Two Chinese men jailed in 70kg drug bust in Cambodia
May 21, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Phnom Penh: Two Chinese nationals have been charged for drug trafficking in Cambodia after a massive drug bust in Phnom Penh recovered 70 kg of narcotics that were headed for Vietnam, media reports said.
Deteriorating bond: Chinese students told to avoid Australia
May 21, 2021, at 06:12 pm
Canberra: A study has found that while students from China were still interested in studying in Australia, some agents were insisting that students apply to another country, an immediate effect of the growing animosity between Canberra and Beijing.
Countering China: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demands diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games
May 21, 2021, at 05:46 pm
Washington: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has joined human rights activists in demanding a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics that is scheduled to take place in Beijing next year.
US likely to use more drones to spy on China, feel experts
May 21, 2021, at 05:38 pm
Washington: Experts believe that the US is likely to make more use of drones to spy on China, media reports said.
China-Nepal relation touches new low as border pillars go missing in Daulkha
May 21, 2021, at 05:33 pm
Kathmandu: China is once again showing its aggressive stance against neighbour Nepal as border pillars went missing in the Daulkha district of the Himalayan nation, media reports said.
Unemployed Hong Kong man jailed for supporting Uyghurs during rally
May 21, 2021, at 05:26 pm
Beijing: An unemployed man has been jailed for 28 months for "rioting and assaulting police" after he tried to snatch an arrested protester during a Hong Kong rally in support of China’s Uygur population two years ago, an episode once again showing the way Beijing tries to silence its critics, media reports said.
China: Govt promoting private retirement savings to shore up strained pension system
May 20, 2021, at 04:31 am
Beijing: China is witnessing an economic challenge in the face of COVID-19 pandemic spread and amid such a situation the country will soon launch a new pilot program for private pension funds as part of efforts to overhaul its strained system for retirement savings.
May 20, 2021, at 04:00 am
A senior geopolitical expert has said China's international aggression is causing countries to band together.
May 20, 2021, at 03:48 am
A report published by network analysis company Graphika has unveiled that an online network tied to Chinese businessman Guo Wengui has become a potent platform for disinformation in the United States.
Sri Lanka government supports Supreme Court verdict on Colombo Port City
May 20, 2021, at 01:28 am
The Sri Lankan government has backed the Supreme Court’s determinations and amendments on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill that relates to provisions for governing a Chinese-built new commercial zone which critics have dubbed as a "Chinese colony".
Won’t take harmful advice, Bangladesh PM Hasina’s response to Chinese threat
May 20, 2021, at 01:03 am
In an apparent response to China’s veiled threat of “damaging ties” with Dhaka over Quad, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her country won’t any advice that would cause any “damage” to her country.
China expresses protest as US vessel passes through Taiwan Strait
May 19, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China is deeply concerned by the US Navy destroyer passing through the Taiwan Strait, Air Force Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, the spokesman for the Chinese army Eastern Theater Command, said on Wednesday.
Dhaka inks non-disclosure vaccine deal with Beijing
May 19, 2021, at 12:06 am
Bangladesh has signed a non-disclosure agreement with China on purchasing Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine and producing it in Bangladesh, a senior minister said. The agreement was sent to the Bangladesh government two to three days ago.
Canada: Police searching for persons who spat on, painted graffiti on Chinese consulate
May 18, 2021, at 07:18 pm
Vancouver: Vancouver Police are investigating two mischiefs to the exterior of the Chinese consulate and are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspects.
Chinese sand dredger capsizes in Taiwan Strait, 1 die
May 18, 2021, at 07:16 pm
Beijing: At least one person died and three went missing when a Chinese sand dredger capsized around 60 nautical miles southwest of Qimei Island on Saturday, media reports said.
Flexing muscle China carries out 'Taiwan invasion' drills
May 18, 2021, at 06:56 pm
Beijing: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has released videos showing marines conducting island landing drills "targeting Taiwan", in what looks like an attempt to put pressure in the region.
China offers to host intra-Afghan talks
May 18, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during phone talks with Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, offered to hold intra-Afghan talks in China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry informs.
May 17, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Manila: Countering Chinese aggression, the Philippines is set to convert its underdeveloped Thitu Island into a major military logistics hub in the South China Sea, media reports said.
Report alleges China is using Uyghur forced labour to make solar panels
May 17, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Beijing: An investigation has found that the global production of solar panels is using forced labour from China's Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
Woman stabs 5 at Shanghai Business Center: Police
May 17, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: A woman attacked people with a fruit knife at a business center in Shanghai on Monday, leaving five of them injured, the Changning district police said.
Irregular collection of personal information: China removes 90 apps
May 17, 2021, at 03:47 am
Beijing: China has directed domestic app stores to remove 90 apps last week over alleged “irregular collection of personal information” in a show of strength from regulators that have been increasingly cracking down on how tech companies manage data, media reports said.
May 17, 2021, at 03:42 am
Hong Kong: In the past 15 years, Hong Kong is witnessing a major change as nearly 2,000 civil servants quit working for the government, media reports said on Sunday.
China: Record 9 million fresh graduates to pass out this year, but job prospect looks bleak
May 17, 2021, at 03:30 am
Beijing: A record 9 million fresh graduates from Chinese universities this year might face job crunch as the COVID-19 pandemic is still disrupting normal situations in the country.
US rights body now reiterates calls on Chinese govt for release of 11th Panchen Lama
May 17, 2021, at 02:11 am
New York: US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday asked the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of Tibetan Buddhism's 11th Panchen Lama.
Calls grow at UN for unobstructed access to China’s Xinjiang region
May 16, 2021, at 04:01 am
Washington: There has been a growing call from Western nations and human rights groups to allow the U.N. human rights chief unobstructed access to the Xinjiang region to investigate the situation of ethnic Uyghur Muslims and other Turkic Muslim minorities.
Chinese coercion: Uyghur imams targeted in Xinjiang
May 15, 2021, at 03:26 am
Beijing: The world might be celebrating Eid on Friday but a report released by a Uyghur rights group does not seem to be positive for the Muslim community as it claimed that China has imprisoned or detained at least 630 imams and other Muslim religious figures since 2014 in its crackdown in the Xinjiang region.
May 15, 2021, at 02:59 am
Beijing: China is following a coercive campaign in the Xinjiang region of the country which is believed to have led to a sharp decline in the number of Uyghur Muslims, claims an Australia think tank group.
Popular stress relief toy sold in China contains high levels of toxic chemical boron
May 14, 2021, at 05:29 am
An investigative report has found that a stress relief toy popular with Chinese children and teenagers contains large amounts of the toxic chemical boron and poses a serious health hazard, media reports said.
China criminalises religious expression : Antony Blinken
May 14, 2021, at 05:23 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has slammed China and said Beijing broadly criminalizes religious expression and continues to commit crimes against humanity and genocide against Muslim Uyghurs.
Bombshell dossier indicates China has been ‘preparing’ for bio-warfare: Reports
May 14, 2021, at 05:13 am
A leading international news channel has claimed that a recently uncovered bombshell dossier suggests Chinese scientists have been “preparing” for a Third World War fought with “biological and genetic weapons which include COVID-19".