China’s President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week, Beijing said Monday — his first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Russia had already announced last week Xi will meet with…
China’s strides in space technology inspire young Nigerians
Young Nigerian and African students with creative minds are inspired by the robust cooperation between Nigeria and other African countries under the platform of the Forum For China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) as China drives innovation and cooperation in Space Science…
Putin mocks the West, says Russia is gaining from the Ukraine conflict and will press on
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow will press on with its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and mocked Western attempts to drive Russia into a corner with sanctions. Putin told an annual economic forum in…
China maintains strict COVID-19 lockdown despite earthquake
Authorities in southwestern China’s Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas. Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear…
China’s Sichuan province struck by deadly earthquake
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province, the strongest quake to hit the region since 2017. It caused several deaths and “serious damage” to infrastructure. At least seven people were killed when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on…
U.S. sails warships through Taiwan for first time since Pelosi visit
The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicized since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.…
US senator meets Taiwanese president as tensions with China rise
US Senator Marsha Blackburn met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, expressing support for the island. She arrived after visiting Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. US Senator Marsha Blackburn met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Friday at the…
Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua sentenced to 13 years in prison
Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison, more than five years after the billionaire was abducted from a hotel room in Hong Kong and taken to mainland China. Xiao and his company Tomorrow Holdings were…
Two more Baltic countries quit China-led forum amid Ukraine War
Estonia and Latvia say they are pulling out of a decade-old mechanism established by China to deepen its influence in Europe, following their Baltic neighbour Lithuania, which left the group last year. Sixteen nations joined the China and Central and…
US congressional delegation visits Taiwan
A US congressional delegation led by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey has arrived in Taipei on an unannounced two-day visit, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou said in a statement on Sunday night. The delegation also consists of…