Urban-rural education gap widens as China ignores teaching in villages
2024-01-30
China boasts of being the world’s largest education system but a majority of its rural population can be seen strugglingContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Trade & Cultural exhibition to be held in China
2024-01-26
An exhibition of Sri Lanka trade, investment opportunities and culture will be held in Baoji City in Xian Province inContinue Reading
Landslide buries 47 people in China’s southwestern Yunnan province
2024-01-23
Rescue efforts are underway in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province after at least 47 people were buried in a landslide.Continue Reading
Vietnam Police arrest over hundreds of suspects in loan shark ring allegedly run by Chinese
2024-01-20
As far as China is concerned, it has eclipsed both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) asContinue Reading
China’s Colonial Boarding Schools In Tibet And The Danger They Represent
2024-01-16
At the United Nations, the tables are being cleared for the Universal Periodic Review, a roughly quadrennial process where memberContinue Reading
China’s military purge highlights persistence of corruption
2024-01-16
China’s recent spate of high-profile military dismissals underscores the country’s continued problems with graft despite Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decadelongContinue Reading
Can China halt the exodus from its state health insurance scheme as enthusiasm wanes?
2024-01-16
A slew of local governments across China have postponed the deadline for enrolment in this year’s state health insurance schemeContinue Reading
China’s Arrest of ‘MI6 Spy’ Could be Retaliation, Analysts Say
2024-01-16
China’s arrest of a man allegedly working as a spy for Britain could be retaliation, analysts say. The case, whichContinue Reading
Is China Playing Both Sides in Myanmar?
2024-01-16
This week, anti-government forces in Myanmar took control of Laukkai, the capital of Kokang region, which borders China. An offensiveContinue Reading
China, Another Schoolboy Dies Mysteriously, Thousands Protest
2024-01-16
When suspicious incidents repeat themselves, official explanations become even less believable. Last winter, “Bitter Winter” covered the national scandal surroundingContinue Reading
China’s workers suffer record drop in hiring salaries
2024-01-10
Wages offered to Chinese workers in major cities declined by the most on record, underscoring persisting deflationary pressures and sluggishContinue Reading
China still keen on receiving SL Monkeys
2024-01-09
China is still keen on receiving monkeys from Sri Lanka, Minister for Plantation Industries Mahinda Amaraweera said. Speaking in ParliamentContinue Reading
Two key military appointments from China’s naval ranks reflects Xi’s territorial ambitions, analysts say
2024-01-04
When Xi Jinping named Adm. Dong Jun as China’s defense minister last week, it marked the first time a navalContinue Reading
As China flexes its military muscles, everyday citizens in Taiwan are preparing for war
2024-01-04
When Taiwanese microchip mogul Robert Tsao announced his latest multi-million-dollar venture, he made a bold promise to safeguard his homelandContinue Reading
Yearender 2023: China battles winter respiratory infection surge amid COVID fallout and policy shifts
2024-01-02
Whether it’s COVID-19, which shook the world three years ago, or a recent surge in acute respiratory infections, China hasContinue Reading
China calls Taiwan president frontrunner a destroyer of peace
2024-01-02
China’s government called the frontrunner for Taiwan’s next president “confrontational” and a destroyer of peace after he spoke at aContinue Reading
Indonesia Probes Deadly Blast at Chinese-Owned Nickel Factory
2023-12-28
The Indonesian government tells VOA it is investigating a deadly explosion at a Chinese-owned nickel plant early Sunday that killedContinue Reading
China’s Missiles ‘Ape’ Boeing, Airbus Aircraft; Report Claims Beijing Developing ‘Shape-Shifting’ Weapons To Bamboozle Radars
2023-12-28
China claims to have developed a technology called “golden veil” that can help their cruise missiles look like a passengerContinue Reading