It would be unprecedented for a leader of China, a top US geopolitical rival, to attend a US presidential inauguration and China experts said it was highly unlikely that Xi would come to Washington. US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders to his inauguration next month in Washington, […]
Read MoreJust over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering the former Syrian leader a rare break from years of international isolation since the start of a civil war in 2011. As the couple attended the Asian Games, President Xi Jinping vowed […]
Read MoreSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been banned from traveling abroad. The matter was confirmed by an official from the country’s Justice Ministry on Monday. With this announcement, a South Korean president is the first to fall under this ban. This information was reported by Reuters on Monday. The South Korean president faced impeachment after […]
Read MoreChina said on Monday it has launched an investigation into Nvidia Corp over suspected violations of the country’s anti-monopoly law, in a move widely seen as a retaliatory shot against Washington’s latest curbs on the Chinese chip sector. The statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announcing the probe did not elaborate on […]
Read MoreThe world’s second-largest economy is battling sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector and soaring government debt — all of which threaten Beijing’s official growth target for this year. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders said today (9 December) they would adopt a more “relaxed” approach to monetary policy as […]
Read MoreChina, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been angered by visits by President Lai Ching-te to Hawaii and the US territory of Guam as part of a Pacific tour. Lai returned from the week-long trip on Friday night. Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Sunday that China had nearly doubled the number […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s main opposition party will try again on 14 December to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, its leader Lee Jae-myung said Sunday. “Yoon, the principal culprit behind the insurrection and military coup that destroyed South Korea’s constitutional order, must either resign immediately or be impeached without delay,” Lee told reporters. “On 14 December, our […]
Read MoreThe resumption in purchases shows the People’s Bank of China is still keen to diversify its reserves and guard against currency depreciation, even with gold at historically expensive levels. China’s central bank expanded its gold reserves in November, ending a six-month pause in purchases after prices for the precious metal rose to a record. Bullion […]
Read MoreFor Saydi Emin, a farmer living on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, known as the “Sea of Death,” sandstorms were a constant menace. They would rip away the plastic film covering his fields and destroy cotton seedlings, often leading to reduced or zero yields. These challenges left him with lingering fears. But now, […]
Read MoreA vote to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law was in limbo on Saturday, as members of his party walked out and the opposition called on them to return and vote. While lawmakers debated the motion, introduced by the main opposition Democratic Party, only a single member […]
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