumer complaints and warnings about safety risks and potentially hazardous chemicals in their wake.
Across the country, unmasked wildfire fighters are falling ill and dying. Hannah Dreier talks about her investigation into the risks these workers face.
El consulado chino en Manhattan ha movilizado a grupos comunitarios para derrotar a los candidatos que no se alinean con el Estado autoritario.
La volatilidad comercial ha creado una amenaza para la existencia de las editoriales independientes de juegos de mesa en Estados Unidos.
China’s economic slowdown has fallen especially hard on older migrant workers, who often don’t have the technical skills that employers are seeking.
La compañía China Evergrande fue en su día el promotor inmobiliario de más rápido crecimiento del país. Ahora será recordada como una de las empresas más endeudadas del mundo.
The authorities provided few details about the case, the latest in a series of apprehensions in Germany of potential Chinese spies.
同乡会等团体已成为中国驻纽约领事馆干预纽约各级选举的工具。这些组织大力扶持那些持亲中共立场的候选人、阻挠那些反对北京的政治人物。
Reporters across The Times spent months working to understand the ways the Chinese government wields its influence in New York politics.
The Chinese consulate in Manhattan has mobilized community groups to defeat candidates who don’t fall in line with the authoritarian state.
The government had set out to slow speculation, kicking off a slowdown in real estate values that is still grinding on with wide economic consequences.
China Evergrande, set to be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, leaves behind a giant pile of debt and a long line of desperate creditors.
Officials on Hainan Island, China’s only tropical beach destination, halted public transportation. Businesses were closed in Sanya, a popular resort city on the island.
A section of the railway bridge, under construction in the country’s northwest, plunged into the Yellow River early on Friday.
President Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.
Trade war uncertainty is forcing board and card game publishers in the United States to make tough decisions, putting the future of the industry in jeopardy.
The short-form video app has until mid-September to change its ownership structure or face a ban in the United States, after a number of deadline extensions from President Trump.
Jensen Huang said he was “surprised” by questions about his company’s chips, given China’s eagerness to acquire them for advanced A.I systems.
Los “fisgones de cabecera” de China, que analizan en internet los rumores de cambios en el poder, tienen mucho trabajo mientras Xi Jinping aparta a sus propios aliados.
This animated film has been a box office phenomenon in China. As an English-language version opens in the United States, we provide an explainer.
Los sonrientes elfos de peluche han supuesto un récord de ingresos para el minorista chino en la primera mitad del año, y pronto los fans tendrán algo nuevo que desear.
Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.
A power struggle is taking shape over choosing a successor to the 90-year-old Buddhist leader. In a trip to Tibet’s capital, China’s leader emphasized maintaining Beijing’s control.
A 90-day pause on additional tariffs on China offers no relief to American companies already facing extraordinarily high import taxes imposed by President Trump.
The grinning plush elves drove record revenue for the Chinese retailer in the first half of the year, and soon fans will have something new to lust after.
With pro-democracy movements long squashed, the government is targeting any hint of subtler expressions of discontent. Even establishment figures say it may be too much.
China’s “bedside eavesdroppers,” the online posse parsing rumors for power shifts, have a lot to work with as Xi Jinping pushes aside his own political appointees.
Chinese automakers have rolled out chargers that can mostly recharge a car’s battery in about five minutes. Yet U.S. technology lags far behind.
El virus, que puede incapacitar a las víctimas durante años, se extiende rápidamente, incluso en China y otros lugares que no la habían visto antes.
As the world’s powers turn away from the continent, Kwame Nkrumah’s vision for Africa may hold the key to realizing its potential today.
Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China and other places that have not seen it before.
The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been moving to align India with the United States and freeze out China. Now, efforts to rebuild ties between the Asian giants are gaining momentum.
Humanoid robots competed in a sports competition in Beijing where they ran, kicked and punched — as well as crashed and fell over many times.
China’s biotechnology sector has established a bright future by focusing not on breakthrough cures and treatments but on speed and efficiency.
