China-Pakistan: Deadlock in commissioning of Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission project
Chinese company Pak Matiari- Lahore Transmission Company (PMLTC), which completed ±660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission Project with investment of $2.2 billion in two years time, has threatened to move the international arbitration court against Pakistan government -owned company National Transmission Dispatch Company (NTDC), stating that it is creating hurdles in the commissioning of the project, media reports said.
Trouble with China: Philippines govt to protect its fishermen by deploying more naval forces
Manila: The Philippines government will beef up its naval presence in the South China Sea to protect its fishermen, officials said recently.
Challenging China: French submarine patrols South China Sea
Paris: Showing signs that the South China Sea issue is now an international concern, France has just confirmed the deployment of a nuclear attack submarine and naval vessel to the hotly contested waters, media reports said.
US condemns China's decision to ban BBC World News
Washington: The US has condemned China's decision to ban BBC World News.
Ban on BBC 'unacceptable curtailing of media freedom' by China : UK
London/IBNS: The British government has slammed China over media censorship, after Beijing banned BBC World News for its reporting of Uighur minority.
Was on phone call with Xi Jinping for two hours: US President Joe Biden
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that he made his first conversation over a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office.
Pakistan says China's Sinopharm vaccine not recommended for people aged above 60
The Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for Covid-19, which started being administered in Pakistan recently, is not recommended for people aged over 60, a top official said.
Pakistan govt is struggling to repay, may seek debt relief from China Belt and Road loan
Islamabad: Pakistan is now planning to ask China for relief in payments for power projects which Beijing has financed for the past eight years, media reports said.
US conducts joint Guam drill with Australia, Japan to counter China
The United States is conducting a joint exercise with Australia and Japan on Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States in Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean, in an attempt to counter the increasing vulnerability to attack from Russia or China, media reports saiad.
Taiwan should join global semiconductor supply chain alliance against China, feels expert
Taipei: Taiwan should join any global semiconductor supply chain alliance against China to protect its technological advantage and national security, said assistant research fellow at the government-funded Institute for National Defense and Security Research Wang Che-jen.
China forced labour issue in Xinjiang: Solar companies now tracing supply chains
Beijing: Several solar companies have pledged to oppose forced labor in their supply chains as concern over the sector's reliance on China’s Xinjiang region has been raised in recent times.
China’s new coastguard law: Indonesian official voices concern
Beijing: China’s new coastguard law has spiked the risk of a “spillover conflict” into Indonesia’s territorial waters around the Natuna Islands, warned Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency chief.
US military does not see Russia-China-Iran Naval Drill as 'impediment': Pentagon
Washington/Sputnik: The US military does not view an upcoming exercise of Russian, Chinese and Iranian navies in the Indian Ocean as an impediment to its ability to defend freedom of the seas and support allies, the Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Monday.
Chinese govt is now promoting education drive to make boys more 'manly'
Beijing: China's education ministry's recent notice has triggered a controversy as it suggested that young Chinese men have become too "feminine".
Japan, British ministers exchange views on China's decision to change Coast Guard Law
Tokyo: Japan and British ministers recently raised concern over China's decision to change Coast Guard Law.