Chinese firm to charge 8.5 times more to collect garbage in Pakistan's Sindh
Jan 29, 2022, at 12:29 am
Sindh, Pakistan: A Chinese firm is going to charge eight and half times more to collect garbage as compared to what the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South in Pakistan's Sindh region was paying for the service previously, media reports said on Friday.
Slovenia’s move on Taiwan leaves China irked
Jan 26, 2022, at 11:50 pm
Ljubljana, Slovenia: Slovenia is setting an example for the rest of the world in the fight against China as the country has decided to establish a representative office in Taiwan.
Bitterness mounts: US suspends 44 China-bound flights from Chinese airlines
Jan 26, 2022, at 04:37 am
Beijing: The United States has decided to suspend over three dozen flights from Chinese carriers over the next couple of months, a move that may further escalate the tense bond between the two nations.
China’s carbon emission 4.7 pct more in 2021: National Bureau of Statistics
Jan 25, 2022, at 11:56 pm
Beijing: China will produce 4.7 percent more coal from the year 2020, as per data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics.
China is now trying to target Taiwan with disinformation plan
Jan 25, 2022, at 06:06 am
Beijing: China is trying to conduct disinformation campaigns that involve more than 400 fake accounts which aim to target Taiwanese on social media.
Google Maps user debates over 'what's China is hiding in Tibet' over censored area
Jan 25, 2022, at 05:48 am
Reddit users have questioned what Chinese authorities are trying to hide in Tibet as a portion of the country remains hidden from Google Map.
Unemployment: China witnessing rise in layoff in IT sector
Jan 24, 2022, at 05:45 pm
Beijing: China is witnessing a spike in unemployment as several tech companies in the country have started laying off employees.
Jan 24, 2022, at 12:58 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has approved to pay USD 11.6 million in compensation to the Chinese nationals who were either killed or wounded in a terrorist attack, media reports said.
South China Sea: US Navy warship challenges Chinese territorial claims
Jan 22, 2022, at 12:03 am
Beijing: The US Navy guided missile destroyer challenged Chinese claims of sovereignty in and around islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, media reports said.
Belt road railways: Thai traders anxious over ‘influx’ of Chinese produce
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Thai traders are increasingly growing anxious over the influx of Chinese goods and agricultural produce since the opening of the Boten-Vientiane high-speed railway in Laos.
Tibetan language advocate speaks up again following release from prison
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:09 pm
A Tibetan activist is speaking out against language restrictions after he spent five years in prison for discussing the matter with the Western media, media reports said.
Saudi authorities prepapring to deport 2 Muslim Uyghurs back to China: HRW
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Beirut, Lebanon: Saudi authorities are apparently preparing to deport two Muslim Uyghurs back to China, where they are at serious risk of arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said recently.
Netherlands: VU Amsterdam returns human rights research funding from China
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Amsterdam: The VU (Vrije Universiteit) university in Amsterdam is all set to stop accepting funds from China to finance a centre for human rights following revelations by broadcaster NOS, reports Dutch News.
Chinese president Xi Jinping defends 'common prosperity' crackdowns
Jan 20, 2022, at 04:21 am
Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently made a defense of his "common prosperity" policy at the world stage.
Athletes warned against speaking out against China during Beijing Winter Olympics
Jan 20, 2022, at 12:03 am
Human rights group has warned that competitors at the Beijing Winter Olympics will face an “Orwellian surveillance state” in China and could put themselves in danger if they speak out in support of the Uyghur Muslims.
Dasu attack: Pakistan to compensate Chinese victims
Jan 19, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan government has decided to compensate 36 Chinese nationals who were killed or wounded in Dasu terror attack last year.
Jan 16, 2022, at 02:04 am
London: British media giant BBC has invested more than £150 million ($205 million) in Chinese state-owned companies accused of links to appalling human rights violations, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan initiates probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government on Friday directed all oil marketing companies (OMCs) to provide evidence-based data on the import of petrol from China amid reports of misuse of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), media reports said.
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Jakarta: Indonesian capital Jakarta on Friday witnessed protests as demonstrators demanded boycotting of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
UK's MI5 spy agency issues warning over presence of 'Chinese agent' in British Parliament
Jan 14, 2022, at 08:12 pm
London: The United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, The Security service, MI5, has warned that an alleged Chinese agent has infiltrated Parliament to interfere in UK politics.
Blinken targets China for imposing sanction on family members of Uyghur-American activists
Jan 12, 2022, at 01:56 am
Washington: The US State Department has asked China to cease its acts of transnational repression, including coercive practices of imprisoning and denying freedom of movement to family members of Uyghur-American activists including individuals serving the American people.
Over 4,000 Chinese students sent to quarantine
Jan 11, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Beijing: More than 4,000 students in China's Anyang city have been sent to quarantine after several cases were detected in their school.
Vietnam: 300,000 tonnes of dragon fruit have no buyers with China clamping down on border trade
Jan 10, 2022, at 11:56 pm
Beijing: China's border clamp down is hitting Vietnam hard as around 300,000 tonnes of dragon fruit will soon be ripe for harvest but without buyers, media reports said on Monday.
China: 16 killed, 10 injured in canteen blast
Jan 08, 2022, at 04:31 am
Chongqing/UNI/Xinhua: Sixteen people were killed and 10 injured, one critically, after a blast rocked a canteen of a subdistrict office in Wulong District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality at noon Friday.
COVID strategy: China set to remain closed for all of 2022
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:19 am
Beijing: Goldman Sachs Group Inc group has said China's border restriction will remain for the entirety of 2022 as the country gears up for important international events, such as the Winter Olympics.
Blast hits canteen in China, 20 trapped
Jan 07, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Beijing: A blast hit a canteen of a subdistrict office in Wulong District of China on Friday left at least 20 people trapped under the debris.
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Beijing: A landslide in China's Bijie city has killed 14 people, authorities said on Tuesday.
Imran Khan launches Pakistan-China Business Investment Forum
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the Pak-China Business Investment Forum which is aimed at increasing information exchange and promoting communication between businesses of the two countries.
Chinese company intensifies fight with Sri Lanka over rejected fertiliser
Jan 04, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Colombo: A Chinese fertiliser company has intensified its fight with Sri Lanka over rejection of its fertiliser shipment by Colombo and has even proposed imposing tough economic and trade sanctions, the Daily Mirror reported.
COVID-19 cases detected: China locks down city of more than a million people
Jan 04, 2022, at 10:33 pm
Yuzhou: Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown in Yuzhou city of Henan Province on Monday after detection of three asymptomatic Covid cases on Sunday, media reports said.