China & Asia

China will enact its first nationwide preschool education law. While Beijing focuses on state control, Europe is struggling with kindergarten shortages and soaring fees.

Denmark's King Frederik X is crossing Greenland with an elite patrol and sled dogs. What sounds like a royal adventure vacation is an unmistakable message to Washington.

Beijing plans to introduce its first national preschool education law and intends to reduce high healthcare costs. The People's Republic is reacting to growing public discontent with this move – a signal that has also caught the attention of Western observers.

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is hitting Tokyo and Seoul hard. But the real nightmare isn't in the Persian Gulf—it's right on their own doorstep.

An international advisory panel is praising Beijing's environmental policy and recommending a 15-year strategy. But how much substance lies behind the headlines, and what interests are at play?

Washington wanted to cut off Beijing’s technological lifeline. Now Chinese chips are flooding the global market—not because they’re the best, but because they’re good enough and cheap. An irony of economic history.

While the West is preoccupied with its own affairs, two Asian heavyweights are forging an economic alliance. The $50 billion target set by Seoul and New Delhi could reshape global trade flows, with consequences for European exporters.

Suspicious trading patterns ahead of major announcements by the U.S. president are keeping investigators and markets on edge. The BBC uncovers a scheme that may have moved billions, with consequences for global investors.

Eighty years after the end of the war, countries around the world are commemorating their fallen soldiers, but there are also political messages behind the ceremonies. Who commemorates whom—and how—says a lot about the present.

A highly decorated scientist leaves the West and moves to Guangzhou. The Pawliszyn case raises uncomfortable questions about academic freedom, the brain drain, and China’s systematic recruitment of top Western talent.