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Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect — a former student — has been arrested, police said. The scene after the knife attack in Yixing, Jiangsu province in China on November 16, 2024. Photo: whyyoutouzhele, via X. The attack […]
A Taiwanese fishing boat captain held in China for more than four months on allegations of illegal fishing has been released after paying a fine, Taiwan’s coast guard said Saturday. Cityview of Taipei, Taiwan. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The boat called Da Jin Man 88 was carrying five crew members when it was seized by […]
US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet for the last time Saturday, a day after both leaders warned of turbulent times ahead for the world as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa in August 2023. Photo: BRICS. Their […]
By Joy Chiang Taiwan will keep strengthening its military capabilities, a senior security official said, in an apparent signal to US President-elect Donald Trump that the island is serious about shoring up its own defences. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te attends the opening of a new living quarters at an air force base, on November 8, […]
By AFP A global union announced yesterday that it had filed complaints against three major clothing brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their alleged continued sourcing of garments from junta-run Myanmar. The Switzerland-based IndustriALL Global Union said that it and the two banned Myanmar unions Confederation of Trade Unions, Myanmar and Industrial […]
Thirty-five people were killed and 43 wounded when a car ploughed into people exercising around a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, local police said Tuesday. The aftermath of the ramming outside a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai. Screenshot: LUOXIANGZY, via X. The ramming was reported on Monday, […]
China’s largest online shopping bonanza wraps up on Monday, with analysts and investors watching for signs that consumption is rebounding in the world’s second-largest economy after recent efforts by Beijing to boost activity. A man squats in a shopping mall in Beijing on November 8, 2024. Photo: Greg Baker/AFP. “Singles Day” — launched by tech […]
By Allison Jackson and Amber Wang Taiwan has publicly hailed Donald Trump’s US election victory, but analysts warn it may end up paying a high price for American support to defend itself against China. Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te speaks at an event to celebrate the island’s National Day, on October 10, 2024. Photo: Wang Yu […]
China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060. China is the world’s biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say drive global warming and climate change. Solar panels. Photo: Kelly L/Pexels.com. But it is also […]
Philippine Air Force’s NC212i provides logistic support during the simulated island seizure exercise as part of the AJEX DAGIT-PA 08-2024 on November 6 at Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea. MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) showed indifference to the presence of Chinese warships during Wednesday’s maritime drills in the West […]