China has been spying from Cuba for some time and upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019, a Biden administration official said on Saturday, following a report about a new spying effort underway on the island.
China had reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping...
Taiwan sent up fighters and deployed ships and land-based missile systems to keep watch on Chinese aircraft on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line, which separates the two sides, of the Taiwan Strait.
The island’s defence ministry said four Chinese warships also carried out combat...
SHIYAN, China -- Sales of Yizhuan Automobile Co.’s trash trucks picked up after China ended anti-virus controls in December, but their growth is in low gear as managers struggle to rebuild business lost during the pandemic.
China’s economy rebounded at the start of 2023, but after a good first quarter,...
The United States on Friday banned imports from China-based printer maker Ninestar Corp and a chemical company over alleged human rights abuses in China, according to a post for the Federal Register.
Ninestar, whose website says it is the world’s fourth-largest laser printer manufacturer, and Xingjang Zhongtai Chemical Co Ltd,...
Balochistan, a province in southwestern Pakistan, has been affected by various conflicts and allegations of human rights abuses. The problems encountered in Balochistan could be enumerated as under:
Enforced Disappearances: One of the most significant concerns in Balochistan is the issue of enforced disappearances. Numerous activists, journalists, and intellectuals have...
Singapore is well-known for being an easy place to do business. Among the factors that play to the city-state's advantage is an attractive tax system, an extensive network of tax treaties, ready availability of quality human capital, geopolitical stability, accessibility to financing, connectivity to the rest of the world, and...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), with which India implemented a comprehensive free trade agreement in May last year, has emerged as the fourth largest investor in India during 2022-23, according to government data.
In the last fiscal, foreign direct investment (FDI) from the UAE to India jumped over three-fold to USD 3.35...
The Baloch community in south-west Pakistan observed the Baloch Missing Persons’ Day on June 8 by holding Twitter spaces and organising social media campaigns. The marginalised ethnic community has been pleading unsuccessfully with the Pakistani Army and the government for releasing its abducted people from torture cells and jails....
India is eyeing to expand its defence industrial partnership with Sri Lanka amid China’s growing presence in the Southern Indian Ocean Region.
The first-ever India-Sri Lanka defence seminar and exhibition was held at Colombo last week to identify newer areas of cooperation whilst ensuring capacity building of Sri Lanka Armed Forces.
In yet another abduct-and-convert case from Pakistan, a Hindu girl from the country’s Sindh province was forcibly converted to Islam and married off, her father said. The 14-year-old girl, identified as Sohana, was kidnapped by her tutor, Akhtar and his accomplices. She was then sent to the Qazi Ahmed...
