Digital forensics report reveals network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pro-China narratives
Apr 20, 2022, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad: Reports by digital forensics and fact-checking centres have shown that several imposters from Pakistan are using the digital platform to carry out Pro-China and Pro-Pakistan narratives through fake Twitter accounts, media reports said on Tuesday.
COVID-19 in China: Shanghai lockdown stalls plans for third aircraft carrier
Apr 19, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Shanghai: The COVID-19 lockdown imposed in Shanghai city has slowed China’s shipbuilding plans and may affect the launch of the country’s third aircraft carrier, media reports said on Tuesday.
Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che freed from China
Apr 17, 2022, at 04:20 am
Beijing/Taipei: Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che has been freed from China and he returned to his homeland after serving a five-year prison sentence in China for “subversion of state power.”
Pentagon warns against China-Solomon Islands security deal
Apr 17, 2022, at 04:08 am
Washington: The United States Defence Department has expressed concern over the possible security pact between China and the Solomon Islands and said it leaves the door open for deployment of Chinese military forces to the Pacific nation.
China creating new Covid strains that could kill billions: Report
Apr 17, 2022, at 03:50 am
Beijing: The Chinese government entities, which are closely connected to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, are deliberately creating Covid-style pathogens that experts say have the potential to wipe out much of humanity.
Nepal should become a 'demonstration garden' for friendly cooperation among countries: China
Apr 17, 2022, at 03:32 am
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said Nepal should become a "demonstration garden" for friendly cooperation among countries.
US human rights report mentions China's violations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet
Apr 16, 2022, at 05:51 am
Washington: The US State Department has released a report where it has described China’s abuses targeting Uyghurs, Hongkongers and Tibetans as among some of the worst human rights violations around the world.
China: Relatives of detained Uyghurs forced to work in Xinjiang factories
Apr 16, 2022, at 05:23 am
Xinjiang, China: Hundreds of family members of detained Uyghur residents of a small community in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region are now forced by authorities to work in local government-run factories, media reports said.
Fighting financial crisis: Sri Lanka hopes for $2.5bn rescue loan from China
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan officials are confident that they will receive a $2.5 billion rescue loan from China as financial support to help it ride through the economic crisis being faced by it, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
China: Video shows frustration of Shanghai residents amid COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 11, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Shanghai: Several videos have gone viral on social media platforms in recent times where people could be seen screaming from their apartment against the lockdown imposed in Shanghai to curb rising COVID-19 cases.
How Chinese authorities aim to control Tibetan reincarnation, finds HRW
Apr 10, 2022, at 04:19 am
Despite draconian controls on the flow of information between Tibet and the outside world, word recently emerged of the death of an 86-year-old lama named Tulku Dawa in Lhasa, and attempts by the Chinese government to keep it secret.
Chinese national sentenced for economic espionage conspiracy: US
Apr 09, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Washington: A Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, was today sentenced to 29 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $150,000 fine for conspiring to commit economic espionage.
China agrees to accept credentials of Afghan diplomats: Taliban's acting foreign minister
Apr 05, 2022, at 07:10 pm
Kabul: A top minister of Afghanistan's Taliban-ruled government said China has agreed to accept the credentials of Afghan diplomats sent to Afghanistan’s embassy in China by the Taliban.
Bangladesh: Body of missing Chinese national recovered
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:25 am
Dhaka: Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Saturday recovered the body of a Chinese national from the mouth of Matarbari channel under Maheshkhali upazila on Thursday, media reports said on Monday.
Swiss Re study shows China suffered world’s second worst losses from floods in 2021
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:19 am
A survey has shown China endured around US $25 billion of losses from floods – the world’s second worst after Europe – last year.
Solomon Islands won't allow Chinese military base in Pacific islands nation
Apr 04, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands: Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plan to sign a security pact with Beijing, after the nation received a backlash in the region.
Apr 04, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Kabul/Beijing: Beijing has given a strong backing to the Taliban government in Afghanistan and stated that recognition of the group as the legitimate government of the war-torn nation would come “when conditions are ripe”.
Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local Covid-19 cases
Apr 04, 2022, at 03:39 pm
Beijing: The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.
China, Cambodia sign military deal as Beijing attempts to counter US
Apr 03, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Beijing: The Chinese and Cambodian armies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Beijing attempting to deepen regional security ties amid increasing competition with the United States.
China's factory activities slow down in March amid COVID-19 resurgence
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:03 am
Beijing: The factory activities in China, a country witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, likely shrank in March, media reports said on Friday.
Security deal between Solomon Islands- China is gravely concerning: New Zealand PM
Mar 31, 2022, at 03:14 am
Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the security deal being forged between Solomon Islands and China as “gravely concerning”.
China: People scramble to buy essential supply amid Shanghai's divided lockdown
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:12 am
Shanghai, China: Shanghai, a city which has been put under lockdown dividedly, is seeing residents scrambling to buy essential supplies while thousands quarantine in offices, media reports said on Wednesday.
Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:01 am
Beijing: An Australian TV journalist, who was detained in China 19 months ago, will be put on trial in the upcoming days, the Australian government confirmed on Wednesday.
Book on studies and practice of Xi Jinping's economic thought published in China
Mar 29, 2022, at 04:04 am
Beijing: A Chinese publishing house has published two books on the studies and the practice of country's leader Xi Jinping's economic thought for nationwide distribution.
Beijing restricts use of Tibetan language on learning apps, streaming services
Mar 27, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: The Chinese authorities continue their dominance over the Tibetan minority and as per the new step taken by the nation the administration has imposed restrictions on use of the Tibetan language on video services and other online platforms, media reports said.
Nepal, China sign nine agreements during Wang Yi's visit
Mar 27, 2022, at 02:30 am
Kathmandu: Nepalese Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and his visiting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Saturday held delegation level talks after which they witnessed the signing and exchange of nine agreements and memorandums of understanding.
Ukraine War: Chinese Prez Xi Jinping yet to talk to Zelensky
Mar 25, 2022, at 07:01 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken to several state leaders, including Vladimir Putin, ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, except Volodymyr Zelensky.
China: Black box of crashed plane recovered
Mar 24, 2022, at 12:03 am
Beijing: The black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed Monday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was recovered on Wednesday afternoon.
China has fully militarised islands in South China Sea, claims key US military official
Mar 23, 2022, at 05:43 pm
Washington: A top US military commander has warned that China has fully militarised at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea.
China's population will likely peak this year: Expert
Mar 23, 2022, at 05:25 pm
Beijing: A key Chinese expert has said the country's population will likely peak this year.