With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it's hard to mistake China's endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal. After a monthlong quarantine,

President Trump is heading to Asia for his first trip to the region since taking office in January as the government shutdown persists with no end in sight.

Beijing's recent moves to rein in mainland Chinese firms' stablecoin and tokenisation initiatives in Hong Kong may have rattled the city's crypto sector, but the Chinese government's increased openness to digital assets overall had not changed amid competition with the US,

In Malaysia, US President Donald Trump hopes to sign a trade agreement with Malaysia and witness a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, the New York Times reported.

Beijing's refusal to buy American and its pivot to Brazil could be less about economics and more to do with politics. "It’s a calculated decision about control and national leverage, not about getting the cheapest beans,