US urges China to stop intimidating Taiwan
Jan 26, 2021, at 05:10 pm
Beijing: The US government has urged China to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan.
Beijing now passes law to give coastguard power to fire on foreign vessels
Jan 26, 2021, at 05:02 pm
Beijing: China has passed a law for the first time which explicitly allows its coastguards to fire on foreign vessels and demolish structures built in disputed waters, giving a chance to escalate tension with the neighbours.
Nepalese protest land encroachment by China
Jan 26, 2021, at 04:58 pm
Kathmandu: A group of activists affiliated with the National Unity Movement participated in a sit-in demonstration in Kathmandu city of Nepal to protest against China's alleged land encroachment.
Jan 26, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government has delayed the issuance of a notification regarding formation of the inquiry committee on Broadsheet scandal, a senior cabinet member told The Express Tribune.
Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop - UN rights expert
Jan 26, 2021, at 03:20 pm
New York: The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.
Chinese aggression: Taiwan thanks US for 'rock-solid support'
Jan 26, 2021, at 07:28 am
Taipei: Taiwan government has thanked the USA for its commitment of "rock-solid support" against China's coercion.
Taliban should end ties with Pakistan: Ashraf Ghani
Jan 26, 2021, at 07:19 am
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has warned the Taliban group against keeping ties with Pakistan.
Bangladesh:Neo JMB member arrested in Dhaka
Jan 25, 2021, at 04:19 am
Dhaka: The Counter Terrorism Investigation Division (CTID) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested a suspected neo JMB member from Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, media reports said.
Nepal Politics: PM KP Sharma Oli removed from ruling Communist Party
Jan 25, 2021, at 02:08 am
Kathmandu: Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli has been removed from the Communist Party by a Central Committee Meeting of the splinter group of the party, media reports said on Sunday.
Chinese-born drug gang lord arrested in Netherlands
Jan 25, 2021, at 01:23 am
Amsterdam: Netherlands police have arrested a Chinese-born Canadian national who is allegedly the head of one of the world's biggest drugs gangs.
Afghanistan: Bomb explosion leaves three people hurt
Jan 24, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Kabul: A bomb explosion rocked Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday which left at least three civilians wounded on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh to start trial application of corona vaccine from Jan 25
Jan 24, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The trial application of corona vaccine in Bangladesh will start from Wednesday, Health Secretary Abdul Mannan told media.
UN warns staff from travelling in Pakistan-registered airlines
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The United Nations has asked all its staff across the world to avoid travelling on Pakistan-registered airline, including the national flag carrier, over the alleged dubious licenses of their pilots, according to media reports on Saturday.
Canadian national of Pakistani origin assaulted in Rawalpindi for protesting rash driving
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Rawalpindi: A Canadian national of Pakistan origin was left shocked when he was beaten up by a gang of men when he asked a person to drive carefully in Rawalpindi city of the South Asian country recently.
Chennai: Two Sri Lankans arrested, multi-nation heroin syndicate busted by NCB
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Chennai: In a major operation, officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chennai Zonal Unit, on Friday busted a multi-national heroin syndicate with the arrest of two Sri Lankan nationals in the city.
China marks lowest economic growth in several decades
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:31 pm
Beijing: China marked its lowest economic growth in a span of four decades in recent years.
Uighur women tweet: Twitter locks US Chinese Embassy page
Jan 22, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Washington: Popular micro-blogging site Twitter has locked the official account of Chinese Embassy in the US over its earlier tweet which claimed that Uighur women in Xinjiang region are now "emancipated" and no longer "baby-making machines", creating another chapter of embarrassment for Beijing.
China marks lowest economic growth in several decades
Jan 22, 2021, at 06:42 pm
Beijing: China marked its lowest economic growth in a span of four decades in recent years.
Jan 22, 2021, at 04:15 am
Beijing/UNI: Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, made his first public appearance on Wednesday, after disappearing from the public's eyes for almost three months following his controversial speech criticizing China's banking system in October last year.
China gifts Pakistan 500,000 doses of its Sinopharm vaccine: Foreign Minister
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:54 am
Moscow/Sputnik: China has sent 500,000 doses of its Sinopharm vaccine to Pakistan for free and pledged to send 1.1 million more doses by late February, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday.
There is always room for improvement: China on COVID-19 handling
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:23 am
Beijing: Receiving flak, China has admitted that the nation could have done better and there is always room for betterment in handling the COVID-19 pandemic situation which is believed to have originated from Wuhan city and later spread across the globe.
China is calling all independent coverage in Xinjiang as fake news: Report
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:06 am
Trying to keep all developments in the region under tight restriction, China is allegedly calling all independent coverage in the Xinjiang region as 'fake news'.
Baloch, Sindhi human rights groups demand international investigation into death of Karima Baloch
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:33 am
Islamabad: Baloch and Sindhi human rights and political organisations have demanded an international investigation into the death of activist Karima Baloch in Canada last month.
Hong Kong issue: China targets US over 'blatant interference'
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:19 am
Beijing: China has condemned the US stance of blatant interfering in Hong Kong affairs, a region which is continuously in conflict with Beijing.
Pakistan police drop investigation into Muslim man who abducted, raped Christian woman
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan police have dropped an investigation against three men who are accused of kidnapping a Christian girl, 12, before abusing her and chaining her up for five months, a case indicative of the misery of minorities in the nation.
Marks and Spencer signs Call to Action on human rights abuses on Uyghurs in China
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:11 am
Causing major embarrassment to China, multinational retailer M&S has become one of the first companies to formally sign the Call to Action on human rights abuses: Brand Commitment to Exit the Uyghur Region.
Pakistan-China's spat over Belt Road Initiative may delay CPEC
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Islamabad: The annual bilateral summit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been delayed amid serious disagreement between the all-weather allies over the Belt and Road Initiative, hinting a probable break in the relationship, media reports said.
Imran Khan challenged: Pakistan’s Peoples Party wins Umerkot by-polls
Jan 20, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Islamabad: PPP’s Ameer Ali Shah has clinched the by-polls in the Umerkot’s PS-52 seat, giving a challenge to the PM Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan.
Geopolitics expert believes China is planning to expand foreign policy vision to Latin America
Jan 20, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Beijing: China is slowly projecting to deepen its interest in Latin American commodities while further capitalizing on Latin America’s strategic proximity to the United States, a geopolitics expert believes.
Leading Pakistan daily describes PIA aircraft episode as 'national embarrassment'
Jan 20, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistan daily has described the incident where a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impounded by Malaysian authorities as a 'national embarrassment'.