China
Ukraine will be on the agenda when Spanish leader visits China
World
March 23, 2023
Ukraine will be on the agenda when Spanish leader visits China
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he will discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a…
Sandstorms blanket Beijing and northern China as air pollution soars off the charts
Environment
March 22, 2023
Sandstorms blanket Beijing and northern China as air pollution soars off the charts
Hong Kong CNN — A severe sandstorm has swept across Beijing and several northern provinces in China, blanketing the region…
Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware
Technology
March 22, 2023
Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware
Hong Kong CNN — Google has suspended Pinduoduo, a popular Chinese budget shopping app, from its Play Store after finding…
Egypt takes measures to counter high demand for US dollar
Business
March 22, 2023
Egypt takes measures to counter high demand for US dollar
The Egyptian government is trying to counter high demand for US dollar via new sources of foreign currency. One of…
Xi invites Putin to visit China
World
March 21, 2023
Xi invites Putin to visit China
Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to travel to China later this year, as the…
Scientists parse another clue to possible origins of Covid-19 as WHO says all possibilities ‘remain on the table’
Health & Fitness
March 20, 2023
Scientists parse another clue to possible origins of Covid-19 as WHO says all possibilities ‘remain on the table’
There’s a tantalizing new clue in the hunt for the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. A new analysis of genetic…
China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
World
March 18, 2023
China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin…
China has shattered the assumption of US dominance in the Middle East
Middle East
March 15, 2023
China has shattered the assumption of US dominance in the Middle East
CNN — With a grandiose diplomatic flourish China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in the process upending…
Egypt among top countries for weapons imports
Egypt
March 14, 2023
Egypt among top countries for weapons imports
Three of the top ten countries that imported weapons in the Middle East from 2018-2022 included Saudi Arabia, Qatar and…
Australia, the UK and US are joining forces in the Pacific, but will nuclear subs arrive quick enough to counter China?
Features/Interviews
March 14, 2023
Australia, the UK and US are joining forces in the Pacific, but will nuclear subs arrive quick enough to counter China?
Canberra, Australia CNN — More than a year after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia dropped the tightly…