Asia Pacific, as the largest cargo market when measured by freight tonne kilometres, is particularly vulnerable not just to broader economic problems but to its own twist on them, such disputes between South Korea and Japan, as the US-China trade war and the uncertain political situation in Hong Kong

China is becoming one of Africa’s biggest trading partners, making huge investments in the continent.

Beijing Daxing International Airport – “the starfish” – shown under construction in October 2018, is expected to one day become the world’s busiest airport.

China has dropped bans on North American pork, beef and poultry, at least in part to cope with an ongoing African Swine Fever epidemic there.