Tag: China
Chinese military to get dock in Hong Kong, despite tensions
HONG KONG: The Chinese military will be handed prime Hong Kong waterfront land on Saturday, even as the city is rocked by anti-Beijing protests...
China’s Xi, Germany’s Merkel agree Iran issue should be resolved peacefully:...
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed the Iran nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully and that further escalation of...
Impeach me, I’ll jail you – Philippines’ Duterte dares foes to...
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top U.N. official and...
Putin uses G-20 to strengthen alliances, soothe tensions
OSAKA, Japan: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin used a series of talks with global leaders at the Group of 20 summit on Friday to strengthen...
Trade tensions will benefit none, says Lagarde
KUALA LUMPUR: Trade tensions between the United States and China will not benefit any party over the long term, Managing Director of the International...
China criticizes possible US penalties against banks
BEIJING: China on Tuesday criticized Washington’s efforts to enforce U.S. law abroad following a news report three Chinese banks might be penalized over dealings...
China eyes front against protectionism at G20
BEIJING: China said Monday it would seek backing for free trade and multilateralism at the G20 summit this week as it denounced protectionism while...
Southeast Asian leaders throw weight behind China-led trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Bangkok on Saturday determined to drive forward the world's largest commercial pact, with the trade war between the US...
US-China trade war, sea row in ASEAN summit spotlight
BANGKOK: Southeast Asian leaders will commit to conclude a long-delayed regional trade pact this year despite lingering odds to fend off risks from a protracted...
Gold glistens as US-Iran tensions fuel flight to safety
Gold prices struck near six-year highs on Friday as a weaker dollar and escalating US-Iran tensions fueled a flight to safer investments, while oil...
NATO aims to make space new frontier in defence
BRUSSELS: NATO aims to recognise space as a domain of warfare this year, four senior diplomats said, partly to show U.S. President Donald Trump...
Military committed to defending motherland with nation’s support: army chief
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that the armed forces of the country are committed to defending the...
China’s military commander calls on PM
ISLAMABAD: Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force of China General Han Weiguo called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Prime Minister Office...
Trump says US, Chinese to restart trade talks ahead of G20
United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping and that the two leaders' teams would restart...
China-Pakistan traffickers force brides into prostitution
FAISALABAD: At first, in her desperate calls home to her mother in Pakistan, Natasha Masih couldn’t bring herself to say what they were doing...
China’s Xi to visit North Korea this week ahead of G20
Xi Jinping will make the first trip to North Korea by a Chinese president in 14 years this week, state media said Monday, as...
China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan
BEIJING: China and Russia on Friday rejected calls from European and African countries to freeze the planned shutdown of a peacekeeping mission to Sudan's...
