China deepens vaccine diplomacy with five South Asian nations
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sri Lanka officials have asked a Chinese vessel that was carrying radioactive material to leave Hambantota port immediately, reported Newswire.
Chinese carmakers struggling after chip shortage
Beijing: Car production in China is badly hit due to shortage of semiconductors, media reports said.
China’s Exim Bank may fund $6.8 billion rail project in Pakistan
The Chinese government has sent a final funding proposal for Pakistan’s $6.8 billion modern rail project, ML-1, to the Exim Bank of China, as per a report in The Express Tribune. Officials expect to start civic work once the lender approves the funding request.