(Reuters) -Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday departed for a two-day visit to China, with planned talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang expected to centre on economic and technological cooperation despite pressure from the West.

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

K-pop prospects have brightened after Seoul and Beijing signed a content exchange deal, potentially paving the way for South Korean entertainment to re-enter the Chinese market.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's actions in the South China Sea.

China waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation directed at a UK university to get it to shut down sensitive research into alleged human rights abuses, documents seen by the BBC show.

China's Ministry of Finance set up a new debt-management department, it said on Monday, the latest step in its effort to rein in local debt risks as the economy slows.

Trump has said the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, and accused other powers of doing the same already.

President Donald Trump said he had an “amazing” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where “a lot of decisions were made” on fentanyl, rare earth minerals and more.

Youngster dies despite desperate attempts to save him; parents blame tea shop that served them as netizens point fingers at mum, dad.