Security concerns: Japanese companies are moving away from Chinese drones
May 05, 2021, at 02:26 am
Fearing security risks, several Japanese infrastructure companies will end their use of Chinese-made drones, media reports said.
Darwin Port lease to Chinese company Landbridge should be reviewed, feels ex Australian PM Rudd
May 05, 2021, at 02:18 am
Melbourne: Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has said the Australian government should conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether the 99-year lease of Darwin Port to a Chinese company is justified on national security grounds.
Chinese mainland reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, all imported
May 04, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
COVID-19: China's small businesses still struggling to recover
May 04, 2021, at 08:54 am
Beijing: China's small businesses are still failing to add to the country's economic recovery as they are struggling to still deal with the damage done to them by COVID-19.
Two US states keep up with lawsuits against China for 'malicious' role in COVID-19 pandemic
May 04, 2021, at 08:49 am
Two US Republican states are keeping up their efforts to hold China accountable for the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus which has not only left several people dead in the country but also hit the economy hard.
New Zealand’s differences with China becoming ‘harder to reconcile’, says PM Jacinda Ardern
May 04, 2021, at 08:46 am
Wellington: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has sent out a strong message to China and said that it is becoming “harder to reconcile" its relationship with Beijing.
Pakistan to seek debt restructuring from China
May 04, 2021, at 08:43 am
In a bid to preempt any possibility of raising power tariff, Pakistan will seek debt restructuring of USD 3 billion against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects, a top official said.
Suspected Chinese hackers breaking into military, government organizations in Southeast Asia
May 03, 2021, at 07:46 pm
Beijing: Suspected Chinese hackers, who share close ties with the People’s Liberation Army, are hacking into military and government organizations in Southeast Asia over the course of the last two years, media reports said.
Huawei poses national risks, it is a technological threat: Experts
May 03, 2021, at 05:55 am
Chinese tech firm Huawei has become an unexpected symbol of technological threat, experts said.
China's aircraft carrier holds drills in South China Sea: Navy
May 02, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: A Chinese aircraft carrier group has recently conducted military exercises in the South China Sea, a navy spokesman said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka police arrest motorist for honking protest during Chinese minister’s visit
May 01, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Sri Lanka police arrested a 31-year-old motorist who allegedly instigated a honking protest when visiting Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe’s motorcade was passing through earlier this week.
Expert believes China’s military modernization is a threat to global security
May 01, 2021, at 06:07 am
Geopolitical analyst Fabien Baussart feels that China's military modernization is a threat to global security.
Shake off the Cold War mentality: China tells Australia
May 01, 2021, at 04:37 am
Canberra: Relationship between China and Australia is reaching a new low. Beijing has slammed Canberra's politicians for making remarks that "instigate confrontation" after weeks of warnings of conflict in the Indo-Pacific were followed by Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo using a staff address to say "drums of war" are beating in the region.
Conflict with China: Australia unveils plans to upgrade military
May 01, 2021, at 04:20 am
Canberra: Australia on Wednesday unveiled plans to spend A$747 million (US$581 million) in a bid to upgrade its military bases and expand joint exercises with the United States.
Illegal rare earth mining escalates near Chinese border since Myanmar coup
Apr 30, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Naypyitaw: Illegal rare earth mining has spiked in northern Kachin State, which is located near to the Chinese border, following Myanmar’s Feb. 1 coup in areas controlled by a junta-sponsored militia, media reports said.
Bangladesh to import Chinese Sinopharm vaccine
Apr 30, 2021, at 04:57 am
Bangladesh will ink a contract soon to import the coronavirus vaccine made by China’s Sinopharm, a senior minister said.
Experts raise red flags over Nigeria's $3.3 billion debts to China
Apr 29, 2021, at 05:47 pm
Flagging the economic managers of the African nation, experts have expressed concern over Nigeria’s increasing indebtedness to China, media reports said.
China deepens vaccine diplomacy with five South Asian nations
Apr 28, 2021, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: China, in an apparent attempt to expand its influence in India's immediate neighburhood, has pledged to deepen anti-pandemic cooperation with Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Chinese Defense Minister to embark on 3-day visit to Sri Lanka on Tuesday
Apr 27, 2021, at 05:12 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will travel to Sri Lanka on Tuesday for an official three-day visit.
Post on leaked info on Xi Jinping's daughter: China prosecutes people
Apr 26, 2021, at 07:08 am
Beijing: China has prosecuted dozens of people, including an operator of a website, that posted leaked personal information of President Xi Jinping's daughter. They were slapped charges of illegally collecting such information, media reports said on Sunday.
China’s soft power has ‘collapsed globally’ due to ‘anger and hysteria’: Expert
Apr 26, 2021, at 12:47 am
Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Michael Shoebridge has said he feels China’s reaction to the cancelling of the dangerous Belt and Road agreement in a “wolf warrior fashion” will end up being a large “own goal” for Beijing.
UK lawmakers declare Uyghur treatment by China a genocide
Apr 25, 2021, at 11:38 pm
London: British lawmakers recently unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a genocide, adding more pressure on Beijing.
Chinese mainland reports 13 new Covid-19 cases
Apr 25, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 13 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
Despite Covid-19, countries like China ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions: Report
Apr 24, 2021, at 01:09 am
Beijing: The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were not enough to deter 18 countries, including China, from carrying out executions in 2020, Amnesty International said today in its annual global review of the death penalty.
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe to visit Sri Lanka
Apr 24, 2021, at 01:03 am
Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will visit Sri Lanka on Apr 27.
China conflict: Australia tearing up formal Belt and Road deal
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:48 am
Queensland: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Wednesday said the federal government would override the Victorian state government's decision to sign up to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), media reports said.
Uyghur issue: British House of Commons says China carrying out genocide
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:12 am
London/UNI: The British House of Commons has declared that genocide is taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in north-west China.
Eight missing in Shanghai factory fire
Apr 23, 2021, at 07:14 am
Shanghai/Xinhua: Eight people, including two firefighters, have gone missing in a fire that broke out at a factory in Shanghai Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday.
China did not invite Nepal in Boao Forum for Asia meet: Report
Apr 23, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kathmandu: Nepal, which has always been a regular participant at the Boao Forum for Asia since 2001, has not received an invitation from China for this year to attend the event.
Chinese vessel with radioactive material ordered to leave Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port
Apr 22, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Sri Lanka officials have asked a Chinese vessel that was carrying radioactive material to leave Hambantota port immediately, reported Newswire.