The Chinese payment system has benefited from its expansion in Russia after US rivals left, research shows © Getty Images / pengpeng Chinese payment system UnionPay has overtaken rival Visa on the…
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 24, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Chinese President Xi Jinping says Beijing will give…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi (L) and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo address a joint press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 23, 2023. (Photo by president.ir) President Ebrahim Raeisi says…
© Sputnik / Alexey Kudenko / The Micron plant in Zelenograd / Go to the mediabank Subscribe International India Africa BEIJING (Sputnik) – China’s Cyberspace Administration announced on Sunday that…
An official in Beijing has warned that expanding military ties between the US and Taipei are “very wrong and dangerous” © Getty Images / Annabelle Chih China’s military has vowed to “resolutely smash” any…
© AP Photo / Xinhua, Zha Chunming, File Subscribe International India Africa Fantine Gardinier All materials The cat-and-mouse game between US and Chinese forces off the Chinese coast reached a…
A domestic card will be used for budget spending free of charge, a banking executive has said © Getty Images/Fadil Aziz The Bank of Indonesia (BI) has launched a domestic card…
Increasingly hostile relations between Washington and Beijing have dialed up the urgency of Okinawan protesters’ demands Thousands of Japanese protesters assembled near Kadena Air Base in Okinawa to protest the…
Ankara should leave NATO and turn to Russia and China, the Patriotic Party leader told RT Patriotic Party leader Dogu Perincek © RT Chained by NATO membership and “crucified” by waiting for admittance to…
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has been subject to Russia-related sanctions since 2018 Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in New Delhi on April…
Washington is “in no position to point fingers” at Beijing, Foreign Ministry official Wang Wenbin has argued Wang Wenbin gestures during a regular press conference in Beijing, China, May 9,…
The nations agreed a major oil deal earlier this year © Getty Images / David Waller / 500px Pakistan is likely to pay for shipments of crude oil from Russia in Chinese…
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning. (File photo) China says the United States should halt arms sales to Taiwan since Washington is turning the island into a “powder keg.” Foreign…
Army special forces have for the first time reportedly practiced defending against a Chinese attack on the self-governing island © Sgt. 1st Class Aubree Rundle/US Army The US Army Special Operations…
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu meet on the sidelines of an SCO summit in New Delhi. Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani…
© Photo : Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Subscribe International India Africa MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian and Thai businesses are asking…
The first quarter saw the fastest recovery pace in a year as consumer spending surged, official data shows © Getty Images / China News Service / Contributor China’s economy saw higher than…
By Liu Xuanzun A YLC-16 unattended multifunctional S-band radar is on display at the 10th World Radio Detection and Ranging Expo in Beijing on April 13, 2023. Photo: Liu Xuanzun/GTThe three-day…
By Liu Xuanzun An air-defense missile system attached to a brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army launches an air-defense missile at a mock target during a field live-fire training exercise…
© AP Photo Subscribe International India Africa James Tweedie All materialsWrite to the author The IMF’s demands that countries raise taxes and cut public spending in return for development loans…
Beijing doesn’t seek world domination, only a rightful position among global powers By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst FILE PHOTO. Xi Jinping reviews the parade soldiers at the military parade for…
Aerial photo shows the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on January 19, 2023, in Fukushima, Japan. Photo: VCG China has expressed grave concerns and opposition for multiple…
By Deng Xiaoci An activist holds a placard during a protest against the Balikatan joint military exercises between the Philippines and the US, outside Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, suburban Manila…
A Y-20 transport aircraft releases decoy flares. Photo:China Military China’s Y-20 large transport aircraft has been enhanced by a new type of engine with a high bypass ratio, official media…
The ban on Afghan poppy cultivation is set to hit Europe’s heroin supplies Rachel Marsden is a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English. rachelmarsden.com…
Holdings at People’s Bank rise to more than 2,000 tonsPrecious metal hit its highest in more than a year this week ByBloomberg China boosted its gold reserves for a fifth…
© AFP 2023 / WANG ZHAO Subscribe International India Africa Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has urged Japan not to aid the US in its efforts to curb the development of China’s…
© AP Photo / Vincent Yu Subscribe International India Africa Ilya Tsukanov All materialsWrite to the author China surpassed the US’s GDP in purchasing power parity terms in 2013, and…
The country’s first privately built liquid-fueled rocket blasted off on Sunday A TL-2 Y1 rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, April 2, 2023 © Gov.cn / Xinhua The…
Photo: VCGChina’s cyberspace authority said on Friday that it is commencing a review of products sold in the Chinese market by US-based memory chip maker Micron to ensure supply chain…