China has returned 10 Indian soldiers captured during a deadly clash between the two countries in a disputed border area of the Himalayas this week, according to senior Indian security officials. ( read original story ...)
China company says its vaccine could be complete by ‘autumn’
A China-based pharmaceutical company claims its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is proving to be safe and effective on humans so far. ( read original story ...)
China indicts two Canadians for spying, escalating dispute over Huawei case
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been detained since 2018 as Beijing pressures Canada to drop extradition proceedings against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Aligned Countries in Asia Are Under Pressure From China
"For the first time in its modern history, China is in a position to dictate the terms of its relationship with the rest of the world," Cornell University Associate Professor Allen Carlson told ... ( read original story ...)
India-China Border Clash Shows Rising Risk in Beijing’s Territorial Push
A deadly border skirmish between China and India this week illustrates the dangers of the increasingly forceful approach Beijing has adopted in asserting territorial claims along its periphery. ( read original story ...)
China points finger back at India following deadly clash
China and India are exchanging blame following a violent clash in the Galwan area of India's Ladakh region, as Indians took to the streets to demonstrate against China, burning Chinese products and ... ( read original story ...)
In This Coronavirus Wave, China Tries Something New: Restraint
The city of Beijing has tested 1.1 million people in less than a week and has halted many flights, but has not imposed the citywide lockdowns used in provincial outbreaks. ( read original story ...)
India’s opposition leaders question Modi over China clash
India’s prime minister is meeting with top opposition leaders who question whether intelligence failures allowed China to build up its forces in disputed Himalayan territory ahead of a clash that kill ... ( read original story ...)
How Chinese central bank’s move in HDFC alerted New Delhi to tighten rules
India’s concern was mainly over Chinese opportunism. By the second half of April, India began to put in place controls to screen Chinese investment proposals in Indian companies. ( read original story ...)
Press review: What are Telegram’s prospects and Cyprus may lose its offshore luster
According to experts interviewed by Izvestia, officials decided not to leave Telegram’s multi-million audience outside the legal framework, and the service’s owner Pavel Durov probably made some ... ( read original story ...)