Taiwan’s military drove away four attempts by Chinese forces to approach the island’s sensitive contiguous zone last month, Taiwan security officials said, in what they see as a ramped-up Chinese campaign to “intimidate” voters before key elections.
Taiwan officials have repeatedly warned that China is trying to sway voters toward...
Russia has shown keen interest in Indian companies taking over businesses abandoned by US and European companies amid the prolonged war with Ukraine.
It wants Indian corporates to take advantage of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to strike deals and establish themselves in the fastest growing economy in...
New Delhi: Despite the ongoing turmoil in Myanmar where the ruling military junta is under pressure from the country’s resistance groups, India is confident that its connectivity projects linking the northeastern region and Southeast Asia will continue.
“A lot of importance is being given to connectivity and communication between the Northeast...
WASHINGTON: A congressional commission is asking the Justice Department to investigate the role of Beijing after protesters claimed they were beaten and harassed by Chinese government agents in November in San Francisco during an official visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The protesters, who were defending the rights of Hong...
The World Bank said in a report released on Thursday that despite a recent recovery driven by investments in factories and construction as well as in demand for services, China’s economy will slow next year, with annual growth dropping to 4.5% from 5.2% this year.
According to the report, the...
WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Thursday to discuss regional security, defence cooperation and other key issues.
Gen Munir also met acting Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer...
Members of the US House select committee on China pledged in its final hearing this year to do all they could to hold Beijing accountable for any cross-border targeting of activists, hours before the Hong Kong government announced HK$1 million (US$128,000) bounties on five more opposition figures.
“We will do...
Every day, nearly 60 fully loaded very large crude-oil carriers sail between the Persian Gulf and Chinese ports, carrying about half of the oil that powers the world’s second-largest economy.
As the vessels enter the South China Sea, they ply waters increasingly controlled by China’s growing military, from the missile...
Amid China’s economy struggles to recover and unemployment remains high, the country’s indebted population is growing at a rapid rate.
Defaults by Chinese borrowers have surged to a record high since the pandemic, with authorities blacklisting 8.54 million people from economic activities ranging from using toll roads to purchasing airline...
DHARAMSHALA, Dec 14: The bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) conducted a press conference at Capitol Hill on Tuesday, highlighting the escalation of violence and harassment directed towards Tibetans and others by pro-China factions during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.
Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ),...
