The United States on Thursday blacklisted Chinese oil giant CNOOC and slapped visa restrictions on officials of the Chinese navy, ruling party and state-owned enterprises over land reclamation and “coercion” of Southeast Asian claimants in the disputed South China Sea…. Read More ›
Chinese state media say 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety. The Xinhua News Agency said Monday a note passed through a… Read More ›
The Battle of the Paracel Islands was a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam in the Paracel Islands on January 19, 1974. The battle was an attempt by the South Vietnamese navy to expel the… Read More ›
Foreigners poured money into China as the world struggled with the coronavirus pandemic China Still Grew and Fueled Its Rise as Covid-19 Shook the Global Economy Most Major Economies Are Shrinking. Not China’s China’s economy is growing faster now than… Read More ›
This is a linchpin week. Britain’s new aircraft carrier stands by with courses ready for the South Sea. America has an inauguration scheduled amid more foreseeable chaos, likely greater than Hong Kong. Bad news on China only gets worse—while the… Read More ›
Authorities in China’s Guizhou and Jiangsu provinces have jailed two journalists and one family member after they were critical of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On Jan. 8, the Nanming District People’s Court in Guizhou’s provincial capital, Guiyang, jailed… Read More ›
The Twenty-One Demands were a set of demands made during the First World War by the Empire of Japan under Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu to the government of the Republic of China on 18 January 1915. The secret demands would… Read More ›
Asia shares step back, await China economic update Pompeo’s destructive Taiwan shift leaves Biden in hot water Trump Halts Huawei Supply in Final China Blow, Reuters Says Palau’s new president vows to stand up to ‘bully’ China China-US rivalry: how… Read More ›
Zhao Ziyang (17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a high-ranking politician in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). He was the third premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, vice chairman of the Communist… Read More ›
Mike Pompeo reveals intel that may link China lab to COVID-19 outbreak American Students’ Love Affair With China Cools as Political Tensions Rise Why 1.2 billion people share the same 100 surnames in China Pinduoduo death expose vulnerability of China’s… Read More ›
Yao Beina (26 September 1981 – 16 January 2015), also known as Bella Yao, was a Chinese singer. She participated in Chinese Young Singer Championship in 2008 and won the champion of the pop singing group. She was known as… Read More ›
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be looking to reinforce Beijing’s ties with Manila during a two-day visit to the Philippines this week, observers say.His trip comes just a week ahead of the inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden, who… Read More ›
Aviation Industry Corp of China, the nation’s leading aircraft maker, is poised to develop a twin-seat version of its J-20 stealth fighter jet－China’s most advanced combat plane, according to the State-owned conglomerate. In a video clip recently published on AVIC’s… Read More ›
Medical experts have urged the Hong Kong government to cap the number of people in shopping malls, country parks and wet markets to curb virus transmissions in public areas. The government should step up enforcement of social distancing rules at… Read More ›
How China’s Economy Bounced Back From Covid-19 Biden’s US$1.9 trillion rescue plan prompts Chinese warning of ‘external risks’ China’s Xi Looks to Take Advantage of a Strong Economic Hand Trump directs government to minimize procurement from China It’s 53% alcohol… Read More ›
Lee Teng-hui (15 January 1923 – 30 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who was the fourth president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He… Read More ›
Asia Today: China’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases rise China Bars Entry to 2 Members of W.H.O. Team Investigating Covid in Wuhan China is winning the trade war and its exports have never been higher US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat… Read More ›
Talks about international development permeate current debates in academic and policy circles around the world. Yet, decades after its endorsement as one of the international community’s top priorities, the term continues to elude clear and univocal definitions, and it remains… Read More ›
Cui Huan (died January 14, 769) was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor briefly during the reign of Emperor Suzong – although he was commissioned by Emperor Suzong’s father Emperor Xuanzong, not Emperor Suzong…. Read More ›
We have all heard about China building a lot of coal plants, but the central role coal plays in their booming economy is amazing. It is a big reason they are the world’s leading manufacturer. China generates almost twice as… Read More ›
China Places Over 22 Million on Lockdown Amid New Covid Wave China Loves Elon Musk and Tesla (TSLA). How Long Will That Last? NASA scientist pleads guilty to lying about China ties Japanese stocks set for lower start; investors await… Read More ›
Over the past two and a half decades multiple problems have been identified in the implementation of the Dayton peace agreement. The process of development of the BiH society has generated some visible achievements that could lead to a stable… Read More ›
Along with Sweden and Denmark, Finland was one of the first Western countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China and form diplomatic relations with the country in 1950. The embassy in Beijing was opened in April 1952, and the… Read More ›
Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covid-19, authorities said, more than a year after the pandemic began and amid accusations Beijing delayed the investigation. The WHO team “will conduct joint research… Read More ›
All the latest Chinese news headlines from around the world. How I survived a Chinese ‘re-education’ camp for Uighurs UK condemns China’s ‘horrific barbarism’ against Uighur minority UK moves to ban Chinese imports suspected of using forced Uighur labour China… Read More ›
