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AUBURN — Judge Adam Squiller sentenced 10 people for criminal offenses during hearings in DeKalb Superior Court I on Nov. 14 and 15.

In scrapping US$5 billion worth of rail projects, the Philippines cited Chinese foot-dragging over financing – but observers speculate it was Manila’s refusal to back down in the South China Sea that caused Beijing to hold back on the cash.

Senior defence officials, including from the Pentagon, will attend the three-day security conference in the Chinese capital. Beijing and Washington are set to restart talks, but their geopolitical rivalry will likely be a focus at the gathering.

Xi Jinping says Beijing will spend less on loans than in previous years while stressing green, low-cost programmes, signalling China is seeking ‘more bang for its buck’ in global infrastructure strategy, observers say.

It was in Kazakhstan where Chinese President Xi Jinping first proposed the Belt and Road Initiative a decade ago - a move which has since seen Beijing bankroll billions of dollars worth of projects around the globe. Now, the central Asian nation is again taking centre stage, with it expected to be a crucial part of the initiative's next phase as Beijing's ambitions turn to growing its influence in Europe, one of its key markets. Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, is geographical