March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests | Armed Groups News

March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests | Armed Groups News

Islamabad, Pakistan: In the 10 days between March 16 and March 26, Pakistan witnessed five different attacks, three in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and two in its southwestern Balochistan province, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 people. All five attacks were suicide bombings, in which at least…

Philippines’s Marcos promises measures after China’s ‘dangerous attacks’ | South China Sea News

Philippines’s Marcos promises measures after China’s ‘dangerous attacks’ | South China Sea News

President says country will respond to South China Sea confrontations with proportionate measures after Filipino soldiers injured. President Ferdinand Marcos says the Philippines will take countermeasures against China after confrontations in the South China Sea last week injured Filipino soldiers and damaged vessels. “We seek no conflict with any nation,…

China lifts steep Australian wine tariffs as relations improve | Business and Economy News

China lifts steep Australian wine tariffs as relations improve | Business and Economy News

Beijing imposed tariffs on Australian wine in 2020 during a diplomatic feud, raising duties from zero to above 200 percent. China says it will lift steep tariffs on Australian wine imposed more than three years ago in the latest sign of improving relations between the two countries. The anti-subsidy and…

China’s Xi to meet foreign business leaders amid jitters over economy | Business and Economy News

China’s Xi to meet foreign business leaders amid jitters over economy | Business and Economy News

Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet with American business leaders in Beijing, media outlets have reported, as he tries to woo foreign investment back to China after a challenging few years for the world’s second-largest economy. The meeting on Wednesday is expected to include Apple CEO…

China releases South Korean footballer Son Jun-ho held in bribery case | Football News

China releases South Korean footballer Son Jun-ho held in bribery case | Football News

Son has returned home after being held on the suspicion of accepting bribes while playing in the Chinese Super League. South Korean international footballer Son Jun-ho, who was detained by Chinese authorities over bribery allegations, has been released and returned home, according to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs….

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Manila says the confrontation near Second Thomas Shoal wounded three of its soldiers and caused severe damage to its vessel. The Philippines has summoned Beijing’s envoy after accusing the Chinese Coast Guard of wounding three of its soldiers during a water cannon attack in the disputed South China Sea. The…

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns | Hong Kong Protests News

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns | Hong Kong Protests News

A new national security law has come into force in Hong Kong despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. The law, also known as Article 23, came into at midnight on Saturday, days after Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing…

Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Two countries involved in a second incident this month at disputed Second Thomas Shoal. Manila has accused China’s coastguard of firing water cannon at one of its supply boats, in the latest incident between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippine military said the Saturday morning…

‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger | Politics News

‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger | Politics News

In late February, 59-year-old Phillip Chan Man Ping became the first person in Singapore to be officially designated a “politically significant person”. The city-state’s authorities had already announced that Chan had “shown susceptibility to being influenced by foreign actors, and willingness to advance their interests” and that Chan’s activities “were…