The Portuguese cargo ship MSC Maxine is pictured at the Port of Balboa at the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City on April 23, 2025. The Port of Balboa is managed by CK Hutchison Holdings, based in Hong Kong. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images Panama’s top court has ruled against Hong … Read more
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Countries that shunned China during its trade dispute with the U.S. are now sending their leaders to … Read more
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The S&P 500 reached a milestone level on Wednesday, hitting 7,000 … Read more
(1st row from L to R): Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Angola and Chairperson of the African Union Joao Lourenco and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney react as they attend a family photo event during a G20 Leaders’ Summit plenary session … Read more
People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as investors assessed ongoing geopolitical concerns. On Sunday stateside, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade agreement with China, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose … Read more
– credit, Surojit52 CC 4.0. BY-SA This year will invite many of us to gallop forward with blazing speed and boldness as the year of the horse arrives under the heavenly branch of fire. It will be a time when reserved action and meekness will be replaced with aggressivity and passion, which invites some to … Read more
Sam Badmaeva via Unsplash In a medical story that has to be seen to be believed, a Chinese woman whose ear was torn off in an industrial accident had it grafted onto her foot as a way of keeping it viable for later transfer back to her head. And that’s exactly what happened, 5 months … Read more
Employees work on Buick Envision SUVs at General Motors’ Dong Yue assembly plant, officially known as SAIC-GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd., in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, Nov. 17, 2022. Tang Ke | Visual China Group | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors plans to move production of a Buick compact SUV from China to … Read more
From a return of humans to Lunar orbit, to Japan’s first crack at Mars, the trend of humans spending more and more time and money on and in space is set to continue in 2026. Here are a few of the events to look forward to. An artist interpretation of the Orion capsule – credit … Read more
Packages of Pampers diapers are displayed at a Target store on June 05, 2025 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Procter & Gamble is selling diapers made with silk fibers in China as part of the company’s strategy to entice shoppers to spend more, even as demand for some of its products wanes. … Read more