China

Shoppers walk past small shops at an underground mall in Zhuhai, neighbouring Macau April 29, 2013. Picture taken April 29, 2013/File Photo
World+Biz

China's population falls for a third consecutive year

The number of deaths was 10.93 million in 2024 from 11.1 million in 2023

An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Beijing, China, June 24, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
World+Biz

China's economy beats forecasts in 2024, braces for trade war

Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain. File Photo: UNB
Foreign Policy

Dhaka to urge Beijing for lower interest rates, extended repayment period: Touhid

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
China

Trump's Greenland bid stirs debate in China about what to do with Taiwan

Indian soldiers disembark from a military transport plane at a forward airbase in Leh, in the Ladakh region, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
South Asia

India won't reduce troops along China border in winter, army chief says

Men are seen working on a China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) vessel under construction at a shipyard in Weihai, Shandong province, China May 16, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
USA

US probe finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, paving way for penalties

Workers stand near a crane unloading sacks of imported soybeans from Russia at Heihe port in Heilongjiang province, China October 10, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Global Economy

China-Russia 2024 trade value hits record high: Chinese customs

Vehicles and trucks for export wait for transportation from a port in Yantai in eastern China's Shandong province on 2 Jan. 2025. Photo: (Chinatopix via AP)/UNB
China

China's exports in December grew 10.7%, beating estimates as higher US tariffs loom

Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, 6 August, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Asia

Taiwan reports 'significant rise' in suspected Chinese espionage

Wang Liping, second left, a researcher for the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention speaks during a press briefing in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Photo: AP
China

HMPV cases in northern China declining, says country's health official

Flue gas and steam rise out of chimneys and smokestacks of an oil refinery during sunset on a frosty day in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko/File Photo
World+Biz

Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China, India

The 23rd Dhaka International Film Festival, showcasing 220 movies from 75 countries in five venues across the capital, officially kicks off. Photo: UNB
Splash

Curtain rises on 23rd Dhaka International Film Festival

File photo: Unicef
China

China marks muted 5th anniversary of first Covid death