Canada, US call for ‘immediate release’ of two Canadians held by China
AFP | Ottawa and Washington on Friday stepped up pressure on Beijing, calling for the immediate release of two Canadians detained in apparent retaliation for...
Arrests fuel anxieties among China Canadian expats
AFP | The arrest of a third Canadian in China has heightened anxiety even in an expatriate community accustomed to some level of fear and...
Smiling at danger, China’s finless porpoise fights to survive
AFP | In an oxbow lake along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a breathy sigh pierces the surface stillness as one of China’s...
Huawei rejects Western security fears, says ‘no evidence’
AFP | Huawei defended its global ambitions and network security on Tuesday in the face of Western fears that the Chinese telecom giant could serve...
US – China rivalry in Indo-Pacific region and Chinese energy security
Amina Khan | Historically, the region has been most important for the US, having its naval bases one of which is Diego Garcia being located...
Asian markets sink with Wall St on global outlook fears
AFP | Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday following a sharp retreat on Wall Street fuelled by increasing worries about the global economy, while investors await...
Why is Chabahar Port no match for Gwadar?
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | India launched a new conduit for trade with Afghanistan when it shipped 1.1 million tons of wheat to Afghanistan from...
What Rivalry? Chinese, Indian troops dance together in joint exercises
AFP | Indian and Chinese soldiers looked to have hit it off in their first joint exercises since a dangerous standoff last year, with videos...
Huawei Arrest: Beijing detains Canadian ex-diplomat
AFP | A top Huawei executive facing US accusations of Iran sanctions violations was granted bail in Canada on Tuesday, hours after a former Canadian...
Trump says could intervene in Chinese exec’s case
AFP | US President Donald Trump said in an interview Tuesday that he may intervene in the US case against a top Huawei executive detained...
China warns against ‘bullying’ of its citizens
AFP | China's foreign minister warned Tuesday against the "bullying" of any Chinese citizen, amid a diplomatic fracas over the arrest of a Huawei executive...
Apple phones still sold in China despite ban
AFP | Apple stores in China continued with business as usual Tuesday despite a court-ordered ban on iPhone sales, but the US tech giant faces...