A megaproject is a large-scale, complex and often transformative venture, typically costing $1bn or more

Celebated writer evokes espionage-level thrill of chasing a story, and conveys the wrenching materiality of China

Zhang Zhan charged with ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ after documenting Covid in Wuhan

Young athletes can be inspired by Ireland’s two medal chances going into penultimate day at Tokyo

Trump’s actions over the past eight months have accelerated a global realignment

US president plans to go to China next year amid trade tension between the two superpowers

Talk of job losses is everywhere these days but China’s generous statutory payments can make redundancy seem attractive

Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile

Beijing has been aggressively enforcing its disputed claims to over 90 per cent of the maritime area with its most advanced aircraft carrier

Prolonged trade war would damage both economies

Worldview: Shifting away from Western narratives of world order is necessary if a more genuine global humanism is to emerge

In Farthest Seas; Blurred; Cécé; Diablo’s Boys; and Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide reviewed

Electoral expert’s attempts to engage local councils meets with mixed success - and interest from the police

German automakers face shrinking market share and job cuts. Can they recover?

As warning notifications appeared on phones, Chinese tourists began looking at each other in alarm

Lots of shiny new cars scattered about the city of Munich, but equally plenty of dire warnings of the future

Shipments to US fall 33% in August as trade war with Washington weighs on economy

Applications in train at time of scheme closure in 2023 were kept open despite concern over weak controls

The emerging alternative order is neither an axis, nor is it interested in upheaval

Kremlin dowplays US president’s jibe about Russia, China and North Korea ‘conspiring’ against United States