The US has added 43 firms – mostly Chinese – to its Entity List, banning them from receiving US exports for activities such as training army pilots and developing hypersonic missiles

China upgraded its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019, a US official said on Saturday, adding that reports of a 'new' spy facility actually pre-date the Biden Administration

Beijing's sharp reaction follows a Wall Street Journal report that Cuba and China agreed for Beijing to pay Havana "several billion dollars" to host a spying facility on the island

A surge in tourist arrivals from China has bolstered Thailand's economy. But investors are watching the outcome of the May 16 election as political risk could be a big concern in the second half

Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft say a state-sponsored group had been assessing telecom, transport and other critical organisations in the US and on Guam in the Pacific

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed a defence pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday. He and Indian PM Narendra Modi also met Pacific Island leaders at a regional forum

One of China's WZ-8 supersonic reconnaissance drones has been spotted by new hangars at Lu'an airbase in China's Anhui province, a US military magazine says

The experimental space vehicle's 276-day journey in orbit was hailed as "an important breakthrough" in China's research on reusable and "affordable spacecraft technologies"

The images captured by US satellite imaging company BlackSky show a 100ft-long blimp in the middle of a kilometre-long runway

Marcos may discuss tensions over Taiwan with his counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on his visit, which starts on Monday, but the focus of talks will be trade and investment

Some 19 million journeys were expected on the country's vast rail network on Saturday, the first of the five-day holiday break, and 9 million flights although mostly to domestic destinations

Recent data shows that China is supplying computer chips, micro-circuits and similar items estimated at around $500 million a month, as well as huge purchases of Russian oil and gas