The 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos unfolded against a backdrop of persistent geopolitical tension, economic fragmentation and social unease.

As world leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland for unity against economic headwinds and geopolitical uncertainties, U.S. President Donald Trump's speech on Wednesday risks further hollowing out the very multilateral structures the World Economic Forum was built to defend.

For many passengers, reliable internet connectivity has become an essential expectation of modern travel. However, maintaining stable mobile signals remains technically challenging on high-speed railways traversing mountainous terrain with extensive tunnel networks.

"Collective self-defense" is one of the forms of self-defense recognized under Article 51 of the UN Charter. It was conceived to prevent the resurgence of fascism and a renewed threat to world peace.

The deep integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with the real economy is profoundly reshaping models of manufacturing and economic structures, accelerating industrial upgrading.

In January 2026, the international community finds itself at a familiar crossroads.

For years, China's economy has confounded the pessimists. While skeptics have routinely scrutinized every new challenge or external shock as a prelude to inevitable decline, facts on the ground speak for themselves: While not immune to headwinds, the Chinese economy has proved far more resilient

A piece of magical-realism drama is unfolding on the European continent. The EU regards China as a "rival," Chinese enterprises diligently participate in infrastructure construction and empower Europe's future development - yet only to be met with the cold arrow of "forced divestment."

Editor's note: Jessica Durdu, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, is a foreign affairs specialist and PhD candidate in international relations at China Foreign Affairs University.

For Canada, deepening cooperation with China should not be a matter of short-term calculation, but a practical choice to diversify markets, enhance competitiveness and strengthen long-term growth prospects.

For those who follow central banks, the short, terse and unscheduled video statement by the US Federal Reserve Chair on Sunday must have sounded like emergency sirens wailing in all directions.

On January 16, 2016, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) officially opened its doors, marking the operational launch of a new multilateral development bank at a moment of profound change in the global economic landscape.

Ask any child in a U.S. elementary school to recite the words at the base of the Statue of Liberty, and chances are he or she will do so immediately: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi claimed, while building momentum for revising the three national security documents within the year, that the move is intended to protect Japan's "independence and peace" and "lives and livelihoods of our people." While loudly proclaiming "peace,"

The latest significant progress in addressing friction over electric vehicles between China and the European Union once again demonstrates that dialogue and mutual respect remain the most effective path to managing differences.

The United States keeps projecting military pressure toward Iran.