https://sputniknews.com/20230326/china-russia-became-worlds-trade-surplus-leaders-in-2022-1108795654.html China, Russia Became World’s Trade Surplus Leaders in 2022 China, Russia Became World’s Trade Surplus Leaders in 2022 China and Russia became world leaders in the trade surplus in 2022, breaking their own records for this indicator, according to Sputnik calculations based on data from national statistics. 2023-03-26T06:57+0000 2023-03-26T06:57+0000 Continue Reading
Honduras ends decades-long diplomatic ties with Taiwan
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras has announced that it is ending its decades-long diplomatic relations with Taiwan, bringing it closer to China as it expands its footprint in Central America. “The government of Honduras recognises the existence of just one China,” the Honduran foreign ministry said in a post on Twitter on Continue Reading
Turkish Foreign Ministry Condemns Attack on Quran in Denmark
https://sputniknews.com/20230325/turkish-foreign-ministry-condemns-attack-on-quran-in-denmark-1108790746.html Turkish Foreign Ministry Condemns Attack on Quran in Denmark Turkish Foreign Ministry Condemns Attack on Quran in Denmark The Turkish Foreign Ministry denounced on Saturday the recent “vile attack” targeting the holy Muslim book, the Quran, and the Turkish flag in Denmark. 2023-03-25T21:43+0000 2023-03-25T21:43+0000 2023-03-25T21:43+0000 world turkiye islamophobia protest Continue Reading
Ex-food and drug regulator calls for China to spread out medical resources, increase transparency
BEIJING – The Covid-19 pandemic exposed flaws in China’s healthcare system that need to be remedied, a former top official said on Saturday. Too many medical resources are concentrated in urban areas, while there is also a lot of medical wastage on account of people stockpiling medication, said former head Continue Reading
Russian Mi-28 Helicopters Played Decisive Role in Fight Against Militants in Uganda: Armed Forces
https://sputniknews.com/20230325/russian-mi-28-helicopters-played-decisive-role-in-fight-against-militants-in-uganda-armed-forces-1108777538.html Russian Mi-28 Helicopters Played Decisive Role in Fight Against Militants in Uganda: Armed Forces Russian Mi-28 Helicopters Played Decisive Role in Fight Against Militants in Uganda: Armed Forces A group of 12 Ugandan Air Force personnel completed an eight-month training course to pilot the Mi-28NE combat attack helicopters, declared Continue Reading
India’s Rahul Gandhi says his expulsion from Parliament politically motivated
NEW DELHI – Top Indian opposition figure Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday his disqualification from Parliament was retribution for his demanding a probe into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s relationship with controversial tycoon Gautam Adani. “Please understand why I have been disqualified,” he told reporters. “I have been disqualified because the Continue Reading
New Zealand raises concerns with China on South China Sea, Taiwan
SYDNEY – New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Saturday she had expressed concerns over the South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait during talks with her Chinese counterpart at the end of a visit to Beijing. Ms Mahuta also said in a statement she “noted Continue Reading
Rockets Fired at Two US Bases in Northeast Syria, One American Soldier Reportedly Injured
https://sputniknews.com/20230324/rockets-fired-at-two-us-bases-in-northeast-syria-one-american-soldier-reportedly-injured-1108769446.html Rockets Fired at Two US Bases in Northeast Syria, One American Soldier Reportedly Injured Rockets Fired at Two US Bases in Northeast Syria, One American Soldier Reportedly Injured US bases in the al-Omar oil and Koniko gas fields in northeast Syria’s Deir ez-Zor Governorate came under rocket fire on Continue Reading
Why Chinese tourists are not totally ready to make a revenge comeback
Global tourism in 2021 stood at 448 million tourist arrivals and US$637 billion (S$849 billion) in expenditures, one-third of the pre-Covid-19 level in 2019. To put it in perspective, the size of global tourism now is equivalent to that of 1990 in terms of tourist arrivals. This unprecedented recession has Continue Reading
China's top diplomat Wang Yi confident about ties with New Zealand
BEIJING – China regards New Zealand as a key partner and has confidence in stable bilateral ties, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday, just as the South Pacific nation showed signs of taking a harder stance on China’s presence in the region. China and New Zealand have always Continue Reading