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China holds military drills around Taiwan as ‘stern warning’ after VP's US trip
The action follows China's anger over a stopover in the United States by the island's vice president, William Lai.
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 07:25 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Former Myanmar ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years
Aung San Suu Kyi, 78, still must serve a total of 27 years out of the 33 she was originally imprisoned for.
Published on Aug 01, 2023 01:56 PM IST
AP |
Canada’s CBC network pauses its activities on Twitter after being labelled ‘govt-funded media’
CBC made that announcement several hours after Twitter had added that label to the @CBC handle. Similar labels were given by Twitter to other media, including BBC, NPR and Al Jazeera
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 11:44 AM IST
China renames five seabed features in Indian Ocean Region
China's navy has named five seabed features in the Indian Ocean region after Chinese musical instruments, taking the total number of names it has given to undersea topographies in the maritime area to nine. The move is seen as an example of China's "soft power". While China has earlier declared renaming undersea features in other maritime regions, it is the first time that the Chinese navy has made public that it has done so in the Indian Ocean region. The Indian navy will be closely monitoring the PLA navy's latest move.
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis, Beijing
China simulated strikes against 'key targets on Taiwan': Report
Chinese state media said the air force deployed dozens of aircraft to "fly into the target airspace", and ground forces carried out drills.
Published on Apr 09, 2023 11:00 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
