Chinese president Xi Jinping has unleashed one of the most sweeping corruption crackdowns in modern Chinese history since coming to power in 2012. (EPA Images pic) BEIJING: Top Chinese lawmakers this week began their first review of a draft cross-border anti-corruption law aimed at beefing up the country’s legal toolbox to pursue, repatriate and convict…
The language used Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he announced a new raft of sanctions against Iran was apocalyptic. The measures are part of the Trump administration’s plan to use economic pressure to force Iran to capitulate, to bring an end to the nearly six-month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The…
Aug. 25 (UPI) — China is angrily pushing back against the President Donald Trump administration on new sanctions against Iran that will harm it. China said it would defend its interests against the United States and accused the administration of disrupting the global financial order. On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set out plans to…
ANI | Updated: Aug 25, 2026 10:09 IST Beijing [China], August 25 (ANI): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who is on a two-day visit to China, held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday with China’s Vice President Han Zheng. The leaders held discussions on promoting peace and stability across the border areas while also aiming to…
Beijing — How long before China is ready to deploy humanoid robot soldiers? That question is on the minds of many of the humans gathered in Beijing right now to watch the World Humanoid Robot Games, and as smashed records highlight the dizzying pace of advancement, one developer tells CBS News the answer is likely…
“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” This famous quote, widely attributed to Mark Twain, keeps playing in my mind as China mourns the death of former premier Zhu Rongji and reflects on his legacy. It was early afternoon on August 12 when I received a message from a friend on the mainland that…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has designated an American scholar detained in China as wrongfully held after he traveled there at Beijing’s invitation, escalating his case just weeks before President Donald Trump is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping. Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that U.S. citizen…
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (Haeco) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country’s largest independent aircraft lessor to set up a maintenance centre in the city, forging what authorities described as a “powerful alliance” between industry giants. The Transport and Logistics Bureau on Thursday revealed that Haeco, a sister company of flag carrier…
New Delhi, India — China has denied the Indian army access to key patrolling points and encroached on land in the Indian border state of Arunachal Pradesh, according to a fact-finding team of regional politicians allied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The report has sparked political outrage in New Delhi, where the opposition has criticised…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Dozens of American colleges, high schools, middle schools and elementary schools have taken part in a program launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping and run by an agency dedicated to promoting “Marxism-Leninism,” a new report published by the parents’ rights group Defending Education found. …