China warns Philippines to cease infringement, provocations in South China Sea
A Chinese military spokesperson on Friday warned the Philippine side to immediately cease infringement and provocative acts after a Philippine C-208 aircraft illegally intruded into the airspace over waters adjacent…
Sri Lanka says it denied the US request to land two aircraft at Mattala airport
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the request was made on February 26, two days before US and Israel launched a war on Iran. Sri Lanka’s president says his government turned…
Foreign firms see growing opportunities in China over the next five years
With China adopting its new development blueprint for the next five years, multinational companies and global investors are seeing tangible opportunities across key sectors in the world’s second-largest economy and…
Pakistan: Punjab plans ‘drone shield’ to counter aerial threats
• Rawalpindi civil defence department gets first ‘anti-drone gun’ to intercept UAVs• Police suggest deployment of more systems to protect Chinese nationals, key installations After multiple incidents in which drones…
World Day for Glaciers: Wild yaks at Zangser Kangri Glacier in China’s Xizang
This photo taken on March 16, 2026 shows a herd of wild yaks near the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. March…
Iran’s president says immediate cessation of US-Israeli aggression needed to end war
Calls on the BRICS bloc of major emerging economies to play an independent role in halting aggression against Iran Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Israel tried to assassinate him during…