The ‘Golden Urn’ is at the heart of the ongoing controversy over how the next Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, will be chosen. While the 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, has asserted that the temporal institution will continue but his “reincarnation” will “not be chosen by China”, the Chinese government has hit…
Chinese smartphone company Honor told CNBC its newest foldable set for release Wednesday will be the thinnest ever — thanks largely to its AI manufacturing tools. AI’s pervasiveness has also started to penetrate the “less flashy” parts of China’s economy. There are signs that the rapid urban growth has instead spread to smaller cities and…
Photos recently taken by a patrol aircraft provide a glimpse of China’s maritime activities in the contested East China Sea, which have alarmed its neighbor Japan—a U.S. ally. Following Tokyo’s formal protest, Beijing said last week that its oil and gas exploration activities in the East China Sea were conducted in “undisputed waters” under its…
A U.S. judge has ruled that China’s Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal charges in a wide reaching case alleging it stole technology and engaged in racketeering, wire and bank fraud and other crimes BANGKOK — A U.S. judge has ruled that China’s Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must…
Xi Jinping who never missed a BRICS summit during his 12-year tenure in power, decided to skip the event. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters China on Wednesday (July 2, 2025) said Premier Li Qiang will attend the BRICS summit in Brazil later this week, confirming reports that President Xi Jinping will skip the meeting of…
A U.S. judge has ruled that China’s Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal charges in a wide reaching case alleging it stole technology and engaged in racketeering, wire and bank fraud and other crimes Source link
An emergency ban on some power banks imposed by China’s aviation regulator over the weekend caught travellers off guard, many of whom arrived at airports only to be told that such portable devices could not be taken onto their flights. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) began enforcing the strict ban on lithium-based power…
Responding to the Dalai Lama outlining the process for his spiritual succession ahead of his 90th birthday, amid longstanding efforts by Chinese authorities to control the reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhist leaders, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The Chinese authorities’ ongoing efforts to control the selection of the next Dalai Lama are a direct…
China on Wednesday once again urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Iran. The Chinese Embassy in Iran issued a notice advising Chinese nationals to refrain from traveling to Iran for the time being, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. It said despite the recent ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the security situation in Iran is…
The United States, Japan, India and Australia have pledged to work together to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals, as worries grow over China’s dominance in resources vital to new technologies. The four countries said in a joint statement that they were establishing the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative, aimed at “collaborating on securing and…