China’s ties with Vietnam appear set for a seismic shift, as Hanoi prepares to upgrade its relations with Washington to the same level as those with Beijing.
The historic two-step elevation – from what had been a “comprehensive partnership” since 2013 – to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” is expected to...
There are signs of turmoil in Chinese domestic politics.
On Monday, it was announced that President Xi Jinping will not attend an upcoming summit of the Group of 20 major economies in India. Premier Li Qiang will take his place.
This will be the first time that Xi has skipped a...
Meta has disclosed that it disrupted two of the largest known covert influence operations in the world from China and Russia, blocking thousands of accounts and pages across its platform.
"It targeted more than 50 apps, including Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest, Medium, Blogspot, LiveJournal, VKontakte,...
China is no longer set to eclipse the US as the world’s biggest economy soon, and it may never consistently pull ahead to claim the top spot as the nation’s confidence slump becomes more entrenched.
That’s according to Bloomberg Economics, which now forecasts it will take until the mid-2040s for...
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pronouncement that China intends to maintain its counterterrorism policies in the northwestern Xinjiang region indicates continuing crimes against humanity there, Human Rights Watch said today. One year ago, on August 31, 2022, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a...
Protests against rising electricity and petrol prices have rocked Pakistan over the past week, with thousands taking to city streets and setting their electricity bills alight.
The cost of electricity has doubled in the last three months to about 50 rupees (12p) a kilowatt. Petrol prices have shot up from...
As Pakistan continues to face economic challenges, the International Monetary Fund has made it tougher for the country to manage by rejecting the proposal for any tariff adjustment or provision of additional subsidy.
This occurred despite the authorities' claims that bill collection for August was close to expectations.
In response to...
Sopore town in North Kashmir's Baramulla district is called the apple town of Kashmir Valley. Around 40 per cent of the apple production and sale in Kashmir Valley is done through the Sopore Mandi (an open marketplace). And since horticulture contributes the most to the GDP of Jammu and...
A Swedish Partmaient delegation, which is led by MP Margareta Elisabeth Cederfelt, on Monday visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and discussed issues related to Tibet with the members in Dharamshala.
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel along with members of the Standing Committee and members of the Rules and Regulation Review Committee had...
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) , September 5: Concurring with the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile's ongoing advocacy tour in Jammu and Kashmir, the delegation consisting of parliamentarians Dawa Tsering, Yeshi Dolma, and Tenpa Yarphel continued their Tibet advocacy campaign in Srinagar.
In a press conference held in Srinagar, the delegation urged the Indian...
