China starts Tibet mega-dam construction amid India鈥檚 concern
China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said.
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Microsoft halts China-based tech support for Pentagon systems
Microsoft said Friday it is making sure that personnel based in China are not providing technical support for US Defense Department systems, after investigative news site ProPublica revealed the practice earlier this week...
Singapore facing 鈥榮erious鈥� cyberattack
Singapore announced it was battling a 鈥榮erious鈥� cyberattack against its critical infrastructure, attributing the hack to an espionage group that experts have linked to China...
China mulls economy-boosting measures to counter 鈥榮evere situation鈥�
China has a 鈥榩lentiful鈥� toolbox to avoid an economic slump in the second half of the year, its commerce minister said Friday as he admitted it faced a 鈥榲ery severe and complex situation鈥�.
China envoy discusses business
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen yesterday paid a courtesy call on commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and discussed different issues with special focus on further strengthening bilateral trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.
China, India, EU among Russia's main trading partners
US President Donald Trump is threatening to hit Russia's trading partners with tariffs of up to 100 per cent if Moscow does not end its war on Ukraine by the beginning of September.
China鈥檚 economy grows 5.2pc on trade war truce
China鈥檚 economy expanded more than five per cent in the second quarter, official data showed Tuesday, buoyed by strong exports but analysts warned that more work was needed to address sluggish consumer demand...
China鈥檚 鈥榥ew farmers鈥� learn to livestream in rural revitalisation
Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no longer enough to draw China鈥檚 app savvy crowd...
Australia PM eyeing trade on China trip
Anthony Albanese kicks off his second visit to China as Australian prime minister on Saturday, seeking to bolster recently stabilised trade ties even as geopolitical tensions remain high...
China heatwaves boost ice factory sales
In a high-ceilinged room on the outskirts of eastern China鈥檚 Hangzhou, workers use tongs to slide large blocks of frosty white ice along a metal track into a refrigerated truck.
US targets China鈥檚 attempts to dodge Trump tariffs
As president Donald Trump ramps up tariff threats on US trading partners, his administration is taking aim at a tactic said to be used by Chinese companies to dodge the levies by moving goods through third countries.
China, Canada vow stronger trade, Rohingya aid
China and Canada expressed their commitment to strengthening trade, investment, and humanitarian cooperation with Bangladesh while assuring continued support to address the protracted Rohingya crisis...
ASEAN meeting to condemn Myanmar violence: draft
A meeting involving top diplomats from Southeast Asia, China, Russia and the United States will condemn violence against civilians in war-torn Myanmar, according to a draft statement seen Thursday by AFP...
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday...
EU opens new probe into TikTok data transfer to China
An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had launched an investigation into TikTok over the transfer of European users鈥� personal data to servers in China...
China, Canada pledge deeper trade ties with Bangladesh
China and Canada have expressed their commitment to strengthening trade, investment and humanitarian cooperation with Bangladesh while assuring continued support to address the long-drawn-out Rohingya crisis.
China has full confidence in Bangladesh鈥檚 future elected government: envoy
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, Yao Wen, has said that China not only supports the current interim government but also has full confidence in Bangladesh鈥檚 future elected government...
Taiwan kicks off military drills in face of China threat
Taiwan kicked off its largest military drills Wednesday with regular troops joined by a record mobilisation of reservists for 10 days of training aimed at defending against a Chinese invasion...
China speeds up renewables building spree: report
China is accelerating its record-breaking renewable energy drive, installing 1.5 times more wind and solar this year than last 鈥� three-quarters of global capacity under construction, a report said Wednesday...
China targeted German plane over Red Sea: Berlin
Berlin on Tuesday said the Chinese military had targeted a laser at a German aircraft participating in an EU-led mission to protect marine traffic in the Red Sea...
8 dead, 31 missing in China-Nepal border floods
Floods triggered by torrential rains tore down a Himalayan mountain valley between China and Nepal on Tuesday, with at least eight killed and 31 missing, officials and state media said.
Bangladesh retains rank of 2nd largest RMG exporter
Bangladesh has retained its position as the world鈥檚 second largest readymade garment exporter in global RMG trade in 2024, according to the latest data published by the World Trade Organisation on Tuesday...
US-Vietnam trade deal sows new China standoff
Vietnam鈥檚 trade deal with the United States averts the most punishing of Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥榬eciprocal鈥� levies but has provoked new friction between Washington and Beijing...
China donates dengue materials to Bangladesh
The Chinese government has donated dengue prevention materials to help Bangladesh deal with the dengue cases effectively...
Why foreign capital keeps flowing into China
IN A global economic environment that remains shaky and uneven, China鈥檚 ability to attract foreign direct investment is more than just a bright spot. It is a quiet vindication of long-term planning, policy stability and a commitment to innovation-led growth. Contrary to western narratives of economic decoupling or investor flight, the latest data paint a far more grounded...
China keen to boost ties with elected govt, says Fakhrul
The Chinese government has expressed interest in working more closely with a future elected government in Bangladesh, signalling its expectations to strengthen bilateral cooperation through a deeper and more sincere engagement, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday...
MBPLC to collect tolls of Mukterpur Bridge
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority has recently signed an agreement with Mercantile Bank PLC regarding toll collection of the 6th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge, also called Mukterpur Bridge, said a press release...
Taiwan VP unfazed by alleged China plot
Taiwan鈥檚 vice-president said she would not be intimidated by Beijing after the government accused Chinese embassy staff of planning to ram her car during an official visit to Europe...
BNP delegation returns after five-day China visit
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, returned to Dhaka Friday night, following a five-day official visit to China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China.
China reaches trade deal framework with US
China confirmed on Friday details on the framework of a trade deal with the United States, saying Washington would lift 鈥榬estrictive measures鈥� while Beijing would 鈥榬eview and approve鈥� items under export controls.