• China warns against bullying of citizens amid row with Canada

    China warns against bullying of citizens amid row with Canada

    Dec 11, 2018 09:14

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned against the “bullying” of its citizens amid a diplomatic row with Canada over the detention of a Huawei Telecom executive on a United States arrest warrant.

  • China slams ‘inhumane’ treatment of Huawei executive

    China slams ‘inhumane’ treatment of Huawei executive

    Dec 11, 2018 02:30

    China has ratcheted up its protest over the arrest of an executive of telecom giant Huawei on a US warrant in Canada, calling reports of her treatment "inhumane" as she seeks her release on bail for health reasons.

  • US ambassador summoned in Beijing over arrest of top Huawei executive

    US ambassador summoned in Beijing over arrest of top Huawei executive

    Dec 10, 2018 05:01

    China has summoned the ambassador of the United States in Beijing to express its protest against the “extremely bad” arrest of a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in Canada, calling on Washington to drop its extradition request.

  • Iranian, Chinese cities sign sisterhood agreement

    Iranian, Chinese cities sign sisterhood agreement

    Dec 09, 2018 09:19

    The mayors of Iran’s Northern city of Gorgan and Southern Chinese city of Guangzhou signed a sisterhood agreement to broaden cooperation in various areas, including urban management and development.

  • US instigating wars, acts of terror in Asia: Iran's parliament speaker

    US instigating wars, acts of terror in Asia: Iran's parliament speaker

    Dec 09, 2018 02:48

    Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States seeks to engage Asian countries in wars and acts of terror with the purpose of exhausting their resources and hindering their progress.

  • China reaching deeper and deeper into Nepal

    China reaching deeper and deeper into Nepal

    Dec 07, 2018 15:49

    A planned Himalayan railway connecting China to Nepal will give the landlocked latter nation a vital new trade route but also stir security concerns in neighboring India.

  • Larijani: US took Daesh terrorists to Afghanistan

    Larijani: US took Daesh terrorists to Afghanistan

    Dec 07, 2018 08:54

    Parliament Speaker of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Larijani says the United States has transferred a large number of Daesh terrorists to Afghanistan over the past years.

  • US trade deficit in October reaches $55.5 billion, 10-year high

    US trade deficit in October reaches $55.5 billion, 10-year high

    Dec 07, 2018 08:43

    The US trade deficit jumped to a 10-year high in October, suggesting the tariffs imposed this year on allies and adversaries alike by US President Donald Trump to shrink the trade gap have so far been ineffective.

  • Djibouti: The Casablanca of a new Cold War

    Djibouti: The Casablanca of a new Cold War

    Dec 07, 2018 04:42

    Nowhere in the world are there so many military bases run by rival nations in such close proximity than in East Africa's Djibouti, where intrigue is rife and espionage is “de rigueur”, says Swedish journalist Bertil Lintner in his report for Asia Times, titled: “Djibouti: The Casablanca of a new Cold War.”

  • US knew Canada would arrest China Huawei's CFO: John Bolton

    US knew Canada would arrest China Huawei's CFO: John Bolton

    Dec 07, 2018 04:05

    US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton has acknowledged the threats posed by Chinese mobile giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, saying he knew that Canada was planning to arrest its top Finance Executive, Meng Wanzhou, after she arrived in the country to take part in a tech conference.