Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined as investors continued to assess developments in the Middle East war and their ...

China is Iran’s most important economic partner, buying some 90% of its oil exports and providing a financial lifeline to the heavily sanctioned regime. But as US and Israeli strikes pummel Iran, ...

accelerated far faster than expected in the first two months of the year, putting shipments on a record path before US and Israeli strikes on Iran disrupted global trade.

Some observers contrast the United States’ projection of military power at muzzle velocity with China’s inaction. They argue that Beijing can do little but watch its friends fall one by one, seriously ...