Who is Yaoning ‘Mike’ Sun? China’s illegal agent serving as California political operative, aided Eileen Wang, sentenced to 4 years in federal prisonA 65-year-old political strategist, Yaoning "Mike" Sun, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for acting as an undisclosed agent of the Peop...
12 May, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
Trump is seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st state, and leaders worldwide are completely lost for wordsTrump's declaration that he is seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st US state has sent shockwaves through global diplomacy and en...
11 May, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Taiwan's parliament approves $25 bn defence spending billTaiwan's parliament approved a $25 billion defence spending bill on Friday that opposition lawmakers say will be used for US weapons, follo...
08 May, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
Big Chinese tech firms scramble to secure Huawei AI chips after DeepSeek V4 launchAmidst the growing competition in artificial intelligence, Chinese tech behemoths are racing to secure Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chips. The ur...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejectedThe Trump administration is scrambling to implement new, more durable tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down previous ones. Hearings a...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejectedAmerica is facing new import taxes. These tariffs aim to replace temporary ones that expire soon. The government is initiating investigatio...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
China's DeepSeek releases new AI model a year after viral riseChinese AI firm DeepSeek unveiled a new model with significantly lower costs and a massive one million word context. This development promi...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Outrage in China after streaming site debuts AI actor 'database'China's equivalent of Netflix, iQIYI, faced backlash on Monday over a new initiative that facilitates the use of actors' likenesses in arti...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
China’s Netflix expects AI to create bulk of shows in five yearsIQiyi Inc. is set to transform its operations, anticipating AI will generate most films and shows within five years. The company is launchi...
20 Apr, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
China weaponises Taiwan’s own voices in escalating information warChina is using social media platforms like Douyin to spread messages from Taiwanese opposition figures. These clips are then shared on plat...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leaderCheng Li-wun, the head of the Kuomingtang, and China’s President Xi Jinping held a high-profile meeting Friday during which they called for...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Chinese firm behind 'news' websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally, researchers findSpread over websites in 30 countries, the propaganda material is interspersed with news aggregated from local news outlets and Chinese stat...
08 Feb, 2024, 06.56 AM IST
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won't seek second term"I will complete my five year term as chief executive on the 30th of June this year, and I will also call an end to my 42 years of public s...
04 Apr, 2022, 09.40 AM IST
Hong Kong changes electoral law, reduces direct public voteThe new law empowers the city's national security department to check the backgrounds of potential candidates for public office and a sets ...
27 May, 2021, 02.36 PM IST
Hong Kong outlaws insulting China's national anthemThe pro-democracy camp sees the anthem bill as an infringement of freedom of expression and the greater rights that residents of the semi-a...
04 Jun, 2020, 04.08 PM IST
Wary China hopes Sirisena will continue pro-Beijing policiesAhead of the polls Sirisena has said that he would maintain equal ties with India and China and review the transparency of a host of Chines...
09 Jan, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
- 8 pro-Tibet protesters detained in Beijing
Eight pro-Tibet protesters who unfurled banners and spoke out about China's human rights abuses in Tibet have been detained near an Olympic...
13 Aug, 2008, 05.37 PM IST