US and China Sign Trade Agreement
The US and China have reached a 10-point trade deal that opens the Chinese market to US credit rating agencies and credit card companies. Under the deal, China will also lift its ban on US beef...
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India Calls For Deeper Ties With Sri Lanka As China Looms
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Friday his desire for a "quantum jump" in relations with Sri Lanka, as New Delhi jostles with regional rival Beijing for influence in the island nation....
China Agrees To Open Market To US Beef, Gas
China announced on Friday an agreement with the United States to resume imports of US beef and open its market to US natural gas and financial services. The deal comes a month after Chinese President...
Nepal Signs Up To China’s New Silk Road Plan
Nepal on Friday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries at the centre of the Asian giant's push to expand its global influence. The long...
Dramatic Terror Drill Ahead of China Visit
Hong Kong staged a dramatic terror drill Thursday ahead of an expected visit by China's President Xi Jinping this summer, as security tightens around the city. Special paramilitary forces armed with...
China Simulates Extended Moon Stays Amid Space Drive
China plans to establish a village on the moon with Europe's help by 2036. Now, in a step towards that goal, the nation has created a 'Lunar Palace' on Earth to simulate living in isolated conditions...
Xi, Moon Agree Denuclearising North Korea ‘common Goal’
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and new South Korean president Moon Jae-In agreed on Thursday that denuclearising North Korea was a "common goal" between them, Moon's office said. Ties between Seoul and...
China Champions Globalisation With New Silk Road Summit
China hosts on Sunday a summit showcasing its ambitious drive to revive ancient Silk Road trade routes and lead a new era of globalisation, just as Washington turns inward in favour of "America...
China Tests ‘Lunar Palace’ As It Eyes Moon Mission
Chinese students will live in a laboratory simulating a lunar-like environment for up to 200 days as Beijing prepares for its long-term goal of putting humans on the moon. Four postgraduate students...
Modi Heads To Sri Lanka As Chinese Influence Rises
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Sri Lanka on Thursday on a charm offensive as New Delhi seeks to reassert its influence on the island amid signs of a Chinese comeback. Sri Lanka's...
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Rally Application Rejected
Hong Kong's pro-democracy marches draw big crowds every year (like here in 2016) The organisers of Hong Kong's biggest annual pro-democracy march on 1 July say their application to protest this year...
Moon, Trump Agree On Close Cooperation On N. Korea
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In and US President Donald Trump agreed Wednesday on "close cooperation" in dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, Seoul's presidential office...
South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Willing To Visit North Korea
Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president, has declared his willingness to visit the nuclear-armed North, moments after taking his oath of office. Moon, who was declared the winner on Tuesday of the...
Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Dies Aged 89
Former Chinese foreign minister Qian Qichen, who rebuilt relations with the international community after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died at the age of 89, state media said Wednesday....
South Korea’s New Leader Moon Jae-In Sworn In
South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in his first speech as president. He said that he would even be willing to...
Chinese MMA Champion Would Bring Mass Support, Says Li
The crowning of a Chinese mixed martial arts champion could usher in mass support for cage-fighting in the world's most populous nation, said China's leading MMA prospect Li Jingliang. Li, who is one...
S. Korea’s Moon Sworn In, Says Willing To Go To North
South Korea's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately declared his willingness to visit Pyongyang amid high tensions with the...
South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Sworn In Vowing To Address North
South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in his first speech as president. He said that he would even be willing to visit...
‘No Evidence’ of Hulk Wrongdoing In Chinese Super League Punch Row
A Chinese football official has said there is no evidence that Shanghai SIPG striker Hulk broke any rules after the Brazilian was accused of punching a rival team's coach. Guizhou Zhicheng's then...
More Trouble Ahead For Taiwan’s Tsai After Rocky Year
It has been a turbulent first year in power for Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as relations with Beijing have soured and her approval ratings have plummeted. And in the face of an intransigent China...