China fumes, Uighurs rejoice after Trump passes law to punish Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslims
Jun 18, 2020, at 08:35 pm
Beijing/Washington: Cornered worldwide over the Covid-19 fiasco, China is now fuming after yet another setback as the United States passed a legislation to punish the Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslims, media reports said.
Fire accident kills 7 in central China
Jun 17, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Seven people were killed after a fire broke out on Wednesday morning in Shuangfeng County, central China's Hunan Province, according to the local publicity department.
China's economy to continue recovery in H2: analysts
Jun 16, 2020, at 04:34 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China's economy will see continued recovery in the second half of this year amid a rebound in both investment and consumption, analysts said.
Russia charges noted scientist with treason for passing state secrets to China
Jun 16, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Moscow: Russia has charged a top scientist of the country with treason after accusing him of passing state secrets to China.
Pakistan: CPEC gets Rs 21 bn for 2020-21, experts believe project placed in 'cold storage'
Jun 15, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad: Once it might have been considered as a game changer in Pakistan but the recent attitude towards it did not reflect much positive impression as the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2020-21 contains around Rs 21 billion allocation for projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), media reports said.
Influence of West placed CPEC in cold storage: Noted Pakistan economist
Jun 15, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Islamabad: A noted economist has said Pakistan’s economic policies are being made in Washington and such steps have led to no mentioning of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the budget 2020-21.
China may occupy Tibet physically but not mentally: Dalai Lama
Jun 15, 2020, at 12:06 am
Bodh Gaya: Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said the Chinese government can physically capture Tibet but they cannot control the minds of the people from the region.
Jun 14, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Beijing: Justifying the aggressive tactic adopted by the security officials towards pro-democracy protesters, the pro-China Hong Kong police are now accusing young Hong Kongers of committing crimes under the shadow of unrest.
Vietnam raises objection to China's Undersea Cable Construction in Paracel Island
Jun 14, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Hanoi: Vietnam has objected to China's reported move of laying undersea cables in the disputed Paracel Islands.
Oil tank truck explosion in eastern China kills four, Injures 50 More - Reports
Jun 13, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Four people have been killed and at least 50 more injured following an oil tank truck explosion in east China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday, the media reported.
Religious freedom conditions in China continued to deteriorate: US report
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Washington: An annual American report on religious freedom has said China continues to create a high-tech surveillance state, utilizing facial recognition and artificial intelligence to monitor religious minorities.
Pompeo going to meet Chinese officials in Hawaii
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is going to hold a meeting with Chinese government officials in Hawaii, media reported on Saturday.
PoK leaders express concern over Chinese intrusion to India
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Bern: Exiled leader from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has condemned the recent intrusion of Chinese Army in India's Ladakh region.
Wuhan Covid-19 whistleblower doctor's widow gives birth to baby boy
Jun 13, 2020, at 01:10 am
Beijing/IBNS: The wife of Dr Li Wenliang, the Wuhan whistleblower,who was the first to raise coronavirus alarm and succumbed to the infection in February, has given birth to a baby boy, according to Chinese media.
Twitter says it removed over 32,000 Chinese, Russian, Turkish accounts linked to govt propaganda
Jun 12, 2020, at 08:33 am
New York: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday announced it has suspended over 32,000 accounts from its platform following an investigation that found ties to state-run propaganda and disinformation operations by China, Russia and Turkey.
Hong Kongers confronting 'largest, retiring regime', says activist Joshua Wong
Jun 11, 2020, at 07:49 pm
Hong Kong: At a time when China decided to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong, pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said the people of the city are standing against the "largest and retiring regime" in the world.
China engaged in targeted influence operations and disinformation campaigns: EU
Jun 11, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Brussels: When Beijing is facing heat over the origin of the deadly COVID-19 virus from China, European Union has now claimed that it is running disinformation campaigns.
Chinese propaganda outlet paid iconic US newspapers $19 mn in ads, printing: Report
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Beijing/IBNS: A Chinese propaganda outlet has paid US newspapers nearly $19 million for advertising and printing expenses over the past four years, media reports said.
China convicts Uyghurs in sham trials: reports
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:16 am
Beijing: Describing their ordeal, Uyghur Muslims have recounted to a foreign media how they were forcefully made to confess their crimes and even convicted without proper legal representation.
Experts blame Pak policymakers' complacency for 'depressingly wrong' trading ability with China
Jun 09, 2020, at 09:45 am
Karachi: Blaming the complacency of the policymakers and exporters, experts believe that Pakistan's trading abilities have been 'depressingly wrong' so far as it's dealing with all-weather ally China.
COVID-19 episode unveils China's local censorship storyÂ
Jun 08, 2020, at 08:16 pm
The COVID-19 outbreak may have opened a major Pandora's box in China where people are facing censorship if they try to reveal the truth behind the disease that has now spread globally.
Japan reneges on issuing statement to condemn China's security law on Hong Kong
Jun 07, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japan has backed out of issuing a joint statement with the United States, Britain and other nations to condemn China for its decision to impose a national security law on Hong Kong.
Three Chinese nationals murdered in Zambia, envoy demands probe
Jun 06, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Lusaka: Three Chinese nationals were allegedly murdered by unknown men in Lusaka city of Zambia last month, prompting the Chinese envoy deployed in the country to demand for an immediate probe into the incident.
China building high-security compound at Gwadar to establish naval base: Reports
Jun 05, 2020, at 06:03 pm
With an eye on dominating the region and taking an opportunity of the moment when the world is busy combating COVID-19, China is secretly building a high-security compound near Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan province which it will probably use for naval base, media reports said.
Europe should now look for an alternative to China: Experts opine during webinar
Jun 05, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Brussels: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and experts have said that it believes the ongoing economic loss suffered by the European Union due to COVID-19 outbreak must make the region look for an alternative to China.
G7 expansion aimed at containing China: Global Times
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Beijing/UNI: Chinese state controlled media has conveyed its uneasiness about US President Donald Trump's wish to have the Group of Seven (G7) expanded into Group of Eleven (G11) by including India, Russia, Australia and South Korea.
Pakistan surpasses China in Covid-19 cases, tally now over 89,000
Jun 05, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: With a record 4,688 fresh cases reported in 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday, Pakistan surpassed China, the epicentre of the pandemic Coronavirus, in terms of Covid-19 cases.
Pakistan adheres to one-China policy: foreign ministry
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:08 am
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan reiterated its longstanding position on Thursday that it adheres to one-China principle regarding a decision to make a national security laws for Hong Kong by the Chinese top legislation body.
Hong Kong's romantic fusion of East and West is evaporating: Chinese envoy to US Cui Tiankai
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Washington: Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the United States, feels that the country's government has the ultimate responsibility to uphold national security of Hong Kong and the proposed legislation for the city “will protect law-abiding citizens”.
Major China-Europe freight train route sees surging deliveries
Jun 01, 2020, at 01:30 pm
Hangzhou/Xinhua: A major China-Europe freight train route linking Yiwu in Zhejiang Province and Madrid in Spain has seen deliveries surge 72 per cent in the first five months, according to the train operator.