BEIJING — China’s working age population is shrinking as a share of the total number of people in the country, according to official data released Wednesday.
People ages 16 to 59 accounted for 61.3% of mainland China’s population last year, down from 62% the prior year, National Bureau of Statistics...
Last fall, a coalition of rebel groups known as the Three Brotherhood Alliance launched a rapid-fire offensive across Myanmar’s northern Shan state, quickly overrunning more than 100 military outposts and seizing several key towns along the country’s border with China.
This in itself was not unusual. Myanmar’s military government has...
After months of intense campaigning, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) emerged victorious in the 2024 Taiwan presidential election, securing an historic third consecutive term. However, the party’s dominance has gone from absolute to relative; it secured only 40% of the presidential votes, and fell short of retaining the majority...
The Taiwanese intelligence bureau has accused the Chinese spy agency of working with criminal gangs and shell companies to gain intelligence on Taiwan's defences. It has resulted in a spike in arrests of individuals charged with alleged espionage on the island. The report, which was released over the weekend by...
Beijing , January 5: Tesla is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in China to fix problems with its Autopilot driver-assistance system and reduce the risk of collisions.
According to a statement from China's State Administration for Market Regulation, the nation's top market regulator, the issues can be fixed through over-the-air software...
Washington-DC: A Sino-Tibetan exchange dinner was organised jointly by the Office of Tibet Washington-DC and IPK Media on 29 December 2023 aiming to improve ties between Tibetan and Chinese communities and to spread awareness of Tibetan freedom movement among Chinese people.
The exchange dinner was attended by Representative Dr Namgyal...
Tensions are escalating in Europe, but not due to conflicts in the Red Sea. The focus is on a different battleground – the undersea pipelines critical to the continent’s energy security. In October 2023, the Baltic Connector, a 77-kilometre gas pipeline running beneath the Baltic Sea between Finland and...
Beijing: China's military will conduct routine patrols with its naval and air forces in the South China Sea from Wednesday to Thursday, the military's Southern Theater Command said, as ongoing tensions simmer in the region over disputed territories.
It said troops in the area will be on high alert at...
Chinese authorities have forbidden the admission of new monks of all ages into a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Chamdo prefecture in eastern Tibet amid growing restrictions on religious activities in the country, two sources familiar with the development told Radio Free Asia.
This is the first time Chinese authorities have...
BEIJING/HONG KONG. – The arms race across the Taiwan Strait and Chinese military pressure against the island Beijing claims as its “sacred” territory is unlikely to end no matter who wins Taiwan’s closely watched elections.
China has cast the Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary elections as a choice between war...
