भारत-चीन के बीच पूर्वी लद्दाख़ में वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा (LAC) पर तनाव को कम करने के लिए अगले स्तर की सैन्य बातचीत कब होगी इसके कोई संकेत नहीं मिल रहे हैं. हिंदुस्तान टाइम्स अख़बार सूत्रों के हवाले से लिखता है कि दोनों देश कोर कमांडर स्तर की बातचीत के लिए राज़ी हैं लेकिन बातचीत कैसे और […]
By Justin Harper Business reporter, BBC News A Chinese tycoon who died on Christmas Day was poisoned, Shanghai police say. Lin Qi, 39, was the chairman and chief executive of games developer Yoozoo, best known for the Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming strategy game. The Shanghai police statement pointed to one of Mr Lin’s […]
A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a frequent charge against activists. The 37-year-old former lawyer was detained in May, and has been on hunger strike for several months. Her lawyers say she is in poor […]
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A senior Chinese official arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday to assess the political situation, local party officials said, a first diplomatic step by the neighbouring power after Nepal’s Prime Minister dissolved parliament a week ago. China has poured millions of dollars into Nepal in recent years in the form […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China’s mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted cases for a fourth straight day on Sunday. A meeting led by the capital’s Communist party boss, Cai Qi, urged all […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Dozens of Hong Kong students turned their graduation ceremony on Thursday into a march to commemorate pro-democracy protests last year that included violent clashes with police across city campuses. Wearing black graduation robes and Guy Fawkes masks, the students marched through the campus of Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). They […]
A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan’s virus outbreak is facing up to five years in jail, according to newly released documents. Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old former lawyer, has been held in detention since she was arrested in May. She is accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” – a charge often used against activists […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – China will no longer aim at achieving trade surpluses and solely expanding exports, but will pivot to moderately expanding imports for a balance between inbound and outbound shipments, a senior official from a state-affiliated think tank said on Sunday. “This will not only help China to take the initiative in […]
Hong Kong anti-government protests China’s government has condemned the mass resignation of most of Hong Kong’s opposition as a “farce” and an “open challenge” to its authority. On Wednesday, 15 opposition members announced their resignation in solidarity with four fellow lawmakers who had been dismissed. Beijing said the four were deemed a threat to national security. But […]
By Waiyee Yip BBC News, Singapore Singles Day, the world’s biggest online shopping event, has kicked off with consumers estimated to spend billions of dollars – much of which is being eyed by scammers. This year’s event is expected to continue to break records across Asia, as more people stay home and shop online amid […]
