China

The Indian government has issued advisory to those Indian students aspiring to study in Chinese medical schools, as thousands of enrolled students are continued to be stuck at home due to COVID-19. The Chinese visa ban has affected over 23,000 Indian students. So far, the Indian embassy in China has been receiving several queries regarding the admission. Reportedly, only 6,387 students have cleared FMG Examination, out of 40,417 students.

The United Nations Human Rights (UNHR) office has accused China of violating international human rights rules, by committing “crimes against humanity”. China has reportedly come to such a conclusion after “rigorous review of documented material”. This has come following China’s arbitrary detention of people from the Uyghur community in Xinjiang. China on the other hand, contended that those were counter-terrorism efforts, and were not… read-more

Coming to Pakistan’s aid amid the grim flood situation across the country, China has despatched two large military cargo aircrafts to deliver supplies. The aircrafts left from Southwest China’s Sichuan, and are capable of carrying over 60 tonnes of cargo. The aircraft is scheduled to deliver 3,000 tents and other aid to Pakistan. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao said that China will continue to provide “much needed” help to Pakistan… read-more

An ex-Apple worker admitted to stealing records pertaining to the company's much-awaited self-driving vehicle. The worker, Xiaolang Zhang, worked on the project from 2015 to 2018 before joining Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology, in China. Apple reportedly learned Zhang used Airdrop to send 24GB of "highly problematic" files to his wife's laptop. His sentencing date is set for November. Jizhong Chen, another ex-Apple employee, is also… read-more

Taiwan has reported that 21 Chinese warplanes and five warships have been tracked around the territory of Taiwan, with eight jets crossing Taiwan Strait Median line. Taiwan has asked its Combat Air Patrol (CAP), navy ships and air defence missile systems to monitor China’s military actions and respond. On the previous day, as many as 51 Chinese warplanes breached the territory boundaries.