Turbulence in China's top ranks raises questions about Xi Jinping's rule
At the onset of his unprecedented third term, Xi Jinping stacked China's top ranks with a slate of loyalists who he presumably hoped would smooth the paths to achieve his grand vision for China.
2023-09-20 06:47
China declines to address WSJ report foreign minister was removed over extramarital affair
China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday declined to address a report its former foreign minister Qin Gang was ousted from his position over an alleged extramarital affair.
2023-09-19 19:46
Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description
China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a "dictator" and summoned Berlin's ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.
2023-09-19 14:29
Taiwan's defense ministry urges Beijing to stop 'military harassment' after 103 Chinese warplanes fly near island
Taiwan's defense ministry has urged Beijing to stop its "persistent military harassment," after it detected more than 100 Chinese warplanes close to the island in a 24-hour span between Sunday and Monday.
2023-09-18 17:22
Japan says one in 10 residents are now octogenarians as nation turns gray
More than 10% of Japan's population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country's demographic crisis.
2023-09-18 15:47
Women's tennis returns to China after Peng Shuai boycott
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) kicked off its first tournament in China in more than three years Monday, ending its boycott over the uncertain fate of tennis star Peng Shuai.
2023-09-18 13:15
Top US and Chinese diplomats meet in Malta for 'substantive and constructive' talks
China's top diplomat Wang Yi and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met for talks in Malta, as the world's two leading economies seek to stabilize relations and potentially smooth a path for leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to meet in November.
2023-09-18 12:16
Protests erupt in Iran, one year after Mahsa Amini's death
Protests erupted throughout Iran on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old women who died in the custody of Iran's morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.
2023-09-17 13:52
El Chapo's son extradited from Mexico to the US, Justice Department says
Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States, the US Department of Justice has announced.
2023-09-16 11:17
The West fears a closer Russia and North Korea. China may not
A rare meeting between Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un at a space launch center in the Russian Far East earlier this week has triggered alarm from countries from South Korea and Japan to Ukraine, the United States and its partners in Europe.
2023-09-15 14:55
Kim Jong Un to visit fighter jet plant in Russia as Putin accepts invite to North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continued his days-long visit to Russia Friday, heading to an aircraft plant in the eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, according to Russian state media, after the two sides said military cooperation was a possibility.
2023-09-15 12:21
Taliban welcomes China's new ambassador to Afghanistan in lavish ceremony
The Taliban has welcomed Zhao Sheng as China's new ambassador to Afghanistan during a lavish ceremony held at the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday.
2023-09-14 14:47