Days after China’s microblogging site Weibo was thrust back into the spotlight by the muzzling of one of its most influential users, a new report peels back the curtain on how the Twitter-like service handles censorship requests. It also illuminates how the social media platform, which is fading in popularity, got pushed off center stage in the first place. The report, published Thursday by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, is based on work…
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BEIJING — China’s military budget will rise by 7 percent to 8 percent this year, less than the double-digit increases that have been the norm for years, a senior official said on Friday. But the official gave no sign that Beijing would soften its stance on disputes in the South China Sea, and she renewed China’s warnings to the United States not to intervene there. Fu Ying, a spokeswoman for China’s legislature, the National People’s…
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is hopeful that work to lay pipeline on Pakistani side for Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project would start soon after lifting of international sanctions. The ministry is hopeful that in the wake of removal of international sanctions on Iran it will agree to Pakistan’s proposal to finalise a workable implementation schedule, official sources in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources said Thursday. They said that Pakistan was committed to…