BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping said there were “deep-seated problems” in the Chinese military’s politics, ideology, work style and discipline, state-run CCTV reported on Wednesday (June 19), amid an ongoing military anti-corruption purge.
“There must be no hiding place for corrupt elements in the army,” he was quoted as saying...
FAISALABAD: Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has published a detailed fact-finding report uncovering disturbing incidents of religious persecution against Christians, particularly in Sargodha.
HRFP is a group that raises the voices of minorities, women, and marginalized communities in Pakistan.
This comes in the wake of a mob attack last month, where...
A group of U.S. lawmakers who met the Dalai Lama in India on Wednesday said they would not allow China to influence the choice of his successor, comments expected to anger Beijing, which calls the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader a separatist.
The remarks come as Washington and Beijing seek to...
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for taking over as prime minister for the third time but more significant was a felicitation message from the elder Sharif - former PM Nawaz Sharif who spoke about replacing hate with hope and seizing this "opportunity to shape...
The leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the United States have voiced “serious concern” over China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea.
Beijing has stepped up its activities in the strategic waterway in recent years, and tensions have risen, particularly with the Philippines, one of several Southeast Asian countries...
The Philippines has signed a logistics support agreement with New Zealand and is nearing a military access deal with Japan that will enable joint military exercises and logistical support, enhancing Manila’s strategic capabilities to better counter Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea.
Analysts say the moves align with both...
Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth frigate, INS Shivalik, arrived at Yokosuka, Japan, on Tuesday to participate in the eighth edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2024 (JIMEX 24).
The exercise, which has been held since 2012, aims to enhance cooperation and interoperability between the navies of India and Japan, the Ministry...
The U.S. has added three more companies to a list that bars imports from firms allegedly involved with Uyghur forced labor in China, according to a U.S. government notice posted online on Tuesday.
The latest targets include shoe manufacturer Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co, electrolytic aluminum maker Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and...
BEIJING - China’s consumer prices rose less than expected in May and factory prices dropped for the 20th month in a row, fuelling concerns over persistently weak demand.
The consumer price index rose 0.3 per cent from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on June 12, hovering...
India will focus on finding solutions to the border issues with China that has long strained ties between the neighbouring countries, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday after assuming charge for a second straight term.
India and China share a 3,800 km (2,400 mile) border - much of...
