Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday, their first conversation since Russia invaded Ukraine. “I had a long and meaningful phone call with President Xi Jinping,” Zelensky tweeted Wednesday morning. “I…
India’s population to surpass China this week – UN
India will overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the end of this week, the United Nations has said. India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people by the end of April, the new data…
Chinese President Xi assures of measures to achieving modernisation
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would stop at nothing to follow certain general patterns to achieve modernisation. President Xi said this in his congratulatory message to the first Lanting Forum on: “Chinese Modernisation and the World” on April 21,…
FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese ‘police stations’ in New York
US prosecutors have arrested two men in New York for allegedly operating a Chinese “secret police station” in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighbourhood. Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, both New York City residents, face charges of conspiring to act as…
21 die in Beijing hospital fire, others escape from windows
A fire killed at least 21 people at a hospital in Beijing on Tuesday and forced dozens of people to evacuate, Chinese state media reported. As clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky, people trapped in the multistory building…
Horror after Chinese trapeze artist falls to her death during display
A Chinese acrobat has died after falling to her death during a performance on Saturday. The woman, surnamed Sun, fell during a flying-trapeze performance in the city of Suzhou in central Anhui province. Footage shared online shows the gymnast falling…
Iran to receive Saudi king after years of estrangement
Iran’s leaders have invited their regional rival Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdelaziz for an official visit. The move, which is part of a rapprochement between the two countries, was announced by Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani in Tehran…
Brazil’s Lula arrives in China for state visit
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived late Wednesday in China for an official visit aimed at boosting the deep ties between the Asian giant and Latin America’s biggest economy. The veteran leftist, who is to meet his counterpart…
US and Philippines begin largest-ever drills after China exercises
The US and the Philippines are holding their largest-ever joint military drills a day after China concluded large-scale exercises around Taiwan. Over three days, China’s military rehearsed blockades of Taiwan in response to the island’s leader meeting the US House…
Chinese military rehearses encirclement of Taiwan
China’s military is rehearsing the encirclement of Taiwan during three days of military drills. Beijing – which views Taiwan as a breakaway province of China – called the operation a “stern warning” to the island’s government. The exercises began hours…