A lack of trust and the whack-a-mole nature of stamping out the chemicals used to make the drug help explain why the war against fentanyl has been so intractable.

China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.

New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday.

Analysts say China is making overtures while diplomatic tensions have risen between Bangladesh and India on a range of issues. This includes ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina living in exile in India.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has refocused attention on national security and risk reduction, telling the Communist Party’s inner circle that safeguarding the political system is the top priority. Addressing the Politburo on Friday,

First-time Chinese director Jing Yi can pinpoint the precise moment that led him to become a filmmaker. The 31-year-old was born and raised in a tiny village in the dry grasslands of China's remote northeastern Xinjiang region,

The secret deportation by Thailand of dozens of Uyghur men to China that has sparked international condemnation is a diplomatic win for Beijing and a snub to the United States and the United Nations,

China asserted on Friday that its territorial claims in the contested South China Sea are supported by a series of international treaties that date back to as early as the 1890s. Newsweek has reached out to the Philippine Embassy in Beijing for comment by email.

From challenger to Shenzhen's tech crown to Chinese scientists building jet fuel engine, here are highlights from SCMP's recent reporting We have selected seven stories from this week's news across Hong Kong,

In a move to further tighten the noose on China's burgeoning tech sector, President Donald Trump is reportedly considering stricter measures on the country's semiconductor industry. This move is seen as an extension of efforts initiated under the Joe Biden administration to curb China's technological advancement.

The problem has become so pervasive that the FBI now opens a Chinese counterintelligence operations roughly every 12 hours, House panel says.

The Chinese leader also calls for closer coordination as he meets security chief Sergei Shoigu amid thawing ties between Russia and the US.