"The disruption ... on the international economic order; and the chance to grow would be much, much (more) significant than this one," chief trade negotiator John Deng said

One risk is that export bans by countries that rely heavily on food imports could prompt neighbours to retaliate, an analyst told the Times

Wei Fenghe called on the US to "strengthen solidarity" after his counterpart, Lloyd Austin, denounced China's increasingly aggressive military

The bridge across the Amur river is just over one kilometre long and cost 19 billion roubles ($342 million), Russia's RIA news agency reported

The risk of a global recession is keeping the US from imposing curbs on India and China, which are buying Russian oil at deep discounts

US asked Indian officials not to purchase too much Russian oil, energy official tells Senate subcommittee on Europe and regional security cooperation

An economist at a government-affiliated research institute warned that top chipmaker TSMC is speeding up expansion to the US and may decamp from Taiwan.

“This conflict will definitely set off a chain reaction in the military and technological sector,” said Meng Fansong of the National University of Defence Technology

Moscow has become increasingly frustrated by its requests for aid falling on deaf ears as Beijing has been cautious not to break US-led curbs

Data show Russian oil concealed in blended and refined gasoline, diesel and chemicals has made its way to the US from Indian refineries

GAIL has a long-term import deal with a unit of the Russian energy giant to buy an average 2.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year

Moscow's war on Ukraine has highlighted the reliance of European Union countries, especially Germany, on Russian fossil fuels and turned energy security into a major issue