China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said, the largest such incursion this year.
The flights by the People's Liberation Army aircraft came a day after the United States and (...)
A powerful 5.8 earthquake struck Qinghai province located in north-western China, the China Earthquake Networks Center said on Sunday according to Sputnik.
The earthquake was registered at 10:21 local time (02:21 GMT) in the Delingha seat of the (...)
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake hit Delingha, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province at 10:21 a.m. on Sunday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported.
According to CENC, the epicenter was (...)
Survivors' tales are slowly beginning to come out of Tonga, after Saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami.
The tale of one man, Lisala Folau, captured global attention after he told a local radio station that he swam for more than a day to survive (...)
Iran, China and Russia on Friday began joint naval drills in the northern Indian Ocean on Friday, state media reported.
Navies from Iran's armed forces and Revolutionary Guards are taking part in the "2022 Marine Security Belt", Rear Admiral Mostafa (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced on Wednesday its approval for skier Fayik Abdi to represent the Kingdom in Alpine skiing races at the Winter Olympics.
Abdi will compete in giant slalom during Saudi Arabia's maiden (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Investment (MISA) opens six international offices in Washington, London, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Paris. This comes as part of the ministry's international expansion plans in 2019 and 2021 and its goals to establish 11 (...)
As the Beijing Winter Olympics draws nearer, the troubled Xinjiang region is being painted as a poster destination for China's ballooning winter sports industry. Many foreign firms are rushing to be part of that, despite Western countries alleging (...)
A leading business organization says more than 40% of its members are considering leaving Hong Kong due to the city's strict coronavirus rules.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong pointed to border closures as a major issue for those (...)
Only "selected" spectators will be permitted at next month's Beijing Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Monday.
Beijing had already announced that no fans from outside the country would be permitted at the events, and had (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing for the first time in the sports history of the country.
The Saudi winter sports team skiers Salman Al-Howaish and Fayik Abdi achieved the qualification points to (...)
The Saudi winter sports team players Salman Al-Huwaish and Faeq Abedi achieved the qualification points to participate in the Olympic Winter Games 2022.
The Olympic Winter Games 2022 will be hosted by the Chinese capital, Beijing, from 4 to 20 (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the opening day of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month, Moscow said on Friday.
"We are preparing for an official Russian-Chinese summit," Russian Foreign Minister (...)
China has denied interfering in UK politics after MI5 warned an agent of the country had infiltrated Parliament, BBC reported.
The security service said Christine Ching Kui Lee "established links" for the Chinese Communist Party with current and (...)
Aramco and China Building Materials Academy (CBMA) announced the launch of NEXCEL, a new Non-metallic Excellence and Innovation Center to further advance the use of non-metallic materials in the building and construction sector. The center was (...)
The president of crisis-hit Sri Lanka has asked China to restructure its debt repayments as part of efforts to help the South Asian country navigate its worsening financial situation, BBC reported.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa made the request during a (...)
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf has highlighted the importance of enhancing GCC-Chinese relations to serve common interests.
Dr. Al-Hajraf made the remarks on the occasion of (...)
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf has highlighted the importance of enhancing GCC-Chinese relations to serve joint interests.
Dr. Al-Hajraf made his remarks on the occasion of (...)
Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after Wall Street fell on worries the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as soon as March, the Associated Press reported.
The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2% to 3,587.03 and the Hang Seng in Hong (...)
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocked northwest China's Qinghai Province.
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) stated tonight that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers and was located 140 kilometers northwest of (...)
Taiwan has said it will set up a $200m (£148m) fund to invest in Lithuania as it tries to fend off Chinese diplomatic and trade pressure on the Baltic state, BBC reported.
Taipei said it aims to make its first investment later this year and the (...)
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Thursday after investors saw minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting as a sign the U.S. central bank might hike interest rates faster to cool inflation, the Associated Press reported.
Shanghai, Tokyo, (...)
China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers published by the Kremlin on Monday.
It said that (...)
At least five people were killed by a landslide in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou, Sputnik quoted the local authorities as saying.
The landslide occurred at a construction site in the city of Bijie on Monday evening, trapping more than (...)
A city in central China has gone into lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to local authorities quoted by CNN.
The municipal government of Yuzhou, Henan province said all 1.2 million residents will be confined to their homes after just (...)
