By Colleen Howe and Ethan Wang BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Three Chinese lawmakers with ties to the defence sector have been removed from their positions, state media said in the wake of an investigation of the nation's top general,

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video call Wednesday to discuss the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States.

The Panama Canal has been thrust into the middle of a power struggle between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies.

The prime minister of the Baltic nation called its 2021 decision to allow Taiwan to set up a de facto embassy in Vilnius a ‘mistake’.

A decade ago officials set a target for China to become an “internationally competitive” destination for medical tourism by 2030 (as South Korea has become: wealthy Chinese often visit that country for complex treatments or cosmetic surgery).

It follows a contentious decision from Panama's top court to rule against a Hong Kong-backed firm’s right to operate two key terminals on the waterway.

Both leaders gave versions of what they discussed, but the Chinese president’s take made clear the issue of the island was front and center.

Feb 7 (Reuters) - China's central bank extended its gold buying spree for a 15th month in January, data from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) showed on Saturday. The country's gold holdings rose to 74.

China has come out swinging after Panama’s high court ruled against a Hong Kong-backed company’s right to operate key ports at the Panama Canal, vowing the government will “pay a heavy political and economic price” if it did not reverse course.

Young Chinese are rethinking the options they face when they complete undergraduate studies. Between 2023 and 2026 the number of people who registered to take exams for admission to master’s courses fell by a third,

BRASILIA/MONTEVIDEO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, senior Brazilian government officials said, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy.

The last time Singapore held its biennial airshow, China proudly showed off its Wing Loong long-range drone and Z-10 attack helicopter in a symbol of the nation’s technological prowess. This year, it had no war machines on the tarmac.