New Delhi, India — Dramatically scaling back the issuance of medical visas, India has reduced its daily approvals to less than 1,000 since August, a significant drop from previous numbers that ranged from 5,000 to 7,000. This change impacts numerous patients from neighboring Bangladesh who seek medical treatment in India. According to informed sources who … Read more
Beijing, China — As a series of harrowing attacks shatter the public perception of safety in China, a nation known for its strict societal control and vast surveillance capabilities, the fabric of its social order appears increasingly threadbare. The rising trend of violence has ignited a wave of introspection among citizens and scholars alike, probing … Read more
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese officials vehemently criticized China, describing an altercation involving Chinese coast guard ships and Vietnamese fishermen near the Paracel Islands as violent and unwarranted. The incident has further strained the already tense relations between the two nations over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. According to Vietnam, the conflict occurred earlier … Read more
An explosion rocked the Changzhou area of Jiangsu province in east China at 3:38 a.m. local time, according to the Global Times. Rescue teams have completed their operation at the site of the explosion, and an investigation is now underway to determine the cause of the blast. The explosion is suspected to be a dust … Read more