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TikTok's separation from parent ByteDance superficial; sent US users' private data every 14 days to China: Report

Apr 18, 2024, at 07:11 am

TikTok allegedly instructed its staff to send information related to American users to its Beijing-based parent company, according to a recent report.

US Panel Chair accuses Chinese Communist Party of subverting UN and ‘get away with murder in plain sight'

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:58 pm

Washington/IBNS: Congressional-Executive Commission on China chair Rep. Chris Smith said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “getting away with murder” as it expands its tentacles in international bodies such as the United Nations (UN) to shun criticism.

Uyghur Congress urges German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to flag human rights violations to China in his upcoming visit

Apr 15, 2024, at 02:10 am

In a joint letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) urged him to raise the issue of the human rights situation and atrocities in Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolia and China itself during his upcoming trip to China.

US Senator calls for banning Chinese electric vehicles

Apr 12, 2024, at 11:28 pm

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has asked the government to ban Chinese-made electric vehicles to protect Ohio autoworkers, and to combat the economic and national security threats posed by Chinese automakers.

Chinese interference in Canadian polls confirmed

Apr 12, 2024, at 02:34 pm

Canada’s recent accusations of Indian interference in their federal elections have been met with a firm rebuttal from its own officials. In a surprising turn of events, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has failed to substantiate claims that India played a role in influencing Canada’s democratic processes.

Canada's spy agency feels China 'clandestinely and deceptively' interfered in federal polls in 2019 and 2021 which were won by PM Trudeau

Apr 11, 2024, at 12:54 am

The Canadian spy agency has claimed that it believes the Chinese government "clandestinely and deceptively" interfered in 2019 and 2021 federal polls of the country.

Philippines, US, Japan to discuss security situation in South China Sea

Apr 10, 2024, at 10:43 pm

The US, Japanese, and Philippine leaders will discuss the security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea at their first-ever trilateral summit in Washington, DC, scheduled for April 11, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday.

Eight die after ship collision in China

Apr 10, 2024, at 10:35 pm

All eight people who were missing after a collision between a fishing boat and a commercial ship off the southwestern coast of south China's Hainan Province have been confirmed dead, the provincial maritime search and rescue center said on Wednesday.

Fire in south China store leaves five dead

Apr 09, 2024, at 02:59 pm

Five people were killed after a fire engulfed a grocery store in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.

Chinese patrols South China Sea as Philippines, US, Japan and Australia conduct joint military drills

Apr 09, 2024, at 12:28 am

China’s military conducted a naval and air patrol in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday (April 8, 2024), amid joint drills conducted in the area on the same day by the Philippines, US, Japan and Australia.

Taiwan detects one Chinese aircraft, seven naval vessels

Apr 07, 2024, at 12:36 am

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Taiwan recently tracked one Chinese aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan between Friday and Saturday.

Fire breaks out at nursing home in China, 3 die

Apr 04, 2024, at 09:00 pm

Three were killed and 10 others were injured in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday, said local authorities.

Uyghur refugees of Pakistan faces deportation after Ramadan

Apr 02, 2024, at 11:52 pm

The World Uyghur Congress recently pointed out that Uyghur families are facing  possible forceful deportation from Pakistan to China or Afghanistan after Ramadan.

Drone cameras banned in Karachi following suicide attack on Chinese nationals

Apr 01, 2024, at 11:13 pm

Authorities in Pakistan's Karachi city have banned the use of drone cameras for two months in the District South of the port city following the attack on Chinese nationals last week.

Eight Chinese migrants found dead on Mexico beach

Apr 01, 2024, at 12:39 am

Bodies of eight Chinese migrants were found on a beach in south Mexico after the boat in which they were travelling capsized, media reports said on Sunday.

China house fire leaves four dead

Mar 30, 2024, at 11:24 pm

Four people died and one injured after a house caught fire in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province, early on Saturday, according to the local fire rescue team.

Pakistan Army is losing grip over region, says PoK activist on recent attack on KP

Mar 29, 2024, at 11:57 pm

Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), reacted to the recent suicide attack in  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and said it reflected that Pakistan Army was losing control in the region and  Baloch fighters were growing in strength.

FIR filed in Pakistan suicide attack which left five Chinese nationals dead

Mar 28, 2024, at 04:10 pm

Pakistani authorities have filed an FIR into the Shangla suicide attack incident which left at least five Chinese engineers killed, media reports said.

US govt might sue Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly deceiving users

Mar 27, 2024, at 11:42 pm

The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating social media platform TikTok, which is owned by the China-based company ByteDance, for faulty privacy practices and might decide to sue the platform, alleging that it violates a children's privacy law and misleads its users by saying that China has no access to their personal data, Politico reported, citing three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Punjab government in Pakistan decides to hike security of Chinese officials after suicide attack

Mar 27, 2024, at 11:27 pm

Pakistan's Punjab government has decided to beef up the security of Chinese officials in the province following the suicide attack on Karakoram highway in Bisham which left five Chinese nationals dead.

Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around its region 

Mar 26, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has said 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels were tracked around the region between Monday and Tuesday.

Five Chinese nationals were among six killed after their convoy targeted in Pakistan

Mar 26, 2024, at 11:44 pm

At least six Chinese nationals and a Pakistani were killed after their convoy was attacked in Bisham region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla region on Tuesday.

US Treasury sanctions China-linked hackers for targeting American critical infrastructure

Mar 26, 2024, at 02:46 pm

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations.

Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detects 7 Chinese naval ships, 5 military aircraft around nation

Mar 25, 2024, at 08:54 pm

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence recently tracked seven Chinese naval vessels and five military aircraft around Taiwan between Sunday and Monday, media reports said.

Report claims China is imposing Mandarin in parts of Tibet

Mar 22, 2024, at 11:27 pm

Chinese authorities imposed Chinese medium education in Tibetan schools and amended local regulations in Tibetan areas to promote Mandarin Chinese,  the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said in a report released recently.

Tibetan, Uyghur demonstrators protest against Chiese FM Wang Yi's visit to Australia

Mar 22, 2024, at 11:22 pm

Police clashed with Tibetan and Uyghur demonstrators who were protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in Canberra against Chiese FM Wang Yi visit to Australia.

Pakistan security forces kill eight terrorists who stormed into China-invested Gwadar port

Mar 21, 2024, at 02:18 am

Pakistani security forces killed eight gunmen who stormed into the Gwadar Port Authority Complex in the country, a strategically crucial port located in the mineral-rich region.

Chinese president Xi Jinping congratulates Russian president Vladimir Putin on re-election for another term

Mar 18, 2024, at 11:41 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations to incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election as head of state, the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster reported on Monday.

Southwest China forest fire leaves four dead

Mar 18, 2024, at 02:07 am

Local authorities in southwest China's Yunnan Province reported on Sunday that four people have died in forest fires in two separate incidents.

Coal mine accident in China's Shanxi leaves seven miners dead

Mar 15, 2024, at 04:20 pm

All the seven miners who were trapped in an accident in an underground warehouse of a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province were confirmed dead, local authorities said Friday.