It is the world’s most pressing scientific puzzle, but experts warn there may never be conclusive answers over the source of the coronavirus, after an investigative effort marked from the start by disarray, Chinese secrecy and international rancor. Jan. 11… Read More ›
The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled,… Read More ›
China Expands Lockdowns, Local Political Conference Delayed China expands lockdowns, local political conference delayed China expands lockdowns, local political conference delayed How China Won Trump’s Trade War and Got Americans to Foot the Bill China brings in new law to… Read More ›
Let’s look past the fact that Chinese state media doesn’t know what it means to be “cowardly”. Pompeo rejecting Chinese Communist preferences on US policy with Taiwan is not “cowardly”, at worst it would be “foolish” or “over-confidence”; but “cowardly”… Read More ›
As China’s economy has developed over the last several decades, its leaders have sought to transform the country into a key player in strategically important industries. Toward this end, Beijing has established China as the dominant global supplier of rare… Read More ›
The Sino-British Treaty for the Relinquishment of Extra-Territorial Rights in China, or the Sino-British New Equal Treaty, was a bilateral treaty concluded between the British and the Chinese governments in Chongqing on 11 January 1943. The formal name of the… Read More ›
Electricity shortages are worsening across China, forcing tens of millions of residents in large cities to ration heating, raising questions about how long Xi Jinping can continue to delay delivery of more than $1bn of Australian coal which feeds the… Read More ›
Twitter deletes China embassy’s Xinjiang ’emancipation’ tweet Working on the chain gang – Congress is moving to block goods made with the forced labour of Uyghurs Chinese Solar Companies Tied to Use of Forced Labor India apprehends Chinese soldier at… Read More ›
Frigid weather across north Asia has caught utilities and liquefied natural gas importers off guard as demand for power lowered inventories and pushed spot prices to record levels. China’s Central Meteorological Station released the first cold warning in 2021 earlier… Read More ›
China is preparing to launch three major missions in the next few months to initiate the construction phase of the country’s space station project. The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) is finalizing work on rockets which will launch… Read More ›
Taiwan’s population shrank for the first time ever in 2020, government data showed Friday, as the island faces a burgeoning demographic crisis similar to those affecting South Korea and Japan. Births last year plunged to 165,000, down seven percent from… Read More ›
The Han dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 220 AD), established by the rebel leader Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. Preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and a warring… Read More ›
Fresh off a hard-fought Brexit deal with Brussels, the United Kingdom has immediately plunged itself into the center of Asian geopolitics and on a maritime collision course with China. Touting itself as “a global power with truly global interest”, the… Read More ›
Twitter takes down China’s “baby-making machines” tweet on Uighur women Twitter: ‘Dehumanizing’ Chinese Embassy tweet about Uighurs blocked – Business Insider No clear turning point yet in Hebei’s COVID-19 wave Beijing raises guard as COVID-19 cases rise in Hebei province… Read More ›
China’s impressive economic recovery will continue to attract significant foreign investment throughout 2021, but risks remain – and it won’t be helped by Beijing mocking the recent violence in Washington. After a considerable drop in the first quarter of last… Read More ›
On January 9, 1127, during the Jin-Song Wars, invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besieged and sacked Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abducted Emperor Qinzong of Song and others, ending the Northern Song… Read More ›
China has yet to explain why it delayed approval for a World Health Organization (WHO) team of experts to visit the country, significantly at a time when state media publish claims that the coronavirus pandemic started elsewhere. The WHO team’s… Read More ›
A year after Wuhan, China locks down another city of 11 million people to contain a coronavirus flare-up China tried to add eleventh-hour Huawei revenge clause to EU deal China Works on Vietnam Border Wall to Keep Citizens Home When… Read More ›
Emperor Huai of Jin (284 – March 14, 313) was an emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265-420). Emperor Huai was captured in 311 and later executed in 313 under the order of Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state of… Read More ›
Mass arrests as HK swoops on pro-democracy camp China’s new law: Why is Hong Kong worried? China places 11m under lockdown after 120 cases NYSE in a spin over Chinese telecoms delistings Streets of Beijing back to life after Covid… Read More ›
When Saudi Arabia pressed Pakistan last August to repay early a US$3 billion soft loan, Riyadh’s demand caught Islamabad’s rulers by surprise. Islamabad quickly dispatched its current army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to Riyadh to defuse the tensions, but… Read More ›
On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order banning any U.S. transactions with eight Chinese software applications. The executive order bans “any transaction by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of… Read More ›
The New Fourth Army Incident, also known as the South Anhui Incident, occurred in China in January 1941 during the Second Sino-Japanese War, during which the Chinese Civil War was in theory suspended, uniting the Communists and Nationalists against the… Read More ›
The State Council, China’s cabinet, has made arrangements to optimize the country’s business environment by streamlining administrative procedures and strengthening regulation. A better business environment will further vitalize market entities, and play a crucial role in facilitating steady economic recovery… Read More ›
In this research paper, we analyse the present model of higher education in several countries, and more particularly in developing countries. Our main objective is to identify the misfunctioning of the organisation of distance higher education in countries in which… Read More ›
