The Taiwan Supreme Court has upheld the lower court's prison sentences of two retired members of the Taiwan Army, who were found guilty of attempting to collect military intelligence for China, reported Focus Taiwan.
The US has warned that Kenya's rising debt burden is undermining its ability to provide quality medical care and education to its citizens, shining the spotlight on expensive debt procured in the last decade partly from China, reports Business Daily Africa.
Electric vehicle maker Tesla has asked the European Union to subject its cars to a lower tariff than other manufacturers shipping into the bloc from China, Bloomberg reported.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the integration of ideological-political courses in schools, and to make the courses more targeted and appealing across Beijing, Hong Kong-based The Standard reported, citing local media.
A majority of its members mentioned that working conditions have improved since 2023, although the return of mobility has also meant more correspondents dealing with the type of heavy-handed responses to independent reporting in the field that long predated the pandemic.
Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea between Beijing and Manila, the presidents of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines have formed an unprecedented level of collaboration to counter China, reported Al Jazeera.
Apple assembled USD 14 billion worth of iPhones in India last financial year, doubling production in the country in what could be seen as a diversification in manufacturing beyond China, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
The US Justice Department has announced the arrest of a Chinese national, who was a former Google AI engineer, alleging that he stole information about the company's advanced technologies to set up his own company in China, reported The Washington Post.
The data, offering a global overview of journalists incarcerated for their work as of December 1, paints a concerning picture of press freedom in China, especially concerning its treatment of the majority-Muslim ethnic group.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has redoubled efforts to build pressure to force Taiwan's absorption into mainland China. The country is sending warships and warplanes ever closer to Taiwan, even into and through its airspace, according to CNN.