Russia and US battle for advantage in Ukraine war ahead of Trump's return    Fate of Gaetz ethics report uncertain after congressional panel deadlocked    Rust premieres at low-key film festival three years after shooting    Indian billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on fraud charges    Indian students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years    US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn't guarantee release of hostages    Bill Gates: Saudi Arabia's great global roles enhance its position as a symbol of humanity    Traffic Department: Use of mobile phones while driving is main cause of traffic accidents in Madinah region    Saudi justice minister visits Eurojust to enhance judicial collaboration    SAMA and Nazaha join hands in combating corruption    Al-Khateeb: $100 million will be spent annually to train 100,000 Saudis in tourism    Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over crypto investments    Rafael Nadal: Farewell to the 'King of Clay'    Indonesia shocks Saudi Arabia with 2-0 victory in AFC Asian Qualifiers    Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out    Yemeni Orchestra's captivating performances in Riyadh, showcasing shared cultural legacies    Future of Ronaldo's Al Nassr contract remains undecided, says Saudi Pro League CEO    Salem Al-Dawsari out for three weeks, Ruben Neves to return in January after surgery    GASTAT report: 45.1% of Saudis are overweight    Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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Indian students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years
For more than a decade, Chinese students have flocked to the United States, drawn by the prestige of an overseas education and the glamor of the American Dream. Education consultancies flourished across China, with parents paying big bucks for (...)

21 - 11 - 2024
Hong Kong's leading democracy activists handed lengthy prison terms in mass trial
More than 40 of Hong Kong's best-known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges, in the biggest single blow to the city's already shrinking political freedoms following Beijing's sweeping (...)

19 - 11 - 2024
Driver detained after car plows into people exercising in Chinese city
Police in southern China have detained the driver of a car that plowed into people exercising in the grounds of an outdoor sports center on Monday evening, leaving scores injured. A car "hit multiple pedestrians and then fled the scene" at the (...)

12 - 11 - 2024
China is building new villages on its remote Himalayan border
High in the mist-shrouded Himalayas, a winding mountain road opens to a clearing in the pine forested valley, revealing rows of uniform Tibetan-style houses, each topped with a Chinese flag. Construction is booming in this remote place. Piles of (...)

06 - 11 - 2024
TikTok founder becomes China's richest man
The surging global popularity of TikTok has seen the co-founder of its parent company, ByteDance, become China's richest person. According to a rich list produced by the Hurun Research Institute, Zhang Yiming is now worth $49.3bn (£38bn) — 43% more (...)

30 - 10 - 2024
Chinese police target Halloween revellers in Shanghai
A heavy police response has stifled Halloween celebrations in Shanghai, in what many have viewed as an attempt by authorities to crack down on large public gatherings and freedom of expression. Witnesses have told the BBC they saw police dispersing (...)

28 - 10 - 2024
Twelfth monkey dies in HK zoo amid bacterial outbreak
A twelfth monkey died at a Hong Kong zoo, with tests underway to determine if it succumbed to the same bacterial infection that killed 11 other monkeys in the past 10 days. The De Brazza's monkey had been isolated since 13 October when the first (...)

24 - 10 - 2024
Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan on eve of Communist China's 75th birthday
Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his pledge to achieve "reunification" with Taiwan on the eve of Communist China's 75th birthday, as Beijing flexed its military might in the run-up to the national holiday. At a state banquet celebrating the (...)

01 - 10 - 2024
BTS star Suga fined $11,500 for drink-driving
Suga from K-pop boy band BTS has been fined 15 million won ($11,500; £8,600) for driving an electric scooter while intoxicated, according to media reports. The singer, whose real name is Min Yoon-gi, was indicted in August after police found him (...)

30 - 09 - 2024
Hong Kong jails two journalists for sedition
A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after they were found guilty in a landmark sedition case last month. Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, editors at the now-defunct Stand News media outlet, had published (...)

