The opposition in Myanmar has called on China to stop providing arms to the ruling military junta, saying the regime is using them to "kill their own people and civilians". "We are trying to encourage our neighbouring country, please do not support the military junta, not just only in business...
Taipei , April 30: Chinese President Xi Jinping has kicked off his six-day trip to Europe amid rising tensions over trade with the European Union and concerns over Beijing's support for Russia. Xi's visit, which started on Sunday (April 28), is his first to the continent since 2019, which will...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is scheduled to go to China on a four-day visit this month. In the letter, the WUC has asked the German Chancellor to address issues that concern the situation in Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, southern Mongolia and China itself. On the occasion of your upcoming trip...
Taipei : Taiwan has detected 16 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels around the nation during the last 24 hours till 6 am (local time) on Saturday, Taiwan News reported. Among the 16 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 12 crossed the Taiwan Strait media line and entered the southwest...
The name of the ship has already been criticised in China because it shares its name with an imperial warship that bombed Shanghai in the 1930s The helicopter carrier has been upgraded to carry F-35B fighters, making it Japan’s first aircraft carrier since the Second World War Japan’s upgrading...
China’s most vibrant banks reported the largest salary cuts among financial institutions last year, adding to ongoing employment pressures, while 10 state-controlled lenders also demanded employees return bonuses amid Beijing’s efforts to reshape the industry, according to data gathered from annual reports. The large pay cuts came as the 12...
A Chinese-state intrusion last year of Microsoft Corp. technology that enabled hackers to gather US officials’ emails “should never have occurred,” according to a report released on Tuesday from a government cyber review board. The Cyber Safety Review Board, a White House-mandated group designed to examine major cyberattacks, said Microsoft...
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues in a call meant to demonstrate a return to regular leader-to-leader dialogue between the two powers. The call was the leaders’ first conversation since their November summit in California. According to a press release...
The Philippines said its national security adviser and his American counterpart discussed China’s “coercive, aggressive and deceptive actions” amid heightening tensions between the two nations in the South China Sea. The Philippine National Security Council said in a statement that Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano “expressed his appreciation for...
The Japanese government is gearing up to deploy submersible drones by fiscal 2030 as part of a comprehensive strategy aimed to bolster the nation’s undersea surveillance and alert systems, reveals a document obtained by The Yomiuri Shimbun. The plan, according to the reports, is pivotal for keeping a close eye...