China's Xi looks to 3rd 5-year term as Communist Party meets China's Xi looks to 3rd 5-year term as Communist Party meets World 15 Oct, 2022
Xi's power in China grows after unforeseen rise to dominance When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, it wasn't clear what kind of leader he would be. World 14 Oct, 2022
China extends power rationing for factories in drought Power rationing that forced factories in China's southwest to shut down has been extended through at least Thursday due to low water at hydroelectric dams, according to a notice reported by news outlets and a company announcement, adding to losses from the hottest, driest summer in decades. World 22 Aug, 2022
China's Tianjin tightens control over travel after Omicron cases The northern Chinese city of Tianjin tightened exit controls and is requiring residents to obtain approval from employers or community authorities before leaving town in an effort to block the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. World 10 Jan, 2022
Artificial intelligence: Strategic tool in diplomacy The world today is abuzz with ever expanding digitalisation with its grip ever increasing. The first two decades of this century have witnessed its growing use in social, economic and political activities, and even in sensitive security concerns. Opinion 23 Sep, 2021
PUBG Mobile reports 1 billion accumulated downloads since 2018 launch Chinese tech giant Tencent said on Thursday its cellphone action game PUBG Mobile has surpassed 1 billion accumulated downloads outside China, making it one of the most successful games worldwide. Science and Tech 25 Mar, 2021
Trump administration takes final swipes at China and its companies WASHINGTON: The Trump administration took another swipe at China and its biggest firms on Thursday, imposing sanctions on officials and companies for alleged misdeeds in the South China Sea and imposing an investment ban on nine more firms. The... 18 Jan, 2021
Trump bars US transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group's Alipay mobile payment app, the White House said, escalating tensions with Beijing two weeks... Women 06 Jan, 2021
China's ByteDance gets Trump nod to avoid TikTok shutdown WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States, even as it appeared to conflict with his earlier order for China's ByteDance to... 20 Sep, 2020
China unveils global data security initiative, says some countries bullying others BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security, saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time when “individual countries” were “bullying” others and “hunting”... Women 08 Sep, 2020
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 19.16 million, death toll over 714,000 At least 19,166,379 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 714,246 people have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the... Women 07 Aug, 2020
Trump issues bans on China's TikTok, WeChat, stoking tension with Beijing WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on US transactions with China's ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of messenger app WeChat, in a major escalation of tensions with... Women 07 Aug, 2020
