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...
Nepali lawmakers have raised objections to the remarks by Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, about the ongoing search operation in the Trishuli River to locate two missing passenger buses that were washed away in a mudslide, earlier this month. The leaders have termed the comments at a time of...
The protest over the implementation of the GB Chief Court’s order, which restrains the collection of income tax, sales tax, and additional sales tax on imported items from China through the Khunjerab Pass, intensified on Wednesday, with protesters disrupting immigration operations and blocking the exit point to China from...
The Third Plenum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is an event of immense political significance. During this key meeting, the country’s general policy direction is mapped out, and economic outcomes are scrutinised. Convened twice a decade by the Central Committee, the Third Plenum is the largest body...
India is gaining and China is losing, wondering why? It is because of investments. As per latest reports, China has been losing the interest of investors who were pumping money in private equity, real estate and venture capital investment. Alternative investors are now broadening diversification of their assets into India,...
India has accelerated its plan to boost infrastructure and connectivity in the volatile Ladakh region, a move seen as countering China’s rapid development along the disputed border. The latest action centres on the third phase of the strategic India-China Border Project (ICBR) in eastern Ladakh, with observers saying the aim...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday apologised for a blunder in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony where South Korea was incorrectly introduced as North Korea during the parade of athletes. Jang Mi-ran, the second Vice Minister of the South Korean sports ministry sought a meeting with the International Olympic...