As the U.S. exits Afghanistan, Beijing is preparing to swoop into the war-torn country and fill the vacuum left by the departed U.S. and NATO troops.China is poised to make an exclusive entry into …
China expands influence as it warns nations of ‘broken heads’ if they intervene
The Chinese communist regime is moving aggressively to expand its influence abroad, while issuing unveiled threats to other countries that might think of trying to stop it – as the U.S. is trying to …
Astronauts at China’s new space station conduct first spacewalk
Astronauts dock at the Tiangong station where they will remain for three months as Beijing presses on with extraterrestrial ambitions …
Little Laos piling up big debts to China
Laos redeemed a US$150 million bond listed on the Singapore Exchange, chipping away only slightly at its ballooning external debt owed over the next five years. The $150 million bond, sold on the …
Macau reports imported COVID-19 case
China’s Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) reported one new imported COVID-19 case on Saturday, bringing the SAR’s total number of confirmed cases to 55, according to the Novel Coronavirus …
Life in Taiwan double-edged as China-US rivalry intensifies
The stakes are high, the temperature is rising, but global dependency on Taiwan’s computer chips has a cooling effect.
Kazakhstan to introduce new energy fees for crypto miners in 2022
According to data from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index, Kazakhstan is the fourth-largest country in the world in terms of its total Bitcoin hash rate share after China, the United …
‘Red Cradles’ Nurture China’s Next Generation of Communist Leaders
Communist Party schools and academies are inculcating Chinese officials in Xi Jinping Thought as the country shifts in a more authoritarian direction.
Hong Kong drinks company Vitasoy faces China netizen calls for boycott
Beverage maker Vitasoy (0345.HK) has become the latest target of Chinese netizens’ calls for a boycott after an employee circulated a memo online offering condolences to the family of a worker who had …
Russia eyes Mongolia as shortcut to China for natural gas
Russia and China could soon serve as an important transit country for Russian natural gas and its related supply …