China's Fifth Plenum Redoubles Anti-Corruption Work, Prepares for Xi's Fourth Term

Nov 06, 2026

China’s ruling Communist Party will step up “party building” across the country’s tech sector and deploy digital tools to fight corruption, according to a landmark document adopted at a key political plenum. These tools include a digital discipline inspection platform and a big-data supervision platform.

Nov 06, 2026

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted separate, high-level talks with Oman, Iran, and Saudi Arabia in Beijing on Monday. Xi’s meeting with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq was the first visit to Beijing by an Omani head of state since the countries established diplomatic ties 48...

Nov 06, 2026

US officials have held up approval for American chipmaking equipment needed by SK Hynix to expand production in China, complicating the South Korean chipmaker's plans for new memory-chip plants in New York, according to people familiar with the matter.

Sep 28, 2026

Elections, escalating conflicts, tight energy markets and intensifying trade competition will result in shifting constraints and high geopolitical risk.

Jun 29, 2026

A fragile truce in the Middle East, persistent energy-driven inflation, shifting U.S. trade policy and escalating regional pressures from Europe to Africa will collectively shape geopolitical risk in the third quarter.

Mar 30, 2026

The second quarter will test global resilience as lingering conflicts and energy shocks converge to heighten economic uncertainty and geopolitical volatility.