26 - 09 - 2024
Boy, 10, killed in new China stabbing attack near Japanese school
A 10-year-old boy attending a Japanese school in southern China has died after being stabbed on his way to class on Wednesday, according to Tokyo's foreign minister, in the second knife attack near a Japanese school in the country in recent (...)

19 - 09 - 2024
Shanghai slammed by strongest storm in seven decades
Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades, with flights, trains and highways suspended during a national holiday. Typhoon (...)

16 - 09 - 2024
Ex-CIA officer jailed for 10 years as spy for China
A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for the Chinese government. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, was arrested in August 2020 after admitting to an undercover FBI agent that he sold US secrets to China. Ma, a (...)

12 - 09 - 2024
US and Chinese commanders hold rare talks to dial down risk of 'miscalculation'
American and Chinese military commanders spoke in a long-anticipated call Tuesday as the two powers seek to manage their intensifying rivalry in a contentious Asia-Pacific region – and repair lines of military communication severed more than two (...)

10 - 09 - 2024
Row over aircons in classrooms as China swelters
A row has erupted on Chinese social media over the use of air conditioners in classrooms as the country endures an unseasonal heatwave. Parents in some of China's hottest cities have called on schools to install air conditioners as temperatures (...)

10 - 09 - 2024
China moon samples reveal water molecules in groundbreaking discovery, scientists say
As Chinese scientists analyzed the soil samples that their lunar probe brought back from the moon, they realized something groundbreaking: There was water found along with minerals in the soil. Finding water on the moon is, on its own, nothing new. (...)

06 - 08 - 2024
At least 30 dead after Typhoon Gaemi cut off towns in China's Hunan province
Heavy rains and floods from Typhoon Gaemi caused at least 30 deaths and left 35 people missing across eight towns in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday, citing local authorities. On Thursday, (...)

02 - 08 - 2024
Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing 'ending' their division, China says
Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah have signed an agreement on "ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity" in Beijing, China said Tuesday. The announcement followed reconciliation talks hosted by China involving 14 (...)

23 - 07 - 2024
Airline apologizes after two blind passengers removed from plane
Budget airline HK Express has apologized after two blind passengers alleged its crew removed them from a flight citing safety concerns, in an ordeal that left them feeling "insulted and embarrassed." Passengers Andy Chui, 34, and John Li, 27, were (...)

09 - 07 - 2024
Hungary's Orban holds talks with Xi during surprise Beijing visit, days after meeting Putin
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing Monday, days after a controversial visit to Moscow and another to Kyiv that the far-right European leader described as a "peace mission." Orban, who has been widely (...)

08 - 07 - 2024
Chinese rocket crashes after accidental launch during ground test
A Chinese rocket crashed after being accidentally launched during a ground test Sunday, its company Space Pioneer said in a statement. The crash happened when the first stage of the Tianlong-3 rocket detached from its launch pad during a test, due (...)

01 - 07 - 2024
China's Chang'e-6 moon mission returns to Earth with historic far-side samples
China's Chang'e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon in a major step forward for the country's ambitious space program. The reentry module (...)

25 - 06 - 2024
Suspected Chinese rocket debris seen falling over village after launch, video shows
Suspected debris from a Chinese rocket was seen plummeting to the ground over a village in southwest China on Saturday, leaving a trail of bright yellow smoke and sending villagers running, according to videos on Chinese social media and sent to CNN (...)

25 - 06 - 2024
US blasts 'aggressive' China over South China Sea collision with Philippine ship
The United States on Monday condemned China over a collision with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of increasingly fraught confrontations that have raised the potential of a flashpoint for global conflict in (...)

18 - 06 - 2024
Chinese #MeToo journalist jailed for five years
A prominent female #MeToo activist in China has been handed a five-year jail sentence for "subversion against the state". Sophia Huang Xueqin was convicted and sentenced on Friday, nearly 10 months after she went on trial. Labor activist Wang (...)

14 - 06 - 2024
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