HONG KONG: It is like watching a political satire show, except that it’s not. Qin Gang, China’s newly minted foreign minister and a high-flying political star, has disappeared from public view since Jun 25.
Speculation about his political future and personal well-being started to gather pace after a foreign ministry...
China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity as well as commending and rewarding them, the state security ministry said on Tuesday (1 August.
A system that makes it "normal" for the masses to participate in counter-espionage must be established,...
Pakistan’s Parliament has amended the army laws to jail up to five years for disclosing sensitive information about the security of the military and the country.
The outgoing National Assembly on Monday endorsed the proposed amendments to the stringent Pakistan Army Act, 1952, after the same bill was passed by...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday to meet fiscal objectives laid down in a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adding further fuel to its sky-high inflation.
The country's Consumer Price Index rose to 28.3% in July, year-on-year, the statistics bureau said in...
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — New research measuring nighttime lighting data from detention facilities in Tibet has renewed global discussion about China's decadeslong persecution of Tibetans in the autonomous region.
While the report's findings offer limited insights into the current state of detention across the region, analysts say some evidence shows a...
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday said that the Buddhists in the Chinese occupied Tibet are living through difficult times but they have a strong spirit of resilience.
The Dalai Lama was addressing the 16th Annual Working Committee Meeting of U-Tsang Cholkha Association at his Leh residence Shewatsel.
Dalai Lama...
France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from the West African nation of Niger because of anti-French sentiment following last week's coup.
It has said it will also help other European nationals to leave.
The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former colonial power, with the French embassy coming under attack.
It...
Nasa has lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe billions of miles away from Earth after mistakenly severing contact with it, the space agency has revealed.
Last month, the spacecraft - exploring space since 1977 - was sent the wrong command, tilting its antenna to point two degrees away from...
At least 11 people have died and 13 others are missing in torrential rains in Beijing as China braces for the third typhoon in as many weeks.
The remnants of last week's super storm Doksuri flooded Beijing for the fourth straight day on Tuesday even as another typhoon approached the...
Beijing, Aug 1: China will continue to work with its all-weather ally Pakistan to take their strategic ties to new heights, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said as the two countries celebrated the 10th anniversary of the launch of the ambitious CPEC infrastructure projects in the South Asian country...
