The world’s tallest bridge opened in China’s Guizhou province. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m above a river and vast gorge in the country’s rugged southern province. The province is also home to the 565-metre Beipanjiang Bridge that is now the world’s second highest.It is nine times the height of San Francisco’s Golden Gate … Read more
A Chinese court sentenced to death on Monday (September 29, 2025) 16 members of a family-run criminal gang that established deadly scam centres in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China, among other crimes. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners — many of them Chinese — who say they … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Palestine has applied for membership of the BRICS as more countries recognised it as a state in recent weeks, a Palestinian diplomat said on Friday (September 26, 2025). However, it is yet to receive a response, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told Russian media outlets. “We … Read more
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun warned that Beijing will take countermeasures to safeguard its interests if its companies’ normal trade with Russia is obstructed. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Dismissing United States President Donald Trump’s criticism that India and China are the “primary funders” of the Ukraine war through purchases of Russian oil, Beijing … Read more
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during a bilateral meeting with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025, in Tianjin, China, August 31, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping met Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu in Tianjin on Sunday (August 31, 2025) and called for deepening bilateral ties … Read more
China and India should jointly safeguard peace and tranquillity in their border areas. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China and India should jointly safeguard peace and tranquillity in their border areas after the recent positive and constructive round of border talks between them during which a 10-point consensus was reached, the Chinese military said … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) that China’s ties with Russia are the “most stable, mature and strategically significant” among major world powers, state media reported. “During a meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia’s Duma, or lower house of parliament, Mr. … Read more
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul looks on as he waits to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on August 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Germany’s Foreign Minister hit out Monday (August 18, 2025) at what he called China’s repeated threats to “unilaterally change” borders in the … Read more
