Taipei: ‘USS Carl Vinson’, the aircraft carrier of the US navy’s Third Fleet has been despatched to the ‘South China Sea’. The US navy informed that the fleet is being sent to ensure freedom of sea transport and regional security. This is the second time in this month that the ‘USS Carl Vinson’ s being […]
Washington/Beijing: There are indications of a trade war flaring up between US and China, the leading world financial powers. After taxing the agricultural imports from the US, China has now announced levying of tax on the chemical ‘Styrene’ being imported from the US. At the same time, President Trump has criticised the Steel and Aluminium […]
New Delhi : The Indian company ‘ONGC Videsh Ltd.’ which has been exploring oil block in the marine area of Vietnam has received a time extension. On the contrary, China has strongly opposed the ongoing exploration activities conducted by the Indian company in the ‘South China Sea.’ Therefore, the time extension provided by Vietnam appears […]
Vesākha (Pali; Sanskrit: Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Purnima and Buddha Day, is a holiday observed traditionally by Buddhists on different days in India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Nepal, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar and in other places all over the world. Sometimes informally called […]
Beijing/Hongkong : ‘Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China. Hong Kong can never be granted independence under any circumstances. This is the most basic and most important thing in the ‘One Country-Two Systems’ principle and any damage to it can never be tolerated’ warned a senior Chinese official Wang Guangya. This warning from Wang Guangya, […]
Beijing/Washington: With the US President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony approaching, analysts and the media have expressed that the possibility of a trade war between the two countries has increased. The events that have taken place in the last one and a half month after Donald Trump’s victory, are believed to have lead the two nations […]
Beijing/Washington : If Donald Trump, challenging the ‘One China’ concept of China, establishes cooperation with Taiwan, the peace and stability within Taiwan will be suffered. Stating this categorically, China sternly warned that its relations with the US will be disturbed, it the US meddles in the issue. On the other hand, the US has said […]
Hanoi: Vietnam has challenged China by newly commencing dredging and construction work in the disputed areas of the ‘South China Sea’. Apart from this construction, tensions are also increasing between the Vietnamese fishing boats and Chinese coast guards. Meanwhile, the Chinese foreign ministry had claimed a few days back that China was receiving a positive […]
Okinawa Island is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan. The island has an area of 1,206.96 square kilometers (466.01 sq mi). It is roughly 640 kilometres (400 mi) south of the rest of Japan, roughly the same distance off the coast of China, and 500 km (300 mi) north of Taiwan. The Greater […]
Tokyo: Amidst the ongoing conflict over Senkaku islands in ‘East China Sea’, China has created a new controversy by flying its fighter jets and bombers within close proximity of Japan’s Okinawa islands. In response to China’s aggression, Japan deployed its fighter jets and forced Chinese warplanes to retreat. This aerial exercise by China is being […]