Shaping the new world order: The battle for human rights – Dr. James M. Dorsey

Dr. James M. Dorsey | China is leading the charge in a bid to undermine accepted concepts of human rights accountability and justice. The Chinese...

Asian markets boosted by fresh China-US trade hopes

AFP | Asian markets rallied Friday as another broadly positive week drew to a close, with investors cheered by a report that the US was...

China takes lead in some military tech: Pentagon

AFP | China is on the cusp of fielding some of the world's most advanced weapons systems -- and in some cases already has surpassed...

China to collect samples from moon this year

News Desk | China will launch a probe to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official said on...

China, Canada diplomatic row escalates with death sentence

AFP | A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws...

The new Arms Race in the 21st century – Dr. Zafar Jaspal

Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The bipartisan nuclear arms control framework constituted during the Cold War is in the process of expiring. On 20 October 2018,...

Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever

M K Bhadrakumar | Turkey has so far played Washington and Moscow off against each other over the Syrian situation by leveraging its importance as...

The New Cold War may never arrive – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | An old Italian friend and a noted Sinologist based in Beijing representing a Vatican paper, Francesco Sisci wrote apropos an article...

Russian army starts patrols around Manbij in North Syria

AFP | Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, a spokesman said, moving into an area once held by US-backed...

Russia accuses BBC of spreading ‘terrorist’ ideologies

AFP | Russia's media watchdog accused the BBC Thursday of spreading the ideologies of "terrorist groups" via online publications of its Russian service, the latest...

Pakistan leverages CPEC to launch 2 auxiliary corridors: SPEC & RPEC

Jan Achakzai | Pakistan has successfully launched two auxiliary corridors to CPEC by engaging Saudi Arabia and Russia to leverage its geostrategic location ultimately opening...

China’s Xi hopes US, N. Korea will ‘meet halfway’

AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un firm backing in deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States, insisting the...