“The new-found agency of many Southeast Asian countries to recalibrate their development ties with China may be undermined if Western aid cuts translate to a drastic reduction of ODF to the region.” ...

China is best placed to replace the United States as a key foreign donor in Asia but may be reluctant to fully fill the void, ...

From 2015 to 2022, China accounted for just 1% of total official development finance (ODF) to the country, the lowest share among Southeast Asian nations. Unlike neighbours such as Laos or Cambodia, ...

China is best placed to replace the United States as a key foreign donor in Asia but may be reluctant to fully fill the void, while South Korea and Japan may struggle to give enough, experts said.

Those warnings went largely unheeded. Instead, China doubled down on its policies. Today, having failed to make China more like the United States, Washington is now acting more like Beijing ...

Many of the firefighters arrived in the state on Sunday and are assigned to the Black Cove incident in western North Carolina, ODF officials said in a news release Monday, which continues in full ...

India and China are striving to mend ties post the 2020 Galwan valley clashes, with some issues still outstanding. External affairs minister S Jaishankar emphasized the significance of managing ...