Day: August 14, 2019

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

Trump threatens to pull US from WTO ‘if we have to’

2:00 pm August 14, 2019

Monaca (US): President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if conditions are not improved. “We will leave if we have to,” Trump told a cheering audience of workers at a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. “We know that they have been screwing us for […]

India, China must respect each other’s core concerns: Jaishankar

1:55 pm August 14, 2019

Beijing: Indiaand China should find stronger convergences, respect each other’s core concerns and manage differences, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said as he underlined that the relationship between the two Asian giants has become “so big” that it has acquired a “global dimension”. Jaishankar, who concluded his three-day visit to Beijing on Monday, held […]

Chinese survey ship back in Vietnam-claimed waters

1:50 pm August 14, 2019

Hanoi: A Chinese survey vessel has re-entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to ship tracking analysis, after a tense month-long standoff in the same area that inflamed tensions between Hanoi and Beijing. China has been accused of deploying warships, arming outposts and ramming fishing vessels in the waters, stoking ire from other […]

China denies US Navy ship visits to Hong Kong amid unrest

1:45 pm August 14, 2019

Washington: US officials said the Chinese government has denied requests for two US Navy ships to make port visits to Hong Kong amid civil unrest. Cmdr. Nate Christensen, deputy spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said on Tuesday the USS Green Bay had been scheduled to visit Hong Kong on August 17 and the USS […]

Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus

Identify people who are helping Rohingyas: Manipur CM

1:39 pm August 14, 2019

Imphal: Expressingconcern over the presence of Rohingyas in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said efforts should be made to identify the people who are facilitating their entry and providing them shelter in the state. The chief minister was referring to the arrest of six Rohingyas from the Tulihal International Airport in Imphal on […]