Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
China is growing its nuclear weapons stockpile faster than any other country, report warns
LBC
·
17 June 2025, 10:09 he Dongfeng 41, a Chinese nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile. Picture: Alamy China is amassing a growing stockpile of nuclear warheads at a faster rate than any other country, a new report has revealed. Listen...
Chinese women's volleyball coach Zhao Yong promises exciting matches in Hong Kong
Xinhua News Agency
·
HONG KONG, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Yong, head coach of the Chinese women's national volleyball team, said Tuesday that China aims to deliver "exciting matches" at the Nations League. The Hong Kong, China leg of the tournament, set to begin at the...
Chinese referees Ma, Fu debut at 2025 Club World Cup
Xinhua News Agency
·
PHILADELPHIA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese referees Ma Ning and Fu Ming made their debut at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Monday, officiating in Flamengo's 2-0 victory over Tunisia's Esperance de Tunis. In the Group D opener, Dutch referee Danny...
China Eastern Airlines launches Shanghai-Geneva direct flight
China Daily
·
China Eastern Airlines' flight MU217 arrived at Geneva International Airport in Switzerland from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Monday (June 16) with 243 passengers onboard, marking its inaugural flight operated by the Shanghai-based...
China Focus: China's online literature draws 575 million readers, fueled by post-2000 fans
Xinhua News Agency
·
BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- China's online literature readership has swelled to 575 million, underscoring the growing dominance of digital storytelling in the country's cultural landscape. The 2024 China Online Literature Blue Book found that...
China accuses Trump of ‘pouring oil’ on Iran-Israel conflict as tensions escalate
Malay Mail
·
June 17, 2025
BEIJING, June 17 — China today accused President Donald Trump of “pouring oil” on the mounting conflict between Iran and Israel, after the US leader warned Tehran residents to “immediately evacuate”. Following decades of enmity and a prolonged...
China Suggests US Should Help Ease Tensions Between Israel, Iran
Mint
·
June 17, 2025
China suggested the US use its influence with Israel to stop the conflict with Iran from spilling over, a sign Beijing is becoming increasingly concerned about the stability of a region it relies on for energy supplies. “China calls on all parties...
China's online literature expands overseas readership
BDNews24
·
China counted over a half billion consumers of online literature last year - a record - according to an official report, while the number of overseas users also jumped as authorities promoted the industry as a cultural export and soft power tool....
China gives glimpse of J-35A fighter model in sales bid at Paris Air Show
South China Morning Post
·
June 17, 2025
China has displayed a scale model of its latest fifth-generation fighter jet overseas for the first time as part of its advanced military aircraft line-up at a major air show in Europe this week. China National Aero-Technology Import & Export...
China throws weight behind Pakistan and Iran
Financial Express
·
China purports to be a neutral and responsible force for good on the international stage, but its allegiances are as parochial as those of any other nation. This is demonstrated by its unstinting support for friends like Pakistan and Iran as they...
China makes substantial strides in desertification control
Xinhua News Agency
·
BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- China has made substantial strides in combating desertification, with 365 million mu (about 24.3 million hectares) of desertified areas turned into green land since 2012, data from the National Forestry and Grassland...
Chinese embroidery shines on world stage
People's Daily Online
·
1. Liang Zhongmei (right) teaches embroidery skills to a woman. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee) 2. Aniu Axia (right) teaches embroidery skills to a woman. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee) 3. Wang Qiuyu (left) helps an international student...
China’s state security agency warns of phishing emails sent by foreign spies
South China Morning Post
·
June 17, 2025
China’s top spy agency said foreign agents had sent Chinese military research institutes fake job applications in emails with a Trojan program embedded in them. In a social media post on Tuesday, the Ministry of State Security said they were among...
)
China’s nuclear arsenal growing fastest, to touch 1,500 warheads by 2035: SIPRI
Firstpost
·
June 17, 2025
China has the world’s fastest-growing nuclear arsenal that is expected to more than double over the next decade, according to latest analysis from the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI). In the SIPRI Yearbook 2025, analysts said that...
China’s most popular crypto payment card service is shutting down
crypto.news
·
June 17, 2025
China’s most popular crypto card payment service, Infini, has declared to shut down all their card services and focusing more on financial management for the future. According to a Telegram notice, starting from June 17 all of Infini’s card...
China records 5.8% industrial growth in May, 6.3% in Jan-May period
Fibre 2 Fashion
·
China's value-added industrial output of major enterprises, whose annual primary business revenue reaches or exceeds 20 million yuan (~$2.79 million), rose by 5.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 0.61 per cent compared to April, according to the...
Chinese civil servants face dine-out restrictions amid austerity drive
The News International
·
Some Chinese civil servants are now prohibited from dining out in groups larger than three, following a series of alcohol-related deaths at official banquets as part of a broader austerity initiative aimed at curbing extravagant spending in the...
Shanghai artists' works on show in Beijing
China Daily
·
Sound of Spring, by Bao Ying. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] At the turn of the 19th century, the Shanghai School emerged as a leading reformative force in the Chinese art scene. The artists' group initiated a fresh painting style to...
China's government has lost trust in their fair weather trading partner
interest.co.nz
·
By David Mahon* ‘Without high mindedness… you will surely fall into someone’s conspiracy.’ Hong Zicheng, 1600 C.E. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visits Beijing this week, his first trip to China since being elected 18 months ago. He...
Chinese chatter: Why Beijing is worried about Modi's G7 visit
India Today
·
June 17, 2025
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Canada to attend the G7 talks, two big concerns seem to have gripped China’s strategic community. Will G7 jointly deal with China’s rare-earth control? Beijing's restrictions on rare earth exports in recent...