China’s new automobile sales fell 5.2 per cent in July, according to industry data released on Friday, marking the second consecutive month of decline due to weak domestic demand. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said that 2.26 million vehicles were sold last month in China, which included exported vehicles....
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the actions "unjustified, illegal and reckless". Manila and Beijing accused each other on Saturday of disrupting their militaries' operations around the Scarborough Shoal in the first...
Aiming to keep goods made with forced labour out of the country’s supply chains, the United States recently banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs. These China-based companies have been accused of profiting from the slave labour of Uyghurs in what Beijing...
Why is religion important and why do we need it? H.H. the Dalai Lama, a Tibetan spiritual leader and 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate, has said that all religious teachings carry important messages of love, compassion, forgiveness, and non-violence. All the major religions in this world have a great potential to...
America’s leading PC maker, HP, is looking to move more than half of its computer production away from China and is planning to establish a “backup” design hub in Singapore to mitigate geopolitical risks related to China and Taiwan. These plans represent the most aggressive move by the PC maker,...
In a recent joint Op-ed, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin outlined the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy, emphasizing the strengthening of bilateral and multilateral ties in the region. The Op-ed, published on August 6, 2024, underscored the importance of the US- India strategic...
Ten days into his first term as leader of China’s ruling Communist Party and its military, Xi Jinping promoted a new general. It was November 2012, and Wei Fenghe was conferred with the new rank in a small ceremony at the military’s Bayi Building in Beijing. Wei was commander-in-chief of the...
Kathmandu: Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal's Kavrepalanchowk has unveiled a new ward building, thanks to funding from the Government of India. The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday and was led by Avinash Kumar Singh, First Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. In an X post, the Indian Embassy in...
Washington , August 6: China imposed sanctions on US lawmaker Jim McGovern accusing him of frequently interfering in Beijing's "internal affairs. McGovern has hit back at China saying that he will wear the sanctions "as a badge of honor." The statement by the US lawmakers intended to call on the Chinese...
Tahir Imin, a 42-year-old U.S.-based Uyghur activist and former political prisoner from China, tells VOA that he recently learned that six of his former business associates in Xinjiang were sentenced for allegedly attempting to split the country. "I've learned from two sources that the sentences, handed down in early 2024...