China to complete $545 mn modernisation for Tajik smelter

AFP | China's state-owned engineering company CMEC will modernise Tajikistan's flagship aluminium smelter in a $545 million deal, a representative for the smelter told AFP...

Russia should fear America, engagement does not help!

AFP | A long-awaited US probe on Russian election meddling has divided Washington but on one point virtually all US policymakers are clear -- there...

Papa roach: Chinese farmer breeds bugs for the table

AFP | As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into...

Coming soon to China: the car of the future

AFP | Global automakers are positioning for a brave new world of on-demand transport that will require a car of the future -- hyper-connected, autonomous,...

WTO favours US in grain dispute with China

AFP | The WTO on Thurs¬day largely sided with the US in its Obama-era case against Beijing over Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain. The...

‘Unpatriotic’ Afghan war film angers Russian veterans

AFP | Russian veterans want to ban a film about Soviet troops in Afghanistan they say is "unpatriotic," while the director insists it is an...

Russia sentences Norwegian to 14 years over espionage

AFP | A Moscow court on Tuesday convicted a retired Norwegian border guard on spying charges and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. Frode...

China seizes nearly 2,750 elephant tusks in huge bust

AFP | Chinese authorities have seized 7.5 tonnes of ivory — 2,748 elephant tusks — in one of the biggest busts in recent years as...

Russian company invests in US aluminium mill after sanctions lifted

AFP | Russian aluminium giant Rusal on Monday announced plans for its first investment in the United States since sanctions against the company were lifted....

17 more detained over China blast that killed 78

AFP | Police have detained 17 more suspects connected to a chemical blast in eastern China last month which killed 78 and left hundreds injured,...

India hopes to avoid US sanctions over Russian missile deal

AFP | India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP. New...

Zhao confirms Waqas’s detention in China over fraud charges

News Desk | Lijan Zhao, Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, has shared the full details of Pakistani man Waqas Ali in...
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