Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun and his counterparts attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, Shandong province, China June 26, 2025. — Reuters China on Wednesday hosted defence ministers from Iran and Russia in the eastern seaside city of Qingdao, a meeting set against the complex backdrop of ongoing conflict in…
With the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism’s spiritual leader, soon to turn 90, the issue of how to identify his successor, traditionally viewed as his reincarnation, is a key issue facing Tibet’s government-in-exile and China, which took control of the Himalayan region more than 70 years ago. While China has claimed the sole authority to determine…
The Portland Trail Blazers provided the first shocker in the 2025 NBA Draft, nabbing China center Yang Hansen with the No. 16 pick. The Memphis Grizzlies made the pick for Portland as part of a trade that commissioner Adam Silver announced would be finalized later. Yang, who turns 20 on Thursday, was projected to be…
China has taken a series of actions in the past week on counter-narcotics, in a sign of cooperation with U.S. demands for stronger action on the synthetic opioid fentanyl, a key irritant in the bilateral relationship. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 20% tariffs on Chinese imports in February over Beijing’s alleged failure to curb the…
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China has taken a series of actions in the past week on counter-narcotics, in a sign of cooperation with U.S. demands for stronger action on the synthetic opioid fentanyl, a key irritant in the bilateral relationship. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 20% tariffs … Source link
A father in China who has been criticised for locking his naked toddler son in an iron cage claims the pen was purely used to prevent the boy from wandering. On June 16, several naked toddlers were spotted on a red tricycle parked by the roadside in Hainan province, southern China, and one of them…
The emergence of advanced AI agents has recently transformed the global artificial intelligence landscape. Starting with DeepSeek, a Chinese foundational model notable for its efficiency, the AI community is now witnessing a new wave of innovation with companies like Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd. Their flagship product, Manus, is gaining recognition as the first truly autonomous…
What are the origins of China’s leverage in the trade war? And why are China’s exports disrupting markets across the world? That China has a strong hand is largely because it has picked up lessons from Silicon Valley and deployed the tactics at every level of the supply chain. Just as Silicon Valley companies “hacked”…
Strategic bombers remain “irreplaceable” for China’s military – even as it makes progress with sixth-generation fighters and long-range missiles – given their role in global strikes and nuclear deterrence, analysts say. They pointed to the American B-2 stealth bombers that hit Iran’s three nuclear sites on Saturday, dropping bunker-buster bombs directly over the facilities before…
New Delhi: China has halted shipments of specialty fertilisers used to increase the yields of fruits, vegetables and other remunerative crops to India for the last two months, according to top executives of several large importers. China, a global supplier of agricultural inputs, continues to export them to other nations. India imports about 80% of…