Sri Lankan couple caught after 8-day hidden cargo ship ride
2024-02-26
A Sri Lankan couple has been apprehended while attempting to illegally flee overseas via a cargo container on a Singapore-ownedContinue Reading
VW Reviewing Xinjiang Presence After New Forced-Labor Claim
2024-02-22
Volkswagen AG is reviewing its activities in Xinjiang following allegations that new evidence had emerged of human-rights abuses at aContinue Reading
China and India’s Engagement with the Maldives: “Rich Imperialism” vs “Poor Imperialism”
2024-02-21
On 24 January this year, the Chinese Vice-Premier Li Guozhong made a brief transit halt in the Maldives. During theContinue Reading
Chinese woman arrested for allegedly attacking Police officers in Beruwala (Video)
2024-02-21
A Chinese woman has been apprehended for allegedly attacking two Sri Lankan Police officers who had visited her to investigateContinue Reading
Maldives In Murky Waters: Chinese Debt Challenges For Economic Stability
2024-02-17
The Maldives is a strategically important nation in the Indian Ocean, now facing a high risk of debt distress dueContinue Reading
China on the defensive in Taiwan after poll victory of William Lai
2024-02-15
The election of Lai Ching-te as the President of Taiwan has put China on the defensive in its policies vis-a-visContinue Reading
For the first time in two decades, US buys more from Mexico than China
2024-02-15
In the depths of the pandemic, as global supply chains buckled and the cost of shipping a container to ChinaContinue Reading
Over 230 home developers filed for bankruptcy in China last year: Report
2024-01-30
Amid the economic crisis in China, an estimated 233 home developers filed for bankruptcy last year, Taiwan News reported quotingContinue Reading
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