China urges Washington to engage in dialogue, lift restrictions: Foreign Minister
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Beijing is ready to work on restoring dialogue with Washington and hopes the US abandons its sanctions policy, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, emphasizing that China never meddled in US internal affairs.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi cautions France against enacting anti-Muslim laws
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:51 am
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has urged political leadership of France “not to entrench the discriminatory attitudes against Muslim into laws”, a comment which may further deteriorate relationship between the two nations.
Exiled dissidents demonstrate outside FATF Paris hdqs demanding action against Pakistan
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:44 am
Paris: Around 30-40 exiled dissidents from Balochistan, Tibet, Hong Kong and of the Pashtun and Uyghur communities demonstrated outside the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) headquarters here on Saturday and urged action against Pakistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves two people dead
Feb 22, 2021, at 02:04 am
Kabul: A roadside bomb hit Kabul city of Afghanistan on Sunday which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
After completing term, Uyghur man re-imprisoned for 18 years
Feb 22, 2021, at 01:23 am
Beijing: A Uyghur man who spent 18 years in prison following an incident of deadly unrest in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was once again sentenced to similar years of imprisonment, media reports said.
China fails to witness COVID-19 baby boom
Feb 22, 2021, at 12:59 am
Beijing: China is witnessing another tough episode when the country witnessed a decline in child birth rates.
Bangladesh observing International Mother Language Day today
Feb 21, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The supreme sacrifice of the 'language heroes' on this day 69 years back is being remembered as people are paying glowing tributes to them at the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar since midnight while maintaining health guidelines.
Sri Lanka is now a Chinese colony: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Feb 21, 2021, at 05:17 am
Colombo: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has said Sri Lanka has all but become a colony of China and trade unionists.
Forced labour in China: US House reintroduces bill to ban good from Xinjiang
Feb 21, 2021, at 05:07 am
Washington: A bipartisan bill that would prohibit the importation of goods made with forced labor in China was introduced in the US House of Representatives.
Feb 21, 2021, at 04:56 am
Taipei: Taiwan has expressed concern over Beijing’s aggressive and destabilizing actions near the Diaoyutai Islands.
Beijing's newly amended criminal law now leaves young children in trouble
Feb 21, 2021, at 04:48 am
Beijing: China is amending its criminal law which will lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility in special circumstances, leaving no chance for young offenders as small as 12 years old to escape criminal punishment.
Estonia warns of 'silenced world' dominated by China
Feb 21, 2021, at 03:09 am
Tallinn: The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has highlighted in its report the stark picture of China’s attempts to silence criticism and dominate key technologies in Estonia and other democracies.
Pakistan: Rape victims will now need to pay Rs 25,000 for medical exam
Feb 21, 2021, at 12:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Forensic Department of Khyber Medical College University has decided to make certain changes for the foreinsic service by which the medical examination of rape victims will cost Rs 25,000 and the charges for autopsy will be Rs 5,000 for the local residents of Peshawar, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: 2 die in firing incident at polling station during Daska by-election
Feb 20, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: A firing incident at a polling station on Friday in Daska's NA-75 constituency in Pakistan's Sialkot region left at least two people killed on Friday.
Pakistan's external debt and liabilities swell to $115.7 billion
Feb 20, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Central Bank data has shown the country's foreign debt and liabilities increased $3 billion or 2.6 percent during the six months period ended in December last.
Feb 20, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Islamabad: Religious scholars have rejected Pakistan government' plans to take over mosques and seminaries and announced they will hold countrywide protests against the move.
Tokyo lodges protest over Chinese ships' entry into Japanese Coastal Waters: Reports
Feb 20, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Tokyo has lodged a protest with Beijing after two Chinese ships entered the Japanese coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, the Kyodo news agency said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Two IED explosions leave two people dead in Kabul
Feb 20, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Kabul: Two IED explosions rocked Kabul city of Afghanistan on Saturday which left two people dead, media reports said.
All frenetic activity by Pakistan to conform with FATF recommendations is eyewash: Report
Feb 20, 2021, at 06:53 pm
Washington: A report has said all the 'frenetic activity' being undertaken by Pakistan to conform and comply with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations is nothing more than an 'eyewash'.
Yemen: UN rights office calls for de-escalation in Marib Governorate
Feb 20, 2021, at 04:55 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, appealed on Friday for a de-escalation in hostilities in Marib Governorate in northern Yemen as Houthi forces, also known as Ansar Allah, attempt to seize the area from Government control.
Myanmar: Wikipedia in all languages blocked
Feb 20, 2021, at 02:23 pm
Naypyidaw/UNI: The access to Wikipedia in all languages has been blocked in Myanmar, the traffic monitoring service of NetBlocks said.
Pakistan: Key opposition leader Maryam asks Imran Khan to talk to relatives of missing persons
Feb 20, 2021, at 03:56 am
PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has urged Pakistan PM Imran Khan to speak to relatives of Baloch missing persons.
Pakistan: Baloch rights group holds march in Islamabad to highlight plights of minorities
Feb 20, 2021, at 03:47 am
Islamabad: The Baloch Voice of Missing Persons (BVMP) demonstrated in Pakistan capital Islamabad on Thursday to highlight the situation of minority communities in the country.
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail
Feb 20, 2021, at 03:43 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has been denied bail by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), media reports said.
Chinese jets enter Taiwanese air zone forcing it to deploy missiles
Feb 20, 2021, at 03:37 am
Taipei/UNI: As many as eight Chinese fighter jets entered Taiwan's southwestern part of the air defence identification zone forcing Taiwan to activates its missile system here on Friday.
Beijing planning ways to prevent its students from studying abroad
Feb 20, 2021, at 01:58 am
Beijing: The Chinese government is planning to slowly stamp out the trend of Chinese parents sending their children abroad for studying at a younger age, media reports said.
Illegal fishing in Vanuatu: Chinese fishing captains face jail
Feb 20, 2021, at 01:25 am
Beijing: Two captains of two separate Chinese vessels are facing up to five years in prison and millions of dollars in fines after they were accused of illegal fishing and carrying driftnets in the waters of Vanuatu, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean.
Uighur: Canadian opposition leader O'Toole calls for relocation of 2022 Olympic Games out of China
Feb 20, 2021, at 01:08 am
Ottawa: Key Canadian politician Erin O'Toole has asked for the relocation of the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing, citing the treatment given by the country towards the Uighur Muslims.
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested
Feb 19, 2021, at 04:55 pm
Beijing: Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has been arrested for helping 12 fugitives who tried to flee to Taiwan, as well as collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, media reports said.
Two Chinese video producers go missing after mocking Xi Jinping
Feb 19, 2021, at 04:38 pm
Beijing: Two Chinese online video producers, who are known for making fun of country's president Xi Jinping on YouTube, have disappeared recently, media reports said.