China to resume some Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima ban

[ad_1] BEIJING: China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, partially mending a years long dispute over Tokyo’s handling of nuclear wastewater.China and Japan are key trading partners, but increased friction over territorial rivalries and military spending has frayed ties in recent years.Japan’s brutal occupation of parts of China before […]

China bridge collapse: Truck hangs mid-air with driver inside – watch terrifying video

[ad_1] Truck hangs from collapsed bridge in China after landslide, driver rescued in daring operation (Video credit: Reuters) In a dramatic and heart-stopping incident caught on camera, a cargo truck was left dangling from a collapsed highway bridge in China’s southwestern Guizhou province after a landslide triggered by torrential rains struck on Tuesday morning, June […]

‘Naked political provocation’: China slams US over spy recruitment videos; mocks CIA’s drive as ‘absurd’ and ‘amateurish’

[ad_1] This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. Beijing has sharply criticised the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for what it called an “absurd” and “clumsy” attempt to recruit Chinese citizens through social media videos. In a statement posted Wednesday on its official WeChat account, China’s ministry of state security (MSS) called […]

Ex-JBLM soldier pleads guilty to leaking US military secrets to China; offered classified data to agents; faces 10 years in jail, fine

[ad_1] A former US Army Sergeant, Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, who was last stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a Seattle federal court to attempting to share classified military information with the Chinese government.Schmidt admitted to two felony charges — attempting to deliver national defense information and unlawfully […]

‘Alarming allegations’: FBI director Kash Patel declassifies documents on 2020 election; China, Russia accused of meddling

[ad_1] FBI Director Kash Patel has made public a batch of documents that he claims contain “alarming allegations” about foreign interference in the 2020 US presidential election.“The FBI has located documents which detail alarming allegations related to the 2020 US election, including allegations of interference by the CCP. I have immediately declassified the material and […]

Five dead, two missing in Typhoon Wutip in central Vietnam, farmlands flooded; reaches southern China

[ad_1] Typhoon Wutip (Image credits: IANS) Five people died and two went missing after Typhoon Wutip lashed central Vietnam, the country’s agriculture ministry reported. The storm caused widespread flooding, submerging over 70,000 hectares (172,000 acres) of cropland.Three fatalities were recorded in Quang Tri province, and two more in Quang Binh, where two people are still […]

F1 visa updates: Will US soon lift restrictions on student visas as Trump goes soft on China?

[ad_1] Restrictions on international student visas could be lifted soon. As President Donald Trump has softened his stance on Chinese students and said Wednesday that Chinese students would be welcome in US colleges and universities, it is anticipated that the temporary restriction on international student visa applications would be lifted soon. In the US-China trade […]

Human-size Labubu doll sold in China: Would you pay 1 million yuan for a toy? Someone just did

[ad_1] A human-sized Labubu figure was sold for 1.08 million yuan (approximately $150,275) at an auction house in Beijing, China, on Tuesday.This set a new record for the trending doll, which is rapidly gaining popularity. The event was held by Yongle International Auction, with over a thousand bidders participating through the Yongle mobile app. Around […]

What to Know About China’s Halt of Rare Earth Exports

[ad_1] China has suspended almost all exports since April 4 of seven kinds of rare earth metals, as well as very powerful magnets made from three of them. The halt has caused increasingly severe shortages that threaten to close many factories in the United States and Europe. Why are these metals so needed, why has […]

Lee, Xi hold phone talks: China urges South Korea to deepen ties, uphold multilateralism; says ‘stable relationship aligns with trend of times’

[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping (left), and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping in a phone call with new South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday urged to collaborate with Beijing to defend multilateralism, and to uphold free trade, said state media. According to Xinhua, Xi called on Lee urging Beijing […]