China-Maldives flights to resume from 18 January

Scheduled flights of China Eastern to the Maldives will commence from 28 January.

3 January 2023

Tesla to build Shanghai factory to make Megapack batteries

Tesla currently has a Megafactory in Lathrop, California, capable of manufacturing 10,000 Megapacks per year.

10 April 2023

China Eastern begins flights to Maldives

China Eastern will use the A330, with a seating capacity of 232 passengers, for its weekly flights to the Maldives.

4 February 2023

Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China

People held up blank sheets of paper as an expression of protest.

28 November 2022

East-West battleground will shift to metals

In 2019, China accounted for 64% of the global production of graphite, 60% of rare earth elements, 13% of lithium and 8% of copper, IEA data shows.

24 December 2022

Concerns over government's silence on 'India-related' issues

China and Pakistan do not have very good foreign relations with India. This government has had a lot of engagement with India.

6 November 2022

Beijing swings from anger, zero-COVID to coping with infections

Evidence suggests there are many more cases in the city of nearly 22 million people where everyone seems to know someone who has caught COVID.

12 December 2022

Chinese tourist numbers less than expected: Why?

"It's cheaper to go to competing destinations with the Maldives, so the Chinese prefer them to the Maldives. So, the interest in the country is low in terms of

7 March 2023