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In 2025, the Middle East was Hong Kong’s 10th largest trading partner, with bilateral trade in goods of HK$192.8 billion, making it a significant stand in the various t rade networks that make up the Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: Karim Sahib, AFP
Belt and Road 2026

Ancient Silk Road to modern Belt and Road: how Hong Kong bridges China and the Middle East

As the Middle East seeks economic diversification, Hong Kong acts as the financial gateway for investment.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong finance chief urges Cathay to keep fares attractive, add routes

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Royalty

Uganda buries ‘boy king’ whose death sparked succession battle

China-Africa relations

China bets on early Sudan deals to secure post-war economic edge

Lack of leverage by army-backed government in Khartoum may allow Chinese firms to secure favourable investment terms.

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China is pursuing port and power agreements in Sudan through a peace-through-development approach, say experts. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China-Africa relations

China’s ‘marriage squeeze’ pushes men to find wives in Africa, amid scam warning

Authorities clamp down on cross-border matchmaking schemes as lonely Chinese men look overseas after failing to find a bride at home.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | The Global South cannot afford to let its maritime border disputes fester

Cambodia’s compulsory conciliation with Thailand under UN sea law shows how international law can deliver peaceful outcomes before tensions boil over.

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Yuan

Investment surge in Central Asia drives calls for Chinese yuan use

Use of the currency can cut risks and costs for infrastructure firms active in the mineral-rich region, according to speakers on an investment panel.

Use of the yuan in Southeast Asia and Africa proves the currency has a role where there is demand, according to speakers at a summit in Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Yuan use grows as supply chains reshape global trade, Deutsche Bank says

Europe’s first foreign RMB clearer says Chinese firms’ overseas expansion is strengthening the currency’s role in cross-border commerce.

US-China relations

Editorial | China’s Xi sends a strong message before his US visit

Xi’s month of travel signals that China is playing a key role in South-South cooperation amid a tariff war and geopolitical instability.

China-Africa relations

How China’s green tech is undercutting US energy strategy in Africa

Record photovoltaic additions and major infrastructure deals allow developing nations to bypass fossil fuel price shocks.

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The De Aar wind power project in South Africa is among renewable energy projects across Africa involving China, including hydroelectric, wind and solar. Photo: Xinhua
Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone ex-president Koroma returns after treason charges dropped

Ernest Bai Koroma returns from exile in Nigeria accompanied by foreign envoys ahead of 2028 election cycle.

Ernest Bai Koroma in 2014. The former president returned to Sierra Leone on Sunday. Photo: AP
Cabo Verde

Children among at least 25 killed in Cabo Verde bus crash

Such incidents are rare in the west African archipelago, where roads are generally in good condition.

DR Congo

At least 22 dead, several injured, in fire at DR Congo wedding reception

Several people - some alive and some dead - were laid by the roadside outside the event in Kinshasa as attendees tried to help the injured.

Egypt

Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs case

Sarah Khalifa and 11 others were sentenced to ‘death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang’, state news reported.

Egypt has sentenced 11 people to death by hanging for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics. Photo: Shutterstock
China-Africa relations

China expands currency swap with Egypt as trade ties reach new heights

New factory and energy projects in Suez zone back gradual shift away from US dollar in bilateral investment.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and his wife, Peng Liyuan, are received at the airport by Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo on September 1. Photo: Reuters
United Nations

UN adopts new map: Africa bigger, North America and Europe smaller

The US was the only vote against the resolution for a shift to the Equal Earth cartographic projection over the traditional Mercator map.

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European Union

5 EU nations plan to send rejected migrants to non-EU ‘return hubs’, target 2027

Rights groups have criticised the plan, arguing that European nations cannot guarantee the rights of migrants would be respected.

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China's military weapons

In Burkina Faso, Sky Dragon 30 missiles point to China’s military export inroads

Chinese weapons are gaining favour as the West African country cuts ties with Western suppliers, analyst says.

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A Chinese Sky Dragon 30 surface-to-air missile appears in footage from Burkina Faso’s presidential office. Photo: Facebook/Presidence.bf
China-Africa relations

China stands to gain from US visa restrictions targeting African countries

The White House has slashed the number of places issuing visas on the continent at a time when Beijing is looking to open its doors.

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China-Africa relations

China’s call for Mideast to build security framework is a message to US: expert

Beijing gives weight to Cairo’s water security but China’s president does not criticise Ethiopia or its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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China trade

What Xi’s tour of Egypt and Central Asia reveals about China’s trade strategy

Presidential tour highlights strategy of shifting manufacturing abroad, shielding domestic exporters from growing global barriers.

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President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi wave to the crowd after Xi’s arrival at Cairo International Airport on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Chinese culture

How Africa’s first Shaolin Temple shares Chinese martial arts and culture

The temple in Zambia has become one of the most visible symbols of China’s cultural footprint in a country where its influence already runs deep.

Shaolin monk Yan Chen helps a student do a somersault during a training session at the Shaolin Temple in Ngwerere, outside Lusaka, Zambia, on August 8, 2026. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Opinion | The significance of China’s joint air force drills with Egypt

As recent air drills in Egypt indicate, after decades of building economic interests abroad, China is developing the ability to put military power behind them.

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China economy

As I see it | If a ‘great rebalancing’ is coming, will China really have to pay for it?

While China does have a large trade surplus, economist Michael Pettis’ argument that Beijing is most vulnerable to a global adjustment is not convincing.

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Spain

Spain PM blames Russia, Israel for Ceuta migrant crisis’ disinformation

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also dismisses speculation on the involvement of Moroccan authorities in the crisis.

Migrants try to make their way past Spanish police officers on August 1, following recent mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

Xi’s Cairo trip marks ‘best ties in history’ as Egypt seeks to balance West

Chinese president’s visit comes amid expanding Suez investment and joint air force exercises.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will once again meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi when he arrives in Cairo this week following his trip to Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. Photo: Xinhua
South Africa

Scientists probe if herpes virus is killing sardines off South Africa

Pilchard herpesvirus is a fish virus and poses no known risk to human health.

Niger

Soldiers’ mutiny rocks Niger capital, but junta says back in control

Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist violence.

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