Xian, China: Central Asian heads of state converged in China's historic city of Xian on Thursday for one-on-ones with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to seal pledges of "enduring" friendship, paving the way for a summit expected to result in a regional pact with Beijing. The bilaterals
United Nations: More than six million boys and girls in Turkiye and Syria are still struggling to cope 100 days after the deadly earthquakes that hit both countries, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday. In total, 2.5 million children in Türkiye, and another 3.7
Beijing: China slapped one of the country's best-known comedy companies with a 14.7 million yuan ($2.13 million) penalty, accusing it of "harming society" after a military joke made by one of its comedians drew strong public criticism. The Beijing arm of China's Ministry of Culture and
Canberra: A Chinese envoy asked Australian authorities Thursday to increase efforts to find survivors in an Indian Ocean search for 39 crew members missing from a capsized Chinese fishing boat. Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said the Australian authority had already sent four airplanes and three
Beijing: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque has said that the joint production of JF 17 Thunder Aircraft at Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corporation has become a symbol of the special relationship between Pakistan and China. He made these remarks in a meeting with Wang Xiaohui,
United Nations: Myanmar's military has imported $1 billion in weapons since seizing power in a 2021 coup and used them "to commit atrocities," a United Nations expert said in a report released on Thursday. Fighting has ravaged Myanmar since the coup, including renewed clashes with ethnic
Xian, China: China wants to further deepen relations with Kazakhstan in times of both “prosperity and adversity.” President Xi Jinping told his visiting Kazakh counterpart. This week, China will for the first time host an in-person summit of Central Asian leaders, building ties in Russia’s backyard
New York: In a historic auction in New York, a remarkable Hebrew Bible over 1,000 years old was sold for a staggering $38.1 million, setting a new record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction. The Codex Sassoon, dating back to the late ninth
Hiroshima, Japan: President Joe Biden on Thursday will open his visit to a Japan that has tightened its economic and national security alliance with the US by meeting privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of the larger Group of Seven summit. Kishida’s home city
Hanoi: Vietnam on Thursday criticised recent conduct by a Chinese research ship and the Philippine coast guard in the South China Sea, accusing its neighbours of separate actions that were violating its sovereign rights. Tensions are high in contested parts of the South China Sea, one