Mark Zuckerberg aims to follow in the footsteps of Elon Musk and Tim Cook by selling products in China. However, his past criticisms of China’s policies may hinder his plans. Explore the potential hurdles as Meta engages in talks with Chinese tech company Tencent to introduce its VR headsets to the country.
In a remarkable feat of space technology, China has set a new national record by launching an impressive array of 41 satellites into orbit in a single mission. The momentous achievement was carried out with the successful launch of the Long March 2D rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province. The primary … Read more
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed his deep concerns regarding China’s reluctance to engage in effective military crisis management, underlining the importance of open dialogue to mitigate the risks of misunderstandings and miscalculations that could potentially escalate into a crisis or conflict. Austin emphasized the significance of continued discussions between the United States and China … Read more
In an extraordinary tale of survival, a man in Chongqing, southwestern China, has defied all odds after a harrowing accident left him impaled by a massive 7-foot-long steel bar. The astonishing incident unfolded as the man accidentally fell, resulting in the unfathomable scenario of the steel bar penetrating both his chest and head. Footage captured … Read more
A Chinese billionaire, who was one of the country’s most wealthy and influential businessmen, has seen a 93 per cent dip in his fortune. Hui Ka Yan, the Chairman of China Evergrande Group was once worth $42 billion, which made him Asia’s second-richest person. However, his wealth has declined to $3 billion, Bloomberg Billionaire Index … Read more
Beijing: China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the world’s most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis. The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages, in a rapid decline that analysts warn could … Read more
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. This listing comes after China last year put on India’s bid to name the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader a global terrorist. In June 2022, India slammed China after … Read more
Bangkok: Thailand has rescinded an entry policy announced at the weekend requiring visitors to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, its health minister said on Monday, citing sufficient immunization levels in China and globally. Anutin Charnvirakul said checking evidence of vaccinations was inconvenient and a panel of health experts had agreed to withdraw the new … Read more
Taipei: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Germany on Tuesday to help maintain “regional order” during a meeting with senior German lawmakers who are visiting the island on a trip that Beijing has condemned. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has been heartened by support from Western democratic allies in the face of … Read more
New Delhi: India logged 228 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,503, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,79,547). The death count stands at 5,30,714, with four deaths. Two deaths were reconciled by Kerala while one death each was … Read more
A plan to extend compulsory military service in Taiwan to one year from the current four months will be announced on Tuesday, a senior government official said, as the island deals with rising Chinese military pressure. The office of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she will call a national security meeting on Tuesday morning to … Read more
China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Monday, after China expressed anger at Taiwan-related provisions in a US annual defense spending bill passed on Saturday. READ | China COVID: Residents paying price for not having exit plan for … Read more
Hong Kong/Shanghai: At the public hospital in Shanghai where Nora, a 30-year-old doctor, works, tension has spiraled since China relaxed its stringent zero-COVID policy on Dec. 7. Patients quarrel with doctors to access drugs that are in short supply, like cough medicines and painkillers. Medics are overloaded; infected staff continue to work because of a … Read more
New Delhi: Amid demand by Opposition parties to immediately stop all international flights from China, government sources said that there is no order issued by the central government to curb incoming flights from the country where a wave of Covid cases has been reported. ‘We don’t have any direct flights from China to India or … Read more
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday addressed both houses of Parliament on the recent clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector last week. Earlier in the day, the defence minister was briefed by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan … Read more