Jan. 7 (UPI) — At least 126 people are dead and 188 injured after a strong earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet in China on Tuesday morning. A 7.1-magnitude temblor struck at a depth of about 6 miles just … Read More
Jan. 2 (UPI) — China’s Ministry of Commerce Thursday targeted dozens of American companies for punitive trade actions as U.S.-China tensions increase. The ministry added also 10 U.S. companies to its unreliable entities list, sanctioning them for arms sales to … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government and Sberbank, Moscow’s largest state-owned bank, to collaborate with China on developing AI technology in what is likely an effort to challenge the U.S., according to Reuters. In instructions on the Kremlin’s … Read More
Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery”. More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, according to a … Read More
A Chinese spy who ran a “secret police station” in Manhattan to help Beijing target government dissidents faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to acting as an illegal foreign agent, federal prosecutors said. Chen Jinping, … Read More
Hong KongCNN — More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges, in the biggest single blow to the city’s already shrinking political freedoms following Beijing’s sweeping … Read More
HONG KONG (Reuters) – In a series of war games in the seas and skies around Taiwan last month, China deployed some of its newest strike aircraft, warships and missile forces. However, one of the most menacing weapons used in … Read More
China has approved a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) plan to bolster its ailing economy by allowing local governments to refinance their debt, unveiling additional stimulus measures to counter a potentially volatile growth path marked by the impending return of Donald … Read More
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports rose 12.7% in October from a year earlier, the fastest monthly growth in more than two years, according to customs data released Thursday. The report came a day after former President Donald Trump won … Read More
Nov 4 (Reuters) – Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, spurred on by the expansion of U.S. trade tariffs targeting it and three other Southeast Asian countries. Meanwhile, in nearby … Read More