China lodges a complaint after airship 'attack', but US officials say they have monitored at least four other spy balloon flights over the US in recent years, plus ones over Central and South America

The 'special flight permit' from the Civil Aviation Administration of China will allow the Xpeng Aeroht X2 to undertake a manned flight

Air India – taken over by Tata Group a year ago – was due to place an order on Friday for 220 Boeing jets, after months of tough talks, sources said

Millions of migrant workers began flocking to train stations and airports in the country's big cities on Monday for trips to their home towns, despite fears for elderly people in rural areas

Thousands travel abroad and into Hong Kong after citizens were finally freed to reunite with families and friends after three years of being locked down because of the Covid pandemic

More countries around the world are, meanwhile, demanding that visitors from China take Covid tests as the country battles a ‘tidal wave’ of infections

Japan's new policy comes after seeing Russian missile strikes target Ukraine's nuclear power plants and grids over the last year

Concern about Beijing's Covid data has aggravated ties with governments that said visitors from China must undergo Covid tests before arriving in their country.

US officials said on Tuesday they may impose new Covid regulations for people on flights from China because of concerns over the "lack of transparent (health) data" from Beijing

The government's five-year tax plan, once unthinkable in pacifist Japan, would make the country the world's third-biggest military spender after the United States and China

Such a deal could top $100 billion dollars at list prices, including any options, and rank among the biggest by a single airline in volume terms

Moscow has sent India a list of more than 500 products it needs to keep key industries running, but while Delhi wants to cut its huge trade deficit, some companies fear being hit with sanctions.