Civic groups in Lilongwe, Malawi, marched in protest over the actions of Chinese national Lu Ke, who was arrested by Zambian authorities after filming a racist video involving local children, calling for him to be tried in the country rather than sent back to China, the Nyasa Times reported on Wednesday. Protesters from the University of
UPDATED at 1:10 p.m. EDT on 2022-05-27 Leaders of two of the least developed countries in Southeast Asia, Laos and Cambodia, denied Friday they have fallen into a Chinese debt trap despite owing billions of dollars to their giant neighbor. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith both spoke at the 27th
Four people, including three Chinese nationals, have died in a suicide bomb attack on a Confucius Institute in Pakistan thought to be linked to Beijing’s Belt and Road projects in the country. Tuesday‘s attack near the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi in southern Pakistan left four people dead, including the director, Huang Guiping,
China and the Solomon Islands have both confirmed they signed a controversial security pact that has sparked concerns about China’s rising influence in the Pacific region. The confirmation came as a U.S. delegation led by the National Security Council Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell was heading to Honiara to discuss regional security issues. Solomon Islands Prime
Taken rhino horns (top) and ivory tusks are displayed during a news conference at Hong Kong Customs in 2013. A total of 1,120 ivory tusks, 13 rhino horns and 5 pieces of leopard skin were discovered inside a container from Nigeria. To combat poaching, the horn of this black rhino in Kenya has actually been
Lao authorities this month arrested five guys implicated of taking electrical cable from the Lao-China high-speed train, the most recent in a string of thefts cops say were dedicated by previous employees on the rail line who have become addicted to drugs. The 5 stole cables valued at $8,000, according to a policeman who spoke
