Chinese makers of electric vehicle batteries are curtailing their production plans in Germany as falling EV purchases in Europe's largest auto market hamper their sales. SVOLT Energy Technology, spun off Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor, said last week it would halt plans to build a battery cell plant in Lauchhammer...
As we mark Africa Day on 25 May, we are reminded of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on this day in 1963, which transformed into the African Union in July 2002. Both organizations have faced challenges to peace and security, often relying on external support. The...
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, launched military exercises three days after Lai Ching-te became Taiwan's president, a man Beijing calls a "separatist". Taipei:  China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, exercises that Taiwan...
The US State Department said on Saturday that the United States was "deeply concerned" over China's military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan, and strongly urged it to act with restraint. "Using a normal, routine, and democratic transition as an excuse for military provocations risks escalation and erodes...
The US administration on Thursday added 26 textile entities like traders and warehouses to the forced labour entity list, for having an alleged link with Uyghur labour camps from China's Xinjiang. This latest decision will now ban, products associated with these entities from entering the US market, the same report...
A book titled India, China and Tibet: A Quest for Autonomy authored by Rakhee Viswambharan, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram, was released by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at a function at Mc Leodganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh the other day. Published by Nova Science...
China's fiscal revenue slipped 2.7% in the first four months of 2024 from a year earlier, after a 2.3% slide in the January-March period, in a further sign of an uneven economic recovery. Fiscal expenditure rose 3.5% in the first four months, versus a 2.9% gain in the first quarter,...
China said Monday it would sanction three US defence companies over their sales of arms to Taiwan, as the self-ruled island inaugurated a new president. US firms General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security will be added to Beijing's list of "unreliable entities",...
In what is seen as a clear gesture of support for Tibetan government in exile by Taiwan, officials from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and lawmakers of the Tibetan parliament in exile attended the swearing in ceremony of President-elect of Taiwan Lai Ching-te on Monday in Taipei. CTA’s Minister of...
Authorities in China investigate Tang Renjian, minister for agriculture and rural affairs, for "serious violations of discipline and law," the latest in a string of high-ranking officials to be targeted by Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, according to the ruling Communist Party's disciplinary arm. Tang is “under investigation by the Central...