China Seeks to Broaden iPhone Ban to State Firms, Agencies
By Jenny Leonard and Debby Wu
September 6, 2023 at 9:28 PM PDT
China plans to expand a ban on the use of iPhones in sensitive departments to government-backed agencies and state companies, a sign of growing challenges for Apple Inc. in...
9 soldiers injured in mortar explosion as Taiwan holds military drills
At least nine people were injured in a mortar explosion as Taiwan began a five-day live-fire annual military exercise aimed at preparing the self-ruled island's defence against a potential invasion by China.
The island's...
China, Vietnam Ink Electricity Supply Deal
The China Southern Power Grid Company will supply Vietnam with annual electricity of 1.3 billion kwh in a purchase term of ten years, said sources with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC).
Under an agreement...
Huawei Becomes the Second in China’s PC Market. Dell’s Shipments Plummeted by 50%, Saying That it will Stop Using Chinese-Made Chips!
June 1, 2023 by Eshan William
Dell’s shipments plummeted by 50%, saying that it will stop using Chinese-made chips!Huawei has become the second in China’s PC...
Beijing greenlit to use Russian port of Vladivostok for its domestic trade
China-Russia relations have grown closer since the Russia-Ukraine war. According to China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC), Russia’s port of Vladivostok will be added to its list of transit ports for the domestic...
China puts US on notice over CIA's 'trans-border covert operations'
Beijing accuses Central Intelligence Agency of 'directing color revolutions' by gathering intelligence from foreign governments
Riyaz ul Khaliq |04.05.2023 - Update : 04.05.2023
China on Thursday sought answers from the US...
Japan breaks with western allies and BUYS Russian oil above $60-a-barrel cap after OPEC cartel and Moscow slashed production and forced prices higher
By ANDREA CAVALLIER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and WIRES
PUBLISHED: 10:31 EDT, 3 April 2023 | UPDATED: 11:17 EDT, 3 April 2023
Japan is now buying Russian...
Saudi Arabia takes step to join China-led security bloc, as ties with Beijing strengthen
Story by Ruxandra Iordache • 18h ago
Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision to join a China-led security bloc, strengthening Riyadh's eastern ties in a further step away from U.S. interests.
The...
China completes first yuan-settled LNG trade
TUE, MAR 28, 2023 - 07:52 PM
UPDATED TUE, MAR 28, 2023 - 7:57 PM
CHINESE national oil company CNOOC and France’s TotalEnergies have completed China’s first yuan-settled liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade through the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas...
Missing 26-year-old Taiwanese soldier rescued by Chinese authorities while attempting to swim to Mainland China
By Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2023/03/10 20:32
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese soldier who went missing from a frontline island in Kinmen County on Thursday (March 9)...
Taiwan defence officials grilled as troops ask 'where's the beef?'
Lawrence Chung in Taipei
Published: 4:09pm, 6 Mar, 2023
Taiwan’s defence chief has apologised for failing to ensure supplies of meat for frontline soldiers stationed on the Matsu Islands – where Taipei has garrisoned troops to...
West is out of touch with rest of world politically, EU-funded study admits
A study by the elite EU-funded European Council on Foreign Relations found the West is out of touch politically with the rest of the world. Most people in China, India, and Türkiye see Russia as an important ally, and...
China urges state firms to drop Big Four auditors
Wed, February 22, 2023 at 12:28 AM PST·2 min read
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Concerns about data security have prompted Chinese authorities to ask state-owned firms to stop using the four biggest global accounting firms as Beijing seeks to curb the...
A hobby group may have the answer to what the U.S. shot down over Canada last week
By MATT BERG and LEE HUDSON
02/16/2023 07:03 PM EST
President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. still doesn’t know what it shot down in the skies over North America last weekend, when Air Force fighter jets...
China accuses US of oil theft in Syria
18 Jan, 2023 03:20 / Updated 14 minutes ago
China has blasted the United States for its “banditry” in Syria, claiming that Washington’s years-long military occupation and the “plundering” of Syrian resources have placed the country on the brink of a...
Remember this guy? The fraudster is facing deportation with little media fanfare that accompanied his original sensational story.
Chinese 'spy' who tried to defect to Australia claiming he would spill Beijing's espionage secrets is denied a visa despite fears for his safety if he is deported...
China’s gold imports from Russia surge 750% in July
Anna Golubova Tuesday August 30, 2022 17:44
(Kitco News) China has significantly stepped up its gold purchases from Russia amid a Western ban on Russian gold following its invasion of Ukraine.
China imported $108.8 million worth of Russian...
China Says US Hacked Aeronautics, Space Research University
NSA is accused of cyberattacks on Northwestern Polytechnical
China has been more direct in accusing US of conducting hacks
By Sarah Zheng
September 4, 2022, 9:15 PM PDT
China accused a US intelligence agency of hacking a...