Las autoridades culparon al “proteccionismo” de EE. UU., pero es probable que la razón sea el sector inmobiliario y las nuevas políticas destinadas a frenar las inversiones en fábricas.
Officials blamed U.S. “protectionism” for the dismal July data, but growth was likely held back by real estate and new policies aimed at slowing factory investments.
The Trump administration’s unorthodox Chinese export pact with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices is worrying trade experts.
A surge in high quality research and patent applications has cemented China’s dominance in the industry.
In a citywide campaign to curb a mosquito-borne virus, residents of Foshan face inspections and warnings for failure to comply.
The shifting consensus says more about our politics than the science of Covid.
The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held off buying after President Trump raised them to 145 percent.
As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the Covid pandemic got its start, like a previous one, in the wildlife trade.
The White House has thrown its weight behind the lab leak theory, an idea that has divided intelligence agencies.
Con el tiempo nos hemos enterado de que, para promover la apariencia de consenso, algunos funcionarios y científicos ocultaron o subestimaron hechos cruciales.
Five years after the start of Covid, we still don’t know the truth.
People who endured the longest Covid restrictions in the world are still grappling with what they lost: their loved ones, their livelihoods, their dignity.
The judgment was issued in a case brought by the Missouri attorney general. The Chinese government did not respond to the claims in court.
Still recovering from heavy spending during the pandemic, hospitals are squeezed by a slumping economy and government efforts to curb health care spending.
President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence in setting a global health agenda.
A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.
Aunque los casos están aumentando en China, la situación es muy distinta a cuando surgió la COVID-19 hace cinco años, según los expertos médicos. El HMPV es común y tiene décadas de antigüedad.
While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV has circulated in humans for decades.
Trump ve los aranceles y la deportación como medios para fortalecer el país, y los votantes parecen estar de acuerdo. Pero corre el riesgo de socavar una de las mayores fortalezas económicas de EE. UU.
Trump’s immigration and tariff plans will strain American farming and raise the prices you see at the store.
China has been rolling out new visa-free programs and promising to make travel easier for foreigners. But challenges remain.
Across two new books, the ideal of a global free market buckles under pressure from protesters, politicians of all stripes and the Covid pandemic.
Was the pandemic started by a lab leak or by natural transmission? We look at the evidence.
Responses to a guest essay asserting that the pandemic likely began with a lab leak. Also: President Biden’s image problems; “junk fees” in restaurants.
The world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics.
The coronavirus pandemic schooled the world in the essential role of global supply chains. Have we learned anything from it?
Reviving a Mao-era surveillance campaign, the authorities are tracking residents, schoolchildren and businesses to forestall any potential unrest.
Yet Zhang Zhan’s supporters and human rights activists who had followed her case said they could not reach her or her family members.
The Chinese president this week will be visiting France, Serbia and Hungary. His trip comes at a time of tensions with many European countries over trade and accusations of Chinese espionage.
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.
Despite its thirst for Australian wine, China had taxed the imports in 2020 over a dispute about Covid-19.
The social media movement is the latest sign that some of China’s young people are resisting the compulsion to strive.
En la Asamblea Popular Nacional de esta semana, los dirigentes chinos fijaron un ambicioso objetivo de crecimiento: exactamente el mismo que el año pasado.
At China’s big political show, nervous exchanges with journalists and the tightly scripted pageantry showed how Xi Jinping has centralized control.
At the National People’s Congress on Tuesday, China’s leaders set an ambitious goal for growth, exactly the same one as last year.
Hundreds of flights and trains have been canceled as China’s most important holiday approaches, and more bad weather is in the forecast.
Over a year after China opened its borders following the pandemic, international trips are still lagging, although domestic travel is more popular.
Newly released documents indicate that a U.S. genetic database had received the sequence of the coronavirus two weeks before it was made public by others.
Pessimism among investors was most pronounced in Hong Kong, where stocks have plunged by 10 percent so far this year.
Gross domestic product expanded 5.2 percent, as China worked to export more to make up for weak demand, high debt and a steep property contraction at home.