Chinese military delegation to visit Japan in bid to mend strained ties
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will send a delegation to Japan for a visit later this month as the two countries step up engagement...
India opens tunnel to China border, but won’t reduce troops despite thaw in boundary row
India on Monday inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel that would give all-weather access to contested high-altitude border zones with China and Pakistan. Advertisement...
Bezos’ Blue Origin scrubs first launch of New Glenn rocket poised to challenge Musk’s SpaceX
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin will have to wait a little longer for the long-anticipated maiden orbital flight of its brand-new rocket after a launch...
China-Russia trade surged to new heights in 2024, driven by Western sanctions
China-Russia trade defied mounting Western sanctions to reach a new high in 2024, but analysts are divided about whether that growth can be matched...
CCP Spy Cases Have Quadrupled in Last 3 Years: Taiwan Security Bureau
Almost two-thirds of the individuals prosecuted in 2024 were active or former military personnel, the bureau said. The number of people prosecuted for allegedly...
Chinese man shocked to learn father he reunited with 16 years ago is fake and foster parent
A Chinese man has been shocked to learn that the “birth father” he reunited with 16 years ago was a fake and had lied...
Thousands of Hindu pilgrims take holy bath in river as Maha Kumbh Mela festival begins
Tens of thousands of Hindus seeking absolution of their sins immersed themselves at the confluence of sacred rivers as India began a six-week festival...
Malaysia seeks gag order on Najib Razak’s house arrest bid
Published: 5:35pm, 13 Jan 2025Updated: 5:57pm, 13 Jan 2025 Malaysia on Monday was seeking to prevent public discourse on jailed former prime minister Najib...
Cleaners in China go through tonnes of trash to retrieve man’s lost cash
A group of sanitation workers searched through four tonnes of trash to help a desperate man retrieve 230,000 yuan (US$31,000) in cash, after he...