Formally called the Lithuanian Trade Office in Taipei, it comes under Zemaitis’ ministry and is headed by Paulius Lukauskas, previously an adviser to prime minister Ingrida Simonyte. China has repeatedly denounced Lithuania’s engagement with Taiwan, which it views as Chinese territory over the strong objections of the government in Taipei.Continue Reading
BEIJING: China recorded its first case of monkeypox on Friday (Sep 16) in a person who had recently entered the country, officials said. Health authorities in the southwestern city of Chongqing said the person displayed symptoms while undergoing quarantine for COVID-19. Under China’s zero-COVID policy, people entering the country mustContinue Reading
Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China’s southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon. Dozens of storeys of the more than 200m-tall China Telecom building “burned with great intensity”, state broadcaster CCTV said. 36Continue Reading
Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China’s southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon. Dozens of storeys of the more than 200m-tall China Telecom building “burned with great intensity”, state broadcaster CCTV said. 36Continue Reading
Officials in the city of Changsha say the fire has been extinguished and reported no casualties so far.Continue Reading
A disgraced soldier accused of attempting to rape a civilian employee at an army office in Kanchanaburi has been dismissed from military service.Continue Reading
Two days after the rape and murder of two sisters in India, the family speak to the BBC.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: More rainy weather is expected for the rest of September, with the second half of the month forecast to be wetter than the first, said the Meteorological Service Singapore on Friday (Sep 16). In its fortnightly outlook, the Met Service said it expects low-level winds, as well as shortContinue Reading
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