During the speech, thunderous clapping greeted Xi’s mention of perceived successes, ranging from stamping out COVID-19 outbreaks to quelling unrest in Hong Kong. The longest and loudest applause came for his comments on Taiwan, as he stated: “Reunification of the motherland must be achieved and will be achieved.” Xi madeContinue Reading
BEIJING: Chinese former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli made his first public appearance on Sunday (Oct 16) since Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai accused him of sexual assault last year, attending the 20th Communist Party Congress. Zhang, 75, walked onstage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing behind PresidentContinue Reading
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping on Sunday (Oct 16) said China will give priority to environmental protection and promoting green lifestyles, and that the conservation of nature was an essential part of building a modern socialist country. In a speech opening the twice-a-decade ruling Communist Party Congress, Xi said China hadContinue Reading
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday (Oct 16) hailed the Communist Party’s rule and defended its Covid policies as he opened a five-yearly Congress at which thousands of hand-picked delegates are set to rubber stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term. Xi walked onstage to thunderousContinue Reading
BEIJING: China has achieved comprehensive control over Hong Kong, turning it from chaos to governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech on Sunday (Oct 16) at the opening of the once-in-five-year Communist Party congress in Beijing. China has also waged a major struggle against Taiwan separatism and isContinue Reading
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is to open the 20th Communist Party Congress on Sunday (Oct 16), a week-long event where he is widely expected to win a third leadership term and cement his place as the country’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. The gathering of roughly 2,300 delegatesContinue Reading
The most predictable thing about the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th national congress is that Xi Jinping will emerge stronger, says Christian Le Miere.Continue Reading
SEOUL: A fire at a suburban data centre south of Seoul damaged servers of South Korea’s major tech companies, Kakao and Naver on Saturday (Oct 15), causing extensive disruption to the country’s dominant messenger service and Internet portal. The fire at SK C&C on Saturday afternoon affected the operations ofContinue Reading
BALLARI: India’s main opposition Congress party held a huge public rally in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Saturday (Oct 15), accusing the government of not doing enough to contain inflation and create promised jobs for young people. Tens of thousands of people came to the public meeting, organisedContinue Reading
KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Saturday (Oct 15) he had summoned the US ambassador after President Joe Biden questioned the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear programme. In a speech on Thursday, Biden said Pakistan is “maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as it has “nuclear weapons withoutContinue Reading