Experts say “evolving social dynamics” are reshaping traditional customs as younger generations choose new ways to spend Chinese New Year.

Newly sworn secretary of state is to maximize American interest and counter China to secure regional peace in Southeast and East Asia

China is still recognized and valued as the most beneficial economic partner to the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to the latest survey conducted by Jakarta-based think tanks.

Eyck Freymann is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and Nonresident Research Fellow with the China Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College. Hugo Bromley is an Applied History Research Fellow at the Center for Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge.

The first sign of improving Japan–China relations during the summit was the behaviour of the two leaders. Both Prime Minister Ishiba and President Xi appeared conciliatory in their public interactions. Xi’s cordial approach reflects China’s shift to smile diplomacy instead of its hard-line wolf warrior approach of the past.

BEIJING: Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday (Jan 29), as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake.

China's population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year

Dr Yanqiu Zheng is a historian of China in the world and is the Associate Director of Asia and Pacific Programs at St. Lawrence University’s Patti McGill Peterson Center for International and Intercultural Studies. [email protected] This review article is published under a Creative Commons Licence and may be republished with attribution.

In the second US–China trade war, Trump must not trade away US security commitments in exchange for unreliable promises from Beijing.

From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Snake.

He says Malaysia may have border issues with neighbours, but still manages to cultivate good relations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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