US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that China will have to face repercussions over human rights abuses. "The US must speak up on human rights abuses and that there will be repercussions for China, and (Xi Jinping) knows that," Biden said during CNN town hall.

The Imran Khan government is struggling badly to keep Pakistan Railways on track after putting "all its eggs in the Chinese basket" and Beijing pulling the plug on financing various projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of its Belt and

On the first day of their visit to Jammu and Kashmir, a group of foreign envoys interacted with elected representatives of all political parties on Wednesday. Speaking about the District Development Council (DDC) polls held last year, Srinagar Municipal Corporation Mayor Junaid Mattu said

Hackers attacked military-run government websites in Myanmar on Thursday as a cyber war erupted after authorities shut down the internet for a fourth straight night. A group called Myanmar Hackers disrupted multiple government websites including the Central Bank, Myanmar Military's

Three North Koreans have been charged in the US over a scheme to steal and extort more than $1.3bn (£940m) from banks and businesses around the world. The three, who are not in custody, are also accused of deploying malicious cryptocurrency programs. A Canadian-American

It is February Pakistan will again be making a pitch for removal from the ignominious Grey List of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).  In 2018, the country was placed in the list of “jurisdictions under increased monitoring”, more popularly known as the Grey List

China is locked in a heated diplomatic confrontation with the U.S. At home, President Xi Jinping continues to strengthen his grip on power. All the while, the world is struggling to stop the coronavirus pandemic that started on Chinese soil. Nikkei's bureau chief in China, Tetsushi

More than 200 Indian-origin people occupy leadership positions in as many as 15 countries, including the US and the UK, building a legacy for future generations, according to a first-of-its-kind list by a US-based organisation working among the Indian diaspora. The 2021 Indiaspora

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has claimed Victoria's controversial Belt and Road Initiative agreement with China has no benefits and could be ripped up in a matter of weeks. Victorian Premier Dan Andrews signed a memorandum of understanding in 2018 with China relating to its mega,

The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made her first public appearance for the first time in over a year, according to state media. Ri Sol-ju joined her husband at a concert on Tuesday to mark the birthday of Kim's late father and former leader, Kim Jong-il. Ms Ri has

Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been handed a second criminal charge on the day she appeared in court via video link. Ms Suu Kyi, who was earlier charged with possessing illegal walkie-talkies, is now also alleged to have violated the country's

The federal and Sindh governments’ reported intention to create a settlement in the coastal areas of Sujawal district for Kashmiri families has drawn a sharp reaction from Sindhi nationalist groups and the Sheerazis, considered to be the most influential political family of Thatta

In 2018, the late chef, traveller and television personality, Anthony Bourdain, made a programme about Hong Kong in which he interviewed members of a local post-punk band. One of them spoke of concerns about disappearing freedoms and the lack of venues to perform in. But, they declared,

In January, Taiwan reported several “large incursions” by Chinese warplanes during US President Joe Biden’s first few weeks in office. Earlier this week, Mr Biden called China’s President Xi Jinping for the first time since he was sworn into the White House. Mr

An overcrowded bus drove off a bridge and into a canal in central India on Tuesday, killing at least 40 people, an official said. Six people were rescued after the accident in Madhya Pradesh state, District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Choudhary said. He said more than 46 people were

The UN has told Myanmar's military junta that "the right of peaceful assembly must fully be respected". In a phone call, UN Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener warned that "any form of heavy-handed response is likely to have severe consequences". Access

At least 60 people died after a boat carrying around 700 capsized in the Congo river in Mai-Ndombe province on Monday. Steve Mbikayi, the minister for humanitarian action, said some 700 people were on board the vessel that sunk near the village of Longola Ekoti, in Mai-Ndombe province,

Police recently foiled a terror attack and arrested terrorists associated with Pakistani terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), said Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbagh Singh on Sunday. "Police recently arrested the chiefs of

Lawmakers in Belgium’s Chamber of Representatives have submitted a resolution calling on their government to designate abuses in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as genocide, prompting an immediate protest from Beijing demanding that the proposal be

Beijing has touted its landmark investment pact with Brussels as a strategic breakthrough, but concerns have been raised over labour rights issues  in China and the deal – which still needs final approval – may not get past European lawmakers.  The EU-China