The number of foreign direct investment projects in Europe fell 4 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, the first decline since the pandemic.

Manila is protesting the "harassment" of Philippine vessels en route to the contested Scarborough Shoal as tensions flare up in the South China Sea.

China's minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on pushing back against accusations of unfair state subsidies in the Chinese electric vehicle sector.