China's tough crackdown on crimes ensures public security, quality development
BEIJING (Xinhua): China maintained a tough stance against various crimes in the past year and pledged to continue that momentum into the new year, according to the country's top judiciary officials.
Foreign envoys, journalists closely watch China's 'two sessions' for policy signals amid global uncertainty
BEIJING (Xinhua): With China's annual legislative and political consultative sessions, known as the "two sessions," underway in Beijing, foreign envoys and international journalists are closely watching the event for signals on the world's second-largest economy's development trajectory and its global implications.
China's green drive to gain momentum via new development roadmap
BEIJING (Xinhua): With a draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan under examination and discussion by China's top legislature and political advisory body at their ongoing annual sessions, the new development roadmap is set to shape the country's pathways toward a modernisation that stands out in how it interacts with nature.
China reaffirms peaceful development amid heightened global volatility
BEIJING (Xinhua): China's annual "two sessions" have drawn elevated global attention this year, as lawmakers prepare not only to set the agenda for the coming year but also to approve a plan that could shape the country's trajectory through the end of the decade.
China's top legislature supports reform, development through quality legislation
BEIJING (Xinhua): The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, served and supported reform and development through high-quality legislation in the past year, according to a report.
The Iran War paradox: How Washington's escalation is strengthening Tehran
EVERY war has a visible front line and an invisible one. The visible front in this conflict spans the skies of the Middle East, where successive waves of Iranian drones and missiles currently test the air defences of a US-Israeli coalition that expected a quick, surgical victory.
A conflict with no clear endgame
ELEVEN days into the strikes inflicted upon Iran, there is one conspicuous result: It is not going according to plan.
The noise that drowns out Malaysia's real story
KUALA LUMPUR: Democracy is noisy, but social media is noisier. By almost any measure, one would think Malaysia is in perpetual crisis and even perceived to be a failed state if social media were the only lens through which we see the country.
Going beyond hunger and thirst
How Ramadan should stir a transformation for the better in the faithful.
Plenty of drama lies ahead as EPL titles, Europe and survival still on the line
FOR some teams, there are eight games left to glory. For others, there are nine games left to salvage something from the season. This is week 29, and for comparison, at this stage last year, Liverpool had accumulated 70 points, while Arsenal currently have 67 points in the 2025-2026 season.
China’s free shipping wave lifts Malaysia’s digital trade
Free shipping from China to Malaysia is often seen as a threat to local online sellers. But this view misses the bigger picture. What appears on e-commerce platforms as a simple "free delivery" label is actually the result of deep changes in regional digital trade.
Religion and geopolitics: A reality Muslims must understand
International relations cannot be seen through a purely religious lens, says the writer.







