Half of Chinese were concerned about the Fukushima water discharge.

Approximately fifty percent of Chinese respondents to a recent survey expressed concern over the discharge of treated radioactive water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, according to results released on Tuesday, amid a dispute between the two Asian neighbours over the i...

In Japan, Chinese tourists will soon no longer have to take a negative Covid test.

As long as they have had at least three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, passengers from mainland China will no longer have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test done 72 hours or less before leaving. This policy move is likely to happen in early April. Kyodo News says that Japan is thinking ...

Soon, Chinese tourists will no longer be required to submit to a negative Covid test in Japan.

Passengers from mainland China will no longer need to provide documentation of a negative coronavirus test done 72 hours or less before departure, as long as they have received at least three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. This change in policy is expected to take effect in early April. According t...

For a Chinese COVID-19 escapee, the government has threatened "stern punishment."

A Chinese national infected with COVID-19 is returned to his hotel in Incheon on Thursday after being transferred there from Seoul two days earlier at the request of the Korean health authority. Before he could be admitted to the isolation ward, he escaped.  A Chinese national infected with ...

Macron of France and Juncker of the European Union have asked China to mediate the conflict in Ukraine.

On Thursday, two of Europe's most powerful political figures met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a time when relations between the European Union and China are at a critical juncture.

During trilateral and bilateral meetings following a military parade, French President Emmanu...

Experts and journalists in China have reportedly been contacted by imposter academics.

Indian security officials have claimed that the approach taken by individuals like Chia and Wong indicates widespread Chinese influence operations in countries like Australia, Canada, and the United States.

 Concerns have been raised that China is conducting a covert propaganda ope...

Pandora's Box: Europe mulls new ties with China

If Chinese President Xi Jinping chooses to "befriend a war criminal," then "it is our duty to get very serious about China," Gabrielius Landsbergis, the foreign minister of Lithuania, told German broadcaster DW. Landsbergis was responding to a question about the three-day visi...

Germany is planning to restrict the use of Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE in certain 5G networks.

A government source has revealed that Germany intends to ban telecoms operators from using certain components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in 5G networks, a potentially significant move to address security concerns. The German ban could include components already built into the networ...

For the purpose of justifying its recent restrictions on Chinese tourists, South Korea has released some startling Covid figures.

On Tuesday, South Korea responded to criticism that its Covid limitations for Chinese tourists amount to "discrimination" by noting that more than half of its imported cases originate in China. Deputy head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Seung-ho Choi told CNBC that u...

China's Byte Dance admits to tracking journalists using TikTok data.

Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in an effort to identify the source of media leaks, the company admitted on Friday.

TikTok has gone to great lengths to persuade customers and governments in major m...

Chinese and Indian troops were hurt in a new border 'fight' along the boundary.

According to accounts, Indian and Chinese forces engaged in a new "face-off" on their disputed Himalayan frontier last week, injuring numerous people on both sides.

Since a confrontation on their high-altitude border in June 2020, relations between the nuclear-armed Asian powe...

Seoul and Beijing have agreed to hold a meeting in South Korea

South Korean and Chinese foreign ministries agreed Monday to deepen bilateral diplomatic ties as the two nations aim to undertake high-level interactions, including a summit in Seoul, "in the new age of cooperation."

Minister Park Jin and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi conduc...

The character for war () was chosen as the kanji for 2022

The kanji for sen (), which means conflict or fight, was chosen as the single most emblematic Chinese character related to the social atmosphere in Japan this year, according to a Kyoto-based group on Monday.

The decision for the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation's 28th annual...

Asian stocks are divided amid China's growth-boosting pledges.

After China pledged to quicken the implementation of policy adjustments to spur sluggish economic growth and Australia's central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate, Asian stock markets were divided on Tuesday.

While Hong Kong lost ground, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul advanced.

Education Options for Northern Thai Yunnanese Chinese Between Taipei and Beijing

Hui and Han are the two main ethnic groups that make up the Yunnanese Chinese in Northern Thailand. The Han are the subject of this article; they were primarily CNA sympathisers (Kuomintang-KMT).

They are now citizens of Thailand, but historically they maintained a close relationship wi...

Chinese FM: Recalibrate Connections

Wang Yi, the foreign minister of China, recently told state run media that Beijing is eager to mend its ties with Australia, despite the fact that the two countries have been at odds for a number of years on issues related to trade and public safety. This occurs as a result of the strained ties b...

Companies want stronger ties with China

Thai companies said they are ready to form partnerships and joint ventures with Chinese counterparts, notably in fintech, digitalization, decarbonisation technologies, healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI), and automation.

According to Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the Thai Chamber o...

According to reports, DBS, OCBC, and UOB are restricting funding for Russian energy deals

Singapore's leading banks are limiting trade financing for Russian raw materials, as the conflict in Ukraine prompts lenders in Asia's largest resource and commodities trading hub to cut their exposure to the sanctioned country.

According to reports, the restrictions include a p...

Australia’s Prime Minister has His Social Media Page Hacked

Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister of Australia, had his social media profile hacked on a Chinese platform, WeChat earlier this month. The page has been re-branded to push the Communist propaganda of the country.

The page was renamed as ‘Australian Chinese new life’. Intelli...

Evergrande sells out shares in Hong Kong to raise cash

Highlights:

• Crisis-hit Chinese real estate giant Evergrande and suspends trade in its shares

• Contract sales as they struggled to repay creditors.

The Evergrande Group in China is the second largest property developer in China. It ranks...