China

World powers make rare pledge to prevent nuclear weapons spread

Paris – Five global nuclear powers pledged on Monday to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict,... Read more

4 Jan, 2022

Hong Kong – Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News said on Wednesday it will close after a police... Read more

29 Dec, 2021

Ottawa – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a year-end interview with local media said Western democracies must stand... Read more

26 Dec, 2021

Beijing – Over 13 million people were ordered to stay home in the Chinese city of Xi’an, which imposed... Read more

22 Dec, 2021

Beijing – Fresh unverified footage of Peng Shuai was posted online by a state-affiliated journalist on Sunday as international concern... Read more

19 Dec, 2021

Shanghai – Chinese drone-maker DJI is easily the highest-profile company targeted in a new round of US economic sanctions... Read more

17 Dec, 2021

Rabat – A Moroccan court has ruled that a member of China’s Uyghur Muslim minority, Yidiresi Aishan, can be extradited... Read more

16 Dec, 2021

Sydney – Australia will not send officials to February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on... Read more

8 Dec, 2021

Beijing – Export growth in China lost some steam in November as holiday demand from abroad faded, official data showed... Read more

7 Dec, 2021

New York – The Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing’s announcement that it will delist its shares from the New... Read more

6 Dec, 2021