China
At least 8 killed in mass stabbing in China
Police say a 21-year-old student went on a stabbing rampage in China's eastern city of Yixing, leaving at least 8 people dead and 17 wounded
Xi tells Biden ready for 'smooth transition' to Trump
After shaking hands to begin their meeting, Xi noted that Beijing's goals for stable ties with Washington remained unchanged
HIT-AND-RUN ATTACK / 35 killed, 43 hurt in south China
A hit-and-run attack at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai killed 35 people and severely injured 43, local police said yesterday.
China opposes new Philippine maritime law
China rejected Philippine maritime claims yesterday, saying new legislation “severely infringes on” Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests.
India, China complete troop withdrawal from key Ladakh friction points
Asian giants India and China have successfully withdrawn their troops from two key friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh, following a crucial agreement between the two nations, Indian media reported today, citing army sources
China says reached 'resolution' with India on contested border issues
China said today it had reached a "resolution" with India over issues related to their disputed border, after New Delhi said it had struck a deal with Beijing for military patrols along the frontier
China tested two missiles during war games: Taiwan
China test-fired two missiles during a day of military drills around Taiwan, a Taiwanese security official said, adding they were directed inland and not at the self-ruled island.
China ends day of ‘warning’ drills around Taiwan
China ended a day of military drills around Taiwan yesterday in which it deployed fighter jets and warships in what Beijing said was a “stern warning” to “separatist” forces on the self-ruled island.
Man kills 3, wounds 15 in Shanghai supermarket stabbing
A man killed three people and wounded 15 in a knife attack at a supermarket in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai, police said Tuesday
Taiwan on alert after detecting China missile firing
Taiwan said yesterday it was on heightened alert after detecting “multiple waves” of missile firings in inland China, days after Beijing test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile.
China launches missile into Pacific in rare test
China said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, firing it into the Pacific Ocean in its first such exercise in decades.
China ‘number one’ source of cyberattacks: Taiwan
Taiwan’s defence minister yesterday accused China of being the “number one country conducting daily cyberattacks” against the democratic island and denied allegations about Taipei-backed hackers targeting Beijing.
6 dead, 7 injured in central China bridge crash
Six people died after a car lost control and slammed into bikes and other vehicles on a bridge in central China's Hunan province early Monday morning, police said.
Chinese navy sails between Japanese islands near Taiwan
A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed between two Japanese islands near Taiwan for the first time, Japan’s military said yesterday, in the latest move by Beijing to anger the close US ally.
China says it tailed US aircraft
The Chinese military tailed a US aircraft that was passing through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait yesterday, Beijing’s army said, vowing to “resolutely defend national sovereignty”.
China, Russia chide West
Chinese and Russian defence officials took swipes at the West at a military diplomacy forum in Beijing on Friday, with China courting the Global South and Russia saying the United States was shifting military conflicts to the Asia-Pacific.
China signs finance co-op deal with debt distressed Maldives
China’s central bank on Friday said it had signed an agreement with the Maldivian authorities to strengthen trade and investment, as the debt-distressed Indian Ocean nation strives to avoid default.
China consumer prices edge up to six-month high in August
Chinese consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August to a six-month high, official data showed Monday, but the reading missed expectations and did little to soothe worries about sluggish spending in the world's number two economy