When Trump says ‘G2’, does he mean US-China co-governance?

Chinese companies are turning Brazil into their new frontier, from electric vehicles and digital platforms to mining and energy, and navigating local challenges as they chart a daring new chapter in global expansion.

Given Singapore’s history as a migrant society, those who come here will have to find ways to integrate as best they can into this multicultural environment. Researcher Cindy Qi thinks back on her own journey over the past 20 years.

With a massive market and economic reforms and opening up, China has become a land of opportunity for Singaporean entrepreneurs. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Yush Chau speaks with two that went off the beaten path — a pig farmer and an e-commerce livestream entrepreneur.

An ethos of hard work and groundedness has kept Hong Kong-based Luen Thai Group going for 60 years, and this tradition is being carried on by its third-generation leader Jeffrey Tan. Lianhe Zaobao’s journalist Li Yaning speaks to Luen Thai’s deputy CEO.

Despite ambitious plans, deep pockets and expanding ties with China, neither Kazakhstan nor Thailand has achieved sustained structural transformation. Academic Guanie Lim analyses what went wrong. 

The carefully worded 1972 Japan-China Joint Communique has long been the basis of Japan-China relations, but as regional tensions mount, inherent contradictions and interpretations of the text may become more problematic, opines Japanese academic Shin Kawashima.

From adopting a “glocal” strategy, to crafting a “cultural retail” model, Miniso is taking the world by storm, with Singapore as a springboard. Lianhe Zaobao senior writer Lee Kuo Ai speaks with Miniso’s chief marketing officer, Robin Liu, to find out how the company looks to build brand awareness across borders, even amid US-China trade tensions.

Taiwan art historian Chiang Hsun remembers his time in Iowa, US, with Hualing Nieh Engle, reminiscing on her ability to embrace people from all walks of life — a perfect example of an Aquarian. Such is the breadth and depth of the Aquarius’s rushing waters, endlessly flowing, with the water bearer’s energy always being given away to all living creatures.

Thorium is now emerging as a potential game changer for China’s nuclear energy advancement and energy security, after the country’s world-first breakthrough of converting thorium into uranium fuel in a molten salt reactor. ThinkChina’s Yi Jina explains.

ByteDance’s new Nubia M153 smartphone, powered by an AI assistant, has taken China’s handset market by storm, directly challenging the traditional app-based business model. While the phone sold out instantly on its first day of release, rivals like Tencent and Alibaba are asking questions about data privacy and the future of mobile tech.

As a small state, Singapore naturally cannot escape the pressures of great power rivalry and global changes. But as a country that is well governed, safe, stable and prosperous, Singapore can serve as a model for others to study or emulate, says former journalist Goh Choon Kang.

From its peak earlier this year, the price of Moutai has dropped to record lows today. What is behind the crash, and how can the industry recover? Lianhe Zaobao’s China Desk delves into the issue.

From caregiving to cleaning, humanoid robots are advancing fast — but trust, safety and cost remain hurdles. Singapore leads adoption, yet widespread integration may be years away. Are we ready to let robots into our daily lives? Lianhe Zaobao associate business editor Tan Chee Yun speaks with industry insiders in Singapore to find out more.

While the rest of the world urges an end to the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin remains unyielding in continuing the offensive. Commentator Jin Jian Guo looks into the reasons for Putin’s refusal to back down.

More than 50 years after Apollo, the US races back to the moon amid growing fears that China could beat it. What was once a symbol of exploration is now a high-stakes arena of strategic rivalry. Lianhe Zaobao’s correspondent Yush Chau finds out more.

Israel has long turned great power rivalry into strategic leverage. Taiwan’s leaders now appear tempted by the same logic. But applying Israel’s playbook in East Asia could distort deterrence — and make Taipei the testing ground for escalation, cautions academic Ma Haiyun.

Taiwan and Israel maintain discreet security ties in cybersecurity, AI and defence technology. Guided by US tolerance and constrained by China, their cooperation takes place beneath the public radar, says academic Hao Nan.

Chinese water cannon attacks on Filipino fishermen at Escoda Shoal mark a dangerous escalation. Sustaining deterrence in the South China Sea now depends on US support and the Philippines’ resolve, says Manila-based analyst Don McLain Gill.