China is launching ‘panda diplomacy’ again in the United States

China will send two giant pandas to the National Zoo in Washington DC. Analysts see it as the beginning of a new era of ‘panda diplomacy’ between the two superpowers. Aljazeera news. The names of the two pandas are Bao Li and King Bao, US zoo officials said on Wednesday. Two pandas will arrive in […]

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North Korea sends balloons carrying ‘excrement’ to South Korea

North Korea has accused South Korea of ​​sending a large number of ‘waste and excrement-carrying balloons’ across the heavily guarded border. Along with this, the East Asian country has termed this kind of activity as ‘provocation’. After the incident on Wednesday (May 29), South Korea deployed the military’s Explosives Ordnance Unit and Chemical and Biological […]

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World University Rankings 2024: 5 universities from China among top 10 in Asia

Five universities from China have secured spots among top ten in Asia, as per The Times Higher Education’s (THE) World University Rankings 2024. In the world’s top 100, seven are from China. The rankings also underscore the significant rise of universities within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The top 10 universities in Asia […]

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IMF ups China’s 2024 GDP forecast, urges focus on market-oriented reforms at July’s third plenum

China’s leaders should strive to ensure that economic growth is more demand driven, according to officials from the International Monetary Fund, as they also emphasised the need for Beijing to underscore market-oriented reforms at a highly anticipated political gathering in July that will set the tone for the country’s development trajectory in the next decade. […]

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Rare spat shows China, North Korea still at odds on nuclear weapons

North Korea’s rare swipe at China this week underscored how Beijing and Pyongyang do not entirely see eye-to-eye on the latter’s illicit nuclear weapons arsenal, despite warming ties in other areas, analysts and officials in South Korea said. The North condemned China, Japan and South Korea on Monday for discussing denuclearisation of the peninsula, calling […]

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South Korea, UAE sign deal to slash import duties at leaders’ summit

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed a trade pact on Wednesday to sharply cut import duties at a summit of their leaders that pledged closer business and investment ties. Host South Korea welcomed the UAE’s President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with a traditional honour guard and a flypast of air force […]

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China’s Economy faces bankruptcy amid slowing consumption

The dire state of the Chinese economy, mirrored in the collapsing supermarket sector. Supermarkets, once bustling with customers, now stand eerily quiet, their shelves piled high with unsold stock. The lack of customers and slow-moving goods paint a grim picture of an economy in distress. The situation is a stark reminder of the economic challenges […]

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North Korea’s Satellite Launch Spurs Calls for Renewed Diplomatic Efforts

Amid escalating tensions in the region, the recent failed satellite launch by North Korea has sparked a renewed push for diplomatic engagement and dialogue from South Korea, the United States, and Japan. In a phone call on Tuesday, the nuclear envoys of the three countries reiterated their condemnation of the launch, which they deemed a […]

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North Korea failed to launch intelligence satellite

North Korea’s attempt to put a second intelligence satellite into orbit has failed. The country’s attempt failed when the rocket carrying the satellite exploded in mid-air. Earlier, the South Korean military had reported the launch of an ‘unidentified projectile’. And then on Monday midnight, North Korea confirmed this information. North Korea’s deputy director general of […]

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Four Arab leaders are going to visit China

The leaders of Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Tunisia are visiting China this week. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this information on Monday. When Israel is committing gross human rights violations in Gaza, they are going to Beijing. News Anadolu Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a statement that the leaders […]

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