Rescuers conduct search and rescue operations after an earthquake on Dec. 19, 2023 in the Gansu province of China. Jia Shengyan | Visual China Group | Getty Images A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing 126 people … Read more
The meeting could provide a glimpse into the scrutiny that might result in both Qin and Li being removed from the body, which has close to 3,000 members. What haze around Qin Gang says about inner workings of China’s Communist Party After being hand-picked by Chinese President Xi Jinping, both men were abruptly removed from … Read more
Associated Press BEIJING — At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday. Search and rescue operations were underway in Gansu province and neighboring Qinghai province. The earthquake left more than 230 people injured, damaged houses and … Read more
By Katie Bo Lillis | CNN Foreign government efforts to target the 2022 US midterm elections appeared to grow compared with the 2018 elections, according to a declassified intelligence assessment released Monday, with a “diverse and growing group of foreign actors” participating. There was no known order from any foreign leader to “undertake a comprehensive, … Read more
Under the revision, “ships or other machinery or equipment illegally used for excavation of sand and gravel in [Taiwan’s] exclusive economic zone or on the continental shelf shall be confiscated regardless of who owns the facilities,” the legislature said in a statement on Monday. 30:18 Why Taiwan is a ‘life-or-death question’ for China: Cui Tiankai … Read more
A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents. Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law … Read more
5.9-magnitude quake sent strong tremors through parts of China’s Qinghai province on Tuesday night. Beijing: At least eight people were killed when a strong shallow earthquake sent tremors through northwest China overnight and destroyed some buildings, state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. The quake, which struck in Gansu province, caused significant damage, including collapsed houses, … Read more
Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing on February 9, 2021 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law … Read more
China will on Friday conduct sea trials for its first ocean research drilling vessel, capable of drilling at depths of more than 10,000 metres (32,800 feet), a key step towards beefing up the country’s deep-sea oil and gas exploration capabilities. It is China’s first vessel capable of ultra-deepwater research and drilling, Chinese state media reported … Read more
Two anti-submarine ships, the Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev of the Russian Pacific Fleet, took part in the exercise alongside a frigate and a corvette from Myanmar’s navy. Days after the exercise, the same Russian warships docked at Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port in the Bay of Bengal, marking a “huge milestone for Russia-Bangladesh relations”, according to … Read more
