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China censures U.S. over senators' visit to Taiwan

China has lodged stern representation to the United States over a visit to the Taiwan region by three U.S. senators, and urged the U.S. to cease any forms of official contact with the island, Chinese

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UK, EU launch antitrust probes into Facebook 

Both the UK and the European Commission have opened anti-trust probes into whether social media giant Facebook illegitimately uses data and takes unfair advantage in ar

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UK, EU launch antitrust probes into Facebook

Both the UK and the European Commission have opened anti-trust probes into whether social media giant Facebook illegitimately uses data and takes unfair advantage in areas such as online classified a

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Taliban Leader Says US Repeatedly Breached Doha Peace Deal

The United States has repeatedly violated the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar's capital of Doha in 2020, the movement's leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada,

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Ukraine says it could be provoked by Russian 'aggression' in conflict area

Ukraine’s defence minister said on Saturday his country could be provoked by Russian aggravation of the situation in the conflict area of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass regi

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Mainland spokesperson: NASA hurts Chinese people's feelings

The move that NASA listed Taiwan as a "country" on its website is against international consensus on the one-China principle and hurts Chinese people's feelings, said Z

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Chinese embassy slams UK's accusations on Xinjiang

China strongly condemned and firmly opposed sanctions imposed by the UK on Chinese individuals and entities on the pretext of human rights, based on lies and false info

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Chinese regulator fines 12 companies for violating anti-monopoly law

China's top market watchdog on Friday imposed administrative penalties on 12 companies including internet giants Tencent and Baidu for violating anti-monopoly law in 10 deals.The deals include Tencen

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12 states sue President Biden over climate change order: report

Twelve Republican-led states Monday sued U.S. President Joe Biden over his first executive order aimed at climate change, alleging he lacked the constitutional authority to implement new rules about

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Twitter Blocks Account of Russia's Delegation to Vienna Security Talks

Twitter has blocked the account of the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, the delegation's head, Konstantin Gavrilov, said on

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Chinese regulator fines Vipshop 3 million yuan over unfair competition

A Vipshop warehouse in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 18, 2020. /CFP China's State Administration for Market Regulation, the country's top market regulator, on Monday fined appa

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ByteDance's Douyin sues Tencent for monopolistic behavior

A logo of ByteDance, the China-based company which owns the short video app Douyin, at its office in Beijing, China, July 7, 2020. /Reuters ByteDance's Chinese short video app Douyin has filed

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HK Liaison Office blasts UK for betraying trust over BNO policy

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) strongly condemns and resolutely opposes the British govern

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SpaceX violated its FAA launch license in explosive Starship test

SpaceX's first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket explodes while attempting to land, December 9, 2020. /CFP SpaceX's first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, which

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Grindr faces £8.6m fine over claims it mishandled personal data

The gay dating app is yet to give a formal response to the draft decision under the EU's GDPR privacy rules.

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China criticizes Sweden for banning Chinese 5G suppliers

China firmly opposed Sweden's move to exclude certain countries' companies from completing the auction of 5G spectrums, which has harmed Chinese companies' legitimate rights and interests, Chinese co

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Putin critic Navalny jailed for 30 days in Russia

Alexei Navalny, a critic of the Russian government who was poisoned with a nerve agent last year, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail.At the hearing on Monday, prosecutors said he had violated the