BEIJING: China will impose sanctions on the CEOs of Boeing Defence and Raytheon over their involvement in Washington’s latest arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday (Sep 16). The sanctions on Boeing Defence, Space, and Security CEO Ted Colbert and Raytheon Technologies boss Gregory Hayes areContinue Reading
BEIJING: A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China’s southern province of Hunan, on Friday (Sep 16) afternoon, state media reported. Dozens of storeys of the more than 200m tall China Telecom building “burned with great intensity”, sending thick smoke into the sky, state broadcasterContinue Reading
“China, at least publicly, is not wanting to condemn Russia, but privately we can imagine that China is saying to Russia, look, this war is hurting you. It’s hurting us,” says an observer.Continue Reading
“China, at least publicly, is not wanting to condemn Russia, but privately we can imagine that China is saying to Russia, look, this war is hurting you. It’s hurting us,” says an observer.Continue Reading
SEOUL: China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu said on Friday (Sep 16) he hopes to further strengthen cooperation with South Korea on supply chains, after meeting with South Korean parliament speaker Kim Jin-pyo in Seoul. Li also said he hoped negotiations on a China-South Korea free trade agreement could be accelerated,Continue Reading
SEOUL: China’s top legislator, Li Zhanshu, called on Friday (Sep 16) for more cooperation with South Korea on cutting-edge technologies and supply chain issues. Li, chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, was speaking in Seoul after meeting his South Korean counterpart, parliament speaker Kim Jin-pyo. Li was alsoContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Thai police have charged a soldier with murder over a shooting at a military training facility that left two people dead and another wounded, officials said on Friday (Sep 16). Sergeant Major Yongyuth Mungkornkim, a clerk at the Royal Thai Army War College, will stand trial in a military courtContinue Reading
For months the population of 22 million has struggled with power cuts, rampant inflation, a plummeting rupee and a shortage of foreign exchange reserves that made it difficult to pay for imports of food, fuel and medicine. Mullaitivu is Sri Lanka’s second poorest district, with 58 per cent of householdsContinue Reading
The United Kingdom became one of the most popular destinations for Hong Kongers after it announced a visa scheme that provided a pathway to citizenship, arguing Beijing had abandoned its pre-handover promise to allow residents key freedoms and autonomy. So far more than 140,000 people have applied under the BritishContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Taiwan is eyeing an earlier end to its mandatory quarantine for all arrivals and has been making relevant preparations, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday (Sep 16), as the government continues to ease controls put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19. Taiwan has kept its entry andContinue Reading