Author: Desk Team
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Former student leaders are jailed by a Hong Kong court for encouraging violence against police.
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Monday (Oct 30) sentenced four former members of the student union of the University of Hong Kong to two years in jail for inciting others to wound police officers after they issued a statement supporting a man who stabbed a policeman. District Court Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching…
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Putin will skip the G20 summit in India in favor of the Belt and Road event in China.
According to three sources cited by Bloomberg, Russian President Vladimir Putin will go to China for the Belt and Road Forum in October. Putin’s visit would be his first since an international arrest warrant was issued for him on charges of war crimes, charges which the Kremlin has categorically rejected. Russian President Vladimir Putin has…
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Interview: A Bangladeshi expert claims that BRI demonstrates China’s commitment to collaboration and mutual growth.
According to a Bangladeshi expert, China’s commitment to promoting international collaboration and mutual growth is reflected in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). According to Nasim Mahmmud, executive director of the Center for East Asia Foundation (CEAF), a non-profit and non-political independent study circle, the BRI, proposed by China in 2013, has shown significant development…
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CCP’s membership loss is a reflection of the party’s shifting dynamics.
According to recently released data, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) saw a sharp decline in its membership drive in 2022. This can be attributed to the rigorous screening process introduced for new applicants as part of the party’s organizational restructuring to promote ideological progress, according to the Dhaka Tribune. New candidates had to go through…
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Afghanistan will be included in the BRI corridor by China and Pakistan.
Afghanistan will be included in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s expansion. China and Pakistan reached a consensus on this on Saturday. The nations want to assist Afghanistan in rebuilding its infrastructure, which has suffered financially as a result of the Taliban’s rule. Together, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will…
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Africa this time around: Chinese drawn in by unrealized potential claim that it’s a “not ideal market,” but one “where we could survive.”
This article is the second of a two-part series examining the situation of trade and tourism between China and Africa at the moment. The Tanzanian embassy in China organized a two-week promotional tour to Tanzania in May, and The Post took part. Part one is available here. The travels started as soon as China’s borders…
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China’s local government gained money by $12 billion through using fraudulent real estate transactions.
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), China’s local government exaggerated earnings by almost USD 12 billion last year via phony land sales. There are around 70 areas where landowners sell their properties and state-owned holdings to one another, redistributing funds to make it look as if more money is coming in. An worldwide daily…
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Australia’s corruption investigation reveals ties to a state legislator in China
An investigation into corruption that spanned years and looked at economic connections with China found on Thursday that the former premier of the most populous state in Australia participated in corrupt activity with a different legislator with whom she had a covert relationship. According to a report by the New South Wales Independent Commission into…
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Maldives ruling party holds high-stakes presidential primary
Male, Maldives – The Maldives’s governing party is set to hold a primary that is pitting incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih against his former ally and the nation’s first democratically-elected leader, Mohamed Nasheed. The closely fought election on Saturday follows a bitter campaign, with Nasheed framing the poll as a choice between autocracy and democracy,…
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When Will There Be ‘China Pe Charcha’ In Parliament: Congress To PM Modi
The Congress Thursday sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi when will there be a discussion in Parliament on the border conflict with China as it released a calendar of “catastrophic mistakes” by the BJP government in 2022 regarding Beijing. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera posed a set of questions to Modi while claiming that…