Australia used to foot the bill for the US' China containment strategy, only to learn an expensive lesson that it cannot decouple from China. And the exploitative approach the US administration takes ...

It may start as a casual aside, a wee-hours social media post or a much hyped announcement. Whatever the delivery mechanism, ...

A cargo ship makes its way through the Port of Balboa near Panama City on March 13, 2025. It’s one of two ports run by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, which recently struck a deal to sell its lease to U ...

China urged parties involved in Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison's sale of Panama Canal ports to exercise "caution" ...

the Panama Canal, through which 6% of global trade transits, has become a test of Washington's ability to push back Chinese interests. At the center of this showdown is the Hong Kong company that ...

HONG KONG (AP) — A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate that is embroiled in U.S.-China tensions over its Panama Canal port assets denied allegations Wednesday that it had failed to pay about ...

The subsidiary, called Panama Ports ... security -- and the region as a whole -- for a Hong Kong company to operate ports at either end of the canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific, through ...

The Hong Kong firm in charge of two ports at either end of the Panama Canal – which sparked US President Donald Trump’s threats to seize the waterway – has flouted the terms of its contract ...

a Hong Kong-based conglomerate subsidiary that operates ports at both ends of the Panama Canal, comes as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration alleges Chinese interference in the canal ...