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A collision between two foreign vessels near the Strait of Hormuz in 2025 gave rise to legal claims exceeding 23 million USD. Although the accident involved companies from multiple countries and spanned several jurisdictions, the dispute was ultimately resolved by the Guangzhou Maritime Court in China.Despite taking place thousands of miles from Chinese waters, both parties agreed to submit the case to a Chinese maritime court for resolution.In this video, we explore how the Guangzhou Maritime C

Rio Innovation Week has wrapped up after four days of technology exhibitions, business networking and innovation showcases. Organizers say the event highlights Rio de Janeiro’s growing role as a regional innovation hub, with new partnerships, including a Brazil-China satellite technology agreement, and an estimated 180,000 attendees. CGTN’s Lucrecia Franco reports from Rio de Janeiro.For more, check out our exclusive content on CGTN Now and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The China Report.

Mexico is launching a $43 billion energy infrastructure push aimed at expanding electricity generation and attracting more private investment. The plan calls for most new capacity to come from clean energy, but industry experts warn that investment hurdles and the country’s aging transmission grid could complicate the transition. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports from Mexico City.For more, check out our exclusive content on CGTN Now and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The China Re

South Koreans are struggling through their worst heat wave on record.Local government officials in the North Gyeongsang province are utilizing drone technology to broadcast weather warnings to farmers laboring in remote fields in an effort to protect against heat-related illness.  For more, check out our exclusive content on CGTN Now and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The China Report.

John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), met with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on Friday to discuss deepening cooperation between Hong Kong and ASEAN member states.During the meeting, Lee said that the HKSAR government is pressing ahead with the formulation of its first five-year plan. Hong Kong will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with ASEAN member states in areas such as trade, investment, finance and logistics to jointly promote r

Peru and Mexico ‌have agreed ⁠to restore diplomatic relations, the two countries said ‌in a ‌joint statement on Friday.

China on Friday urged Japan to heed public calls to uphold its non-nuclear principles after a recent Japanese poll showed overwhelming opposition to possessing or hosting nuclear weapons."The fact that nearly 80% of people in Japan support upholding the three non-nuclear principles and oppose nuclear sharing speaks to the Japanese public's overwhelming and clear-cut opposition to possessing nuclear weapons," Lin Jian, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said.  It also reflects how mu

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on Friday, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement.The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, signed by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, reflects the three countries' "shared commitment to further strengthening their collective security and to promoting peace, s

Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defense agreement on Friday, regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, ​at a time of regional turmoil with Gulf states coming under fire from Iran after Iran was attacked by the US and Israel.While the pact further cements a burgeoning grouping of major Sunni ​Muslim powers, there was no immediate clarity on each state's commitments.A Turkish ​official confirmed the agreement will be signed.Türkiye is a member of NATO. Saudi A

China has expressed grave concern over Japan's rapidly accelerating development of offensive weaponry after reports emerged that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force had conducted a live-fire test of a Tomahawk cruise missile, while the Japan Air Self-Defense Force carried out a captive-carry test of a new missile. Responding to the reports on Friday, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Chen Xi said Japan's repeated invocation of a so-called "neighboring security threat" is nothing more than