BEIJING — The Lunar New Year is coming, and China is on the move

Port of Los Angeles, the nation's biggest trade hub, has seen a decline in import and export container volume during what is usually a busy shipping time.

China is letting British and Canadian citizens enter without a visa as it tries to boost tourism and business. The change takes effect Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Radio Free Asia has resumed broadcasts to people in China, its CEO said on Tuesday, after Trump administration cuts last year largely forced the U.S.-funded outlet to cease operations.

China has created a desert that no longer just reflects the Sun. It captures it. Aluminium soaks up the rays on the golden dunes of Inner Mongolia, transforming one of the harshest landscapes into one of the world's largest solar farms.

Having returned to growth in 2021, annual sales of cars hit 23.8m last year, around 4% more than in 2024, according to the China Passenger Car Association ( cpca ), a government-backed trade body. Yet in the final quarter sales fell every month compared with the year before.

China’s birth rate has hit a historic low – deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country’s massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing retirees swells.

Relaxed visa rules for British and Canadian passport holders will come into force on 17 February.

Iran has been joined by Russia and China in deploying naval vessels for a joint live-fire exercise in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening regional tensions even as negotiators from Washington and Tehran met for diplomatic talks aimed at averting a military confrontation.

Remarks by a top administration official appeared to be aimed at dispelling skepticism of its assertions, as President Donald Trump vows to restart U.S. tests.