Oct 26, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Washington: In three separate cases in the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Justice Department has charged 13 individuals, including members of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) security and intelligence apparatus and their agents, for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of the government of the PRC.
US charges alleged Chinese spies
Oct 25, 2022, at 09:38 pm
Washington: Two Chinese nationals have been charged with paying thousands of dollars in cash and jewellery to obstruct a federal investigation into a major telecommunications company.
Oct 25, 2022, at 08:32 pm
New York: Shares of Chinese firms listed in the US have slumped on concerns that President Xi Jinping will continue with his ideology-driven approach at the cost of economic growth.
Ministry of National Defense says 20 Chinese military aircraft, 3 naval ships tracked around Taiwan
Oct 25, 2022, at 05:40 am
Taipei: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 20 Chinese military aircraft and three naval ships around Taiwan on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan govt seeks $6.3b China debt rollover
Oct 25, 2022, at 05:30 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has urged its all-weather ally China to rollover its USD 6.3 billion debt that is maturing in the next eight months as part of its overall plan to arrange USD 34 billion in the current fiscal year to meet its debt and external trade-related obligations, media reports said.
UK govt sued over forced labour import from China's Xinjiang
Oct 23, 2022, at 07:24 pm
London: A rights group has claimed in its report that Britain’s government will appear in court at the end of October to answer charges it has failed to block products made with forced labor in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang from entering the UK.
China using influencers to whitewash human rights abuses, claims report
Oct 23, 2022, at 07:21 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government is attempting to use social media influencers from the Xinjiang region, Tibet, and Inner Mongolia to whitewash human rights abuses through an increasingly sophisticated propaganda campaign, claims a report.
COVID-19 concern: Chinese stocks tumble to multi-year lows in New York and Hong Kong
Oct 23, 2022, at 07:01 pm
Hong Kong: China's growing struggle with COVID-19 is evident in the market as the country's stocks have hit multi-year lows in New York and Hong Kong, media reports said on Saturday.
China Communist Party Congress: Xi Jinping secures third term in power in closed-door voting
Oct 23, 2022, at 04:47 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping secured a third term in a closed-door vote on Sunday after a week-long gathering in Beijing of the selected members of the Communist Party of China or CPC, media reports said.
Eleven women enter China's newly formed central committee
Oct 23, 2022, at 06:28 am
Beijing: Only 11 women have secured seats in the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to the official list of newly-appointed members.
China: Ex-leader Hu Jintao left out of Congress ceremony
Oct 23, 2022, at 01:39 am
Beijing: Chinese former leader Hu Jintao has been left out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress, media reports said.
China continues to tighten grip over Tibet
Oct 22, 2022, at 05:31 am
Lhasa: China has started reinforcing tight control over the highly surveilled Tibet autonomous region and the authorities continue to increase its repression in the name of the Zero-Covid policy, media reports said.
China’s economy badly hit by Covid lockdowns: Reports
Oct 22, 2022, at 05:24 am
Beijing: China's economic indicators are not looking very positive as the country is badly hit by COVID-19 imposed lockdowns which is affecting both businesses and consumers.
The politics driving China's hellish lockdowns
Oct 22, 2022, at 12:05 am
Beijing: The world has largely moved on from Covid -- except for China, where towns and cities are still shut down overnight.
Chinese envoy Li calls on Bangladesh Foreign Minister
Oct 21, 2022, at 10:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming called on AKA Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, on Friday and discussed repatriation of displaced people from Myanmar among other issues.
Chinese diplomat involved in attack: British MP
Oct 20, 2022, at 02:03 am
London, Oct 19 (UNI) One of China's most senior UK diplomats was involved in violence against protesters at the Manchester consulate on Sunday, a British MP says.
China attempting to influence Sri Lankan local media: Reports
Oct 20, 2022, at 01:12 am
Colombo: China is trying to influence the local media of Sri Lanka, a media house from the Island nation reported.
China attempts to recruit Royal Air Force pilots: UK likely to issue 'alert'
Oct 20, 2022, at 01:07 am
London: The British defence intelligence is likely to issue an 'alert' amid warning that China’s military is trying to recruit serving and former Royal Air Force (RAF) jet pilots to help train its own air force with generous recruitment packages, media reports said on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Lockdown imposed on Chinese city located close to iPhone manufacturing hub
Oct 20, 2022, at 01:00 am
Zhengzhou: China has imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou to combat COVID-19, putting a million residents in the region under stress.
China exploiting Balochistan, accuses lawmaker
Oct 20, 2022, at 12:52 am
Quetta, Pakistan: A Balochistan lawmaker has accused Chinese companies,which are working on various power projects in the region, of destroying the environment and marine life and even denying locals jobs.
Chinese law firm can't work in Sri Lanka
Oct 19, 2022, at 08:35 pm
Colombo: A Chinese law firm is not entitled to engage in any legal professional work in Sri Lanka, the island nation's Supreme Court has ruled.
China defends Manchester consulate violence
Oct 18, 2022, at 11:26 pm
Beijing/London: China's foreign ministry has defended an incident in which a Hong Kong protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in the British city of Manchester and beaten up.
China speeding up Taiwan unification plan: Antony Blinken
Oct 18, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Stanford: China is pursuing unification with Taiwan "on a much faster timeline" than previously expected, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:52 am
Taipei: The Taiwan Presidential Office has countered Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday following his speech at the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress vowing to “struggle against separatism” and Taiwan independence.
Chinese companies facing human rights violation allegations in Zimbabwe
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:44 am
Harare, Zimbabwe: Chinese-run companies in Zimbabwe are facing a tough time as they landed into controversy with alleged involvement in gross human rights violations and safety norms for mining workers.
Experts suspect China’s rollout of 5G base stations in Xinjiang will only boost surveillance
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:35 am
Xinjiang: Experts believe that China's decision to roll out thousands of 5G base stations throughout its far-western Xinjiang region will not be used for economic development but for enhanced digital surveillance of Uyghurs and other Muslims.
London: Protesters dragged, beaten up at China's Manchester consulate
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:22 am
London: A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester and beaten up over alleged display of an inappropriate portrait of Xi Jinping.
Pakistan Army enforces China’s strict zero-COVID restrictions at BRI power plant
Oct 17, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Chinese state-owned enterprises operating flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects are enforcing Beijing's harsh COVID-19 restrictions across Asian and African countries where they are putting employees in lockdown and even separating them from their family members, media reports said.
Xi Jinping says China will create policies to increase birth rate in face of ageing population
Oct 16, 2022, at 06:54 pm
Worried about its ageing population and its negative impact on the country's economic development, China will come up with policies to boost the birth rate, media reports said.
China Communist Party Congress: Xi defends 'Zero-Covid' policy; condemns 'interference' in Taiwan
Oct 16, 2022, at 03:52 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping heaped praises on the Communist Party's rule as he opened the five-yearly Congress attended by selected delegates who are likely to affirm his third term as the party's chief, media reports said.