Allyson Horn

China unveils its five-year plan for tech dominance — including flying cars, brain-chip implants and humanoid robots.

China gives foreign journalists one chance each year to speak with politicians. Here’s what happened when I tried.

China has condemned the Israel-US war with Iran, but it could benefit Beijing's strategic goals.

The death of Iran's supreme leader leaves a power vacuum in a perilously unstable country. It could end with a military takeover and a new leader with a no-limits approach to war. 

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has won a landmark parliamentary election, according to local TV stations, securing a resounding mandate in a pivotal vote.

The Australian government has joined the international criticism of a 20-year jail sentence handed to pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai  in Hong Kong.  

Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong's most outspoken critics of China, has learned his fate after being sentenced this morning.

Australians working in Japan's ski fields say while the sport has unpredictable risks, there are ways to be prepared.

Japan has issued fresh safety warnings to tourists after the death of three young Australians on their ski-fields. 

The departure of the last pandas from Japan demonstrates a significant crisis in North-East Asian politics that has no resolution on the horizon.

Donald Trump says the US needs to control Greenland to fight a security threat from China. But does Beijing really have that much power in the region? 

Inside China, there's a nickname for Donald Trump that tells you everything you need to know about how the US leader's actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing.

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to five years in jail over crimes relating to his failed attempt at imposing martial law in the country.

Venezuela has spent years getting cosier with China. Now Donald Trump is sending a clear warning to Beijing — get out of his backyard.

Beijing's new measures are aimed at trying to rein in an Australian surge and manage local growth, rather than a direct target on Australia.

Disruptions to the world trade system courtesy of Donald Trump and a reshaping of historic alliances as multiple wars drag on have set the stage for a precarious year in global affairs. 

While Donald Trump was distracted, China launched its strongest-ever challenge against Taiwan. Beijing is showing it is ready for war. 

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner, Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of national security offences, in a case described by human rights groups as a farce and politically motivated.  

Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong media mogul and one of the city's most outspoken critics of China, has been found guilty of sedition and collusion in a landmark national security case that has drawn international scrutiny.

China's record breaking one trillion-dollar trade surplus shows Trump's tariffs have done little to tame Beijing's export juggernaut. In fact, they might have turbocharged it instead.

Many of the people who managed to escape the Wang Fuk Court fires in Hong Kong believe the disaster could have been prevented, saying they had flagged safety concerns more than a year ago.

Just months ago, Hong Kong leaders were dismissing calls for a total ban on bamboo scaffolding on construction sites. Now they are facing one of the region's worst building-fire catastrophes, and anger is growing.

With one choreographed photo and one short but powerful sentence, Xi Jinping has sent a message to the world: China's military might can match other world superpowers.

China is holding a massive display of military hardware and troops to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. 

Russia and China's presidents use a security forum to pitch the establishment of a "new, more effective" world order, as North Korean leader Kim Yong Un travels to China by train.