The world begins welcoming 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges American Samoa will be among the last to welcome 2025, a full 24 hours after New Zealand. World 31 Dec, 2024
China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan Trump's move created anxiety in China-watching circles, but ultimately, he stuck to supporting the status quo in relations between Taipei and Beijing. World 07 Nov, 2024
China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, a week after large-scale exercise China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill it called punishment for Taiwan's president rejecting Beijing's claims of sovereignty. World 22 Oct, 2024
Rescuers search for people out of contact in Taiwan after strong earthquake Rescuers searched for dozens of people out of contact Thursday a day after Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and killed nine people. World 04 Apr, 2024
A deal between Israel and Hamas appears to be taking shape. What would it look like? Israel wants to retain overall security control in the Gaza Strip and has rejected having world powers impose a state on it. World 28 Feb, 2024
Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza, but the panel stopped short of ordering an end to the military offensive that has laid waste to the Palestinian enclave. World 28 Jan, 2024
The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan's presidential election Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with China over the next four years. World 14 Jan, 2024
Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island Taiwan suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes and outdoor events and urged workers to stay home on Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned across the southern part of the island. World 03 Sep, 2023
Dwindling economy of the country: Tourism and architecture could come to the rescue Seldom before in the history of democratic Nepal had the economy slumped as at the present. Opinion 28 Mar, 2023
Honduras establishes ties with China after Taiwan break Honduras established diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated and now recognized by only 13 sovereign states, including Vatican City. World 26 Mar, 2023
China's Xi meeting Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet with Vladimir Putin in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes in Ukraine. World 20 Mar, 2023
China accuses Washington of trying to block its development On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Qin Gang sharpened the warning, saying Washington faces possible “conflict and confrontation” if it fails to change course. World 08 Mar, 2023
