The leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the United States have voiced “serious concern” over China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea.
Beijing has stepped up its activities in the strategic waterway in recent years, and tensions have risen, particularly with the Philippines, one of several Southeast Asian countries...
The Philippines has signed a logistics support agreement with New Zealand and is nearing a military access deal with Japan that will enable joint military exercises and logistical support, enhancing Manila’s strategic capabilities to better counter Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea.
Analysts say the moves align with both...
The U.S. has added three more companies to a list that bars imports from firms allegedly involved with Uyghur forced labor in China, according to a U.S. government notice posted online on Tuesday.
The latest targets include shoe manufacturer Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co, electrolytic aluminum maker Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and...
BEIJING - China’s consumer prices rose less than expected in May and factory prices dropped for the 20th month in a row, fuelling concerns over persistently weak demand.
The consumer price index rose 0.3 per cent from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on June 12, hovering...
India will focus on finding solutions to the border issues with China that has long strained ties between the neighbouring countries, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday after assuming charge for a second straight term.
India and China share a 3,800 km (2,400 mile) border - much of...
Chinese scientists felt pressured to engage in unethical research practices out of fear of losing their jobs, a study found.
The Chinese government’s 2015 “Double First-Class Scheme” called on universities to boost their global rankings by publishing more articles in international journals. One faculty head reportedly told academics they should...
Chinese scientists felt pressured to engage in unethical research practices out of fear of losing their jobs, a study found.
The Chinese government’s 2015 “Double First-Class Scheme” called on universities to boost their global rankings by publishing more articles in international journals. One faculty head reportedly told academics they should...
In a move that has sparked widespread concern, China has recently banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language in elementary and middle schools within two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern Sichuan province. This decision, which mandates the use of Mandarin for all educational communication, poses a significant threat to the preservation of...
Beijing’s increasingly hardline policies are convincing more countries to boost strategic relations with Washington, says Nicholas Burns
US restrictions on advanced technology exports to China are driven by greater evidence of Beijing’s increasingly “aggressive” stance and an analysis of how it would likely use these tools as it “bullies” some...
The former colleagues of an exiled Uyghur journalist, Kasim Kashgar, were imprisoned in China’s Xinjiang region on the allegations of having connections with a Washington-based reporter. Each of his accomplices was sentenced to at least seven years in prison, a report by the Voice of America stated on Wednesday.
Kashgar,...
