US Navy destroyers were dispatched to Alaskan waters on Saturday after the "unprecedented" arrival of 11 Russian and Chinese warships "doing freedom of navigation" operations

Analysts say a review by Congress of stock holdings in BlackRock funds could lead to a wider crackdown on US investment in China funds

Sandwiched between Russia and China, Mongolia has cultivated allies – like the US – in a bid reinforce its independence, but its economy relies heavily on its giant neighbours

China’s space chiefs hope to launch their latest Shenzhou craft by 2027 and have set their sights on deep space missions too

Chinese diplomat Wang said China and the EU should enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and not encourage backpedalling, on 20th anniversary of their strategic partnership

Global warming is thought to be making the world's oceans greener by causing greater plankton growth in warmer tropical waters, a new study suggests

China’s LandSpace jumped ahead of US rivals, including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, in the dash to launch carrier vehicles fuelled by methane

The two countries signed agreements on computer chips, tech, critical minerals, space cooperation, plus defence and cooperative arrangements aimed at countering China's influence

Musk says it's "quite likely there will be a significant investment in our relationship with India in the future,” adding that he thinks "India has more promise than any large country in the world"

Beijing was talking tough on Friday in the lead-up to a visit by Antony Blinken, warning that "irresponsible hegemonic behaviour .. will only push China and the US towards confrontation"

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

The astronauts will replace the three-member crew of the Shenzhou-15, who arrived at the space station late in November