The appointment of China's new defence attache to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, experts say China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming,

France's WEST fusion reactor has shattered a nuclear fusion record set by China just a few weeks ago, marking yet another small but significant step on the road toward near-limitless clean energy. The CEA's (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux ...

Trade tensions between the world's two leading economies are set to escalate on Monday, as Beijing begins levying tariffs on certain US agricultural goods in retaliation for President Donald

Consumer prices in China fell last month for the first time in a year, with authorities in the world's second-largest economy struggling to kickstart spending and trade headwinds intensifying as US

China has the largest navy in the world by hull count with over 370 vessels, including two aircraft carriers in service. Last November, France sent its only aircraft carrier, which is nuclear-powered, for a five-month mission to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, maintaining a steady growth rate as Beijing faces headwinds from three years of sluggish economic expansion amid mounting geopolitical challenges from Taiwan to Ukraine.

Cognac producers are asking the French government to start negotiations with China to resolve bilateral trade tensions, due to which the sector is losing 50 million euros per month. This is reported by Bloomberg.

France's only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Philippine forces in some disputed waters in the South China Sea. The show of firepower however, only made themselves look like marionettes controlled by Washington via Manila from behind the curtain.

As Chinese leaders meet in Beijing, they are striking a confident posture despite serious challenges to the economy and growing pressure from the United States.

BYD will launch its new electric compact SUV in France at a starting price of 28,990 euros ($30,358), said the director of BYD's sales network in France.