Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in Beijing on Sunday. Both sides agreed to oppose “hegemonism,” China’s Foreign Ministry said in a readout released Monday. Photo by Yue Yuewei/Xinhua/EPA SEOUL, Sept. 29 (UPI) — The top diplomats of North Korea and China met in Beijing and…
Sept. 26 (UPI) — Russia will train and equip Chinese paratroopers to invade Taiwan, according to leaked documents. The 800-page cache of documents said that China will buy dozens of military vehicles and parachute systems for its paratroopers, and Russia will provide training to troops on how to operate them. The documents’ details were verified…
Sept. 12 (UPI) — Apple is postponing the release of the latest version of its iPhone in China over regulatory issues related to the company’s eSIM, a digital version of a traditional SIM card used in wireless phones. China’s three large telecom companies have yet to obtain the necessary approval from the country’s government to…
The administration of South Korean President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung, pictured here at the White House on Aug. 25, had nominated Roh Jae-heon the eldest son of former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, to serve as ambassador to China. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo Sept. 12 (UPI) — Former South Korean…
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to match any European Union tariffs on China and Russia if Brussels agreed to get on board with his proposal to pressure Russia into halting the war in Ukraine by cutting off its oil revenues. File photo by Patrick Seeger/EPA-EFE Sept. 10 (UPI) — U.S. President Donald Trump urged the…
Aug. 29 (UPI) — China will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a regional security summit this weekend. Modi will travel to China for his first visit in seven years, as India and China have feuded in the past over a border dispute in the Himalayas. More than 20 heads of state will attend…
Media mogul Jimmy Lai was escorted out of a Correctional Services Department vehicle in Hong Kong, China in 2021. His trial finished closing arguments on Wednesday. File Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) — Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s lawyer said the judges should not consider the testimony of a prosecution witness because…
The Chinese company “Kaiowa Technology” unveiled the world’s first robot equipped with an artificial womb, capable of fully simulating the process of pregnancy and childbirth, in a technological development that has sparked widespread controversy among medical and ethical experts. The announcement came during the Global Robotics Conference 2025 in the capital, Beijing. Zhang Chi Feng,…
An Air Canada plane is pictured at a gate at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, in Montreal. On Saturday morning, all flights were cancelled after flight attendants went on strike. Photo Graham Hughes/EPA Aug. 16 (UPI) — Hours after Air Canada flight attendants went on strike and the airline indefinitely paused all flights, the Canadian government intervenued…
1 of 3 | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a statement issued Friday that Germany “will, until further notice, authorize no military equipment exports that can be used in the Gaza Strip.” File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo Aug. 8 (UPI) — Germany on Friday suspended further military exports to Israel over…