China introduces 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as global superpower battles sustained ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to defend the self-ruled island's sovereignty in the face of what he termed China's ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed his country’s technological progress in areas such as artificial intelligence and ...

China conducts two-day military exercises around Taiwan with rockets, bombers and assault ships as House Select Committee on ...

Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute ...

China imposes 13% VAT on condoms and contraceptives from Jan 1, 2026, ending a 30-year exemption as Beijing pushes births ...

China has condemned the demolition of a monument honoring the Chinese community in Panama, the latest development as the ...

From Brazil car factories to Beijing’s Venezuela plans, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in December 2025.

The second day of the large-scale war games, called “Justice Mission 2025,” saw the Chinese military encircle Taiwan on ...

For many Chinese citizens, the move feels contradictory. The same state that is urging people to marry and have children is ...

From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but ...