Pakistan and India have agreed to immediately cease military hostilities in disputed Kashmir by restoring a 2003 truce to deescalate tensions between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals. The two ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan offers Sri Lanka $50m credit line for defence purchases
Pakistan has extended a $50m line of credit for defence purchases to Sri Lanka, its foreign ministry says as Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan concludes a landmark visit to the island nation. An ... ( read original story ...)
India and Pakistan agree to stop firing along disputed Kashmir border
Frequent clashes and cross-border shelling along the Line of Control in recent months reportedly killed multiple civilians. ( read original story ...)
Illegal gold mine in Indonesia collapses, killing 6 workers
An illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has collapsed on nearly two dozen people working inside, killing six and leaving another worker missing ... ( read original story ...)
China celebrates official end of extreme poverty, lauds Xi
The ruling Communist Party is celebrating the official end of extreme poverty in China with a propaganda campaign that praises President Xi Jinping’s role, part of efforts to cement his image as a ... ( read original story ...)
In China, an Electric Car Maker Loses Money but Thinks Big
Nio can tap an extensive supply chain that Beijing has built to achieve its dream of dominating the manufacture of electric cars. ( read original story ...)
This $4,500 electric car is reportedly outselling Tesla’s Model 3 in China by almost two to one
State-owned SAIC Motor sold almost twice as many of its budget EVs in China in January than Tesla did of its Model 3, the BBC reported. ( read original story ...)
China denies subjecting US diplomats to COVID-19 anal tests
China has denied subjecting U.S. diplomats to COVID-19 anal tests following reports from Washington that some of its personnel have been forced to undergo the procedure ... ( read original story ...)
Xi asserts success of China’s anti-poverty drive to cement his status
Xi Jinping has claimed personal responsibility for eradicating poverty in China in an attempt to assert his position as one of the country’s epoch-defining leaders. The Chinese president on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Australian fashion influencer Margaret Zhang appointed editor-in-chief of Vogue China
Experts say the 27-year-old can help ‘keep the good ties rolling’ between the two countries at a time of ‘political skirmishes’ ... ( read original story ...)