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China's expanding repression and global influence exposed as Uyghur advoca
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
From cultural exhibitions to global conferences and human rights awards, Uyghur voices resonated across continents, highlighting calls for justice and accountability.
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Italian PM Meloni in China signs trade pact to renew ties, after pulling o
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Italy had last year pulled out of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), having been the only G7 country to sign up in 2019 to the infrastructure and transportation plan that seeks to build a sort of modern-day Silk Road.
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Nepal opposition warns government against BRI loans, proceedings without c
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Opposition lawmaker and former foreign minister, Narayan Prakash Saud, while addressing the house session, warned the government not to take loans under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China. The former foreign minister rather suggested the government accept the grants but in line with
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China exporting censorship, surveillance to Southeast Asian nations throug
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
China's state media announced this week that Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer Midea Group jointly built its first overseas 5G factory in Thailand with Thai mobile operator AIS, Chinese telecom service provider China Unicom, and tech giant Huawei.
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Rediscovering our shared history: tracing the Buddhist trails of Central A
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In the heart of Central Asia lies a tapestry woven with the threads of history, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Beyond the hustle of the modern world, the ancient remains of Buddhism connect us to a time when caravans traversed the Silk Road, carrying not just goods but also the teachin
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Strengthening Interconnected Tourism Exchanges along the "21st Century Mar
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Singapore, March 23: A news report by TravelLink: From March 19th to 22nd, Sanya Tourism Board, in collaboration with tourism-related enterprises from the Sanya Economic Circle, launches on a series of tourism marketing and promotion activities in Singapore for the year of 2024. Through even
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Xinhua Silk Road: Scientific technology fair held in E. China's Shanghai h
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 17: The 6th Scientific Technology Fair for Yangtze River Delta Region kicked off on Wednesday in Jiading District of east China's Shanghai and will run until Friday, with 50-odd activities focusing on commercialization of scientific and technological (sci-tech) adva
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Nepal: Tibet border closure affects livelihoods in mountain villages
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Since the border closure between Nepal and Tibet, the livelihoods of the people residing there have been adversely affected.
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Leaving Silk Road does not compromise its relations with China: Italian PM
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Leaving the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) also known as Silk Road does not compromise relations with China, but the decision still has to be taken, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said on Sunday, the Italian media, Corriere della Sera daily reported.
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Italy's defence minister calls his country’s decision to join China’s BRI
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The defence minister of Italy has referred to his country's choice to join a major Chinese infrastructure project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as "wicked." The present Italian Government is considering whether to keep participating in the scheme, CNN reported.
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Nepal: China launches five "Silk Roadster" projects under Belt and Road In
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Nepal ratified the BRI's framework agreement in 2017. Six years later, however, not a single project from the programme has begun in Nepal, despite the fact that the government has chosen nine projects to be carried out under the framework. Chinese officials said that the platform was a nove
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Over 74,000 Afghan migrants returned from Iran in a month
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Over 74,000 Afghan migrants have returned to the country from Iran through the Silk Road crossing point in the past month, said Taliban's provincial officials at the Refugees and Repatriation Department of Western Nimroz province, according to Khaama Press.
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