Uzbek leader’s campaign worked given Chinese enterprises with investment participation were second largest in country

Washington appears to realise that an improved economic relationship with Beijing is important for its economy

Europe’s strategy has changed, but neither whereabouts nor objectives

Yom Kippur War prompted Arab states to place an oil embargo on Israeli supporters

As Stoltenberg did a volte-face, rifts over arming Ukraine have plagued the transatlantic alliance

China has smartly picked up key sectors where it could invest its resources

China produces more than 60Mt of plastic waste every year

After 10-year break, highly classified leaked Pentagon papers reveal US has not scaled back its clandestine operations

The Jakarta-Bandung railway cuts travel time from three hours to less than an hour

Militarisation of the region could at any time make matters worse with either side twisting the knife