Manila: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said China has agreed to discuss fishing rights in the South China Sea, as he pushed for a “direct communication line” with Beijing on maritime differences. China has agreed to “sit down” and talk about Filipinos’ fishing rights in the
Hong Kong: Chinese authorities were preparing Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the Covid-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said. Fang Bin and other members of the public
Beijing: China is bracing for a record-high travel rush over the Labour Day holiday, with popular sightseeing spots selling out of tickets and some cities warning would-be visitors away as domestic tourism rebounds after Beijing ended Covid-19 curbs. Authorities are expecting 19 million trips to be
Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end Russia’s 14-month-old war in Ukraine. The biggest: Neither side is ready to stop fighting. Xi’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its
Taipei: A new type of Chinese combat drone that China's state media says can carry a heavy weapons payload has flown around Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said on Friday, in the latest uptick in military tensions. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own
New Delhi: India's defence minister told his Chinese counterpart that improved relations depend on "peace and tranquillity" returning to their frontier disturbed by military tensions, an Indian government statement said. Relations between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have deteriorated since mid-2020, when Chinese and Indian troops clashed
Beijing: All-weather friends — Pakistan and China — on Thursday reiterated their resolve to enhance bilateral cooperation in all spheres so as to realise shared objectives of benefiting the people of their countries, while also contributing to regional peace, prosperity and stability. The development came during
Hong Kong: China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernizing the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the United States, experts say. The SIPRI think tank estimates that China has a stockpile of around 350 nuclear warheads
Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country. Beijing has previously avoided involvement in conflicts between other countries but appears to be trying to assert itself as
Beijing: China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Zhang Jun has called on the warring parties in Sudan to promptly end their hostilities. The recent eruption of armed conflict in Sudan has led to massive civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction. “It pains China, a good friend