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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Defying China, Czech delegation arrives in Taiwan

1:46 pm August 30, 2020

Taipei: The president of the Czech Senate arrived in Taiwan on Sunday on a visit that has drawn sharp criticism from China. Milos Vystrcil was accompanied by Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib and more than 80 representatives from government, business and academia, lending Taiwan a boost in its efforts to resist the diplomatic isolation imposed by Beijing. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu greeted the delegation at Taiwan’s main Taoyuan International Airport after their […]

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

Dalai Lama prays for Shinzo Abe’s recovery

6:57 pm August 29, 2020

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday prayed for the recovery of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had announced his decision to resign over health issues. “It is admirable that you (Abe) have considered the greater good of the country and decided to step down from the position of prime minister in order […]

Pained to hear about my dear friend Shinzo Abe’s ill health: PM

8:29 pm August 28, 2020

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his pain at the illness of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and lauded his “wise leadership and personal commitment” for making the ties between the two countries deeper and stronger than ever. Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, earlier in the day, said he intends […]

China warns Norway against granting Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong democracy activists

7:28 pm August 28, 2020

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a rare visit to Norway, warned Oslo against granting the Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists much on the lines of awarding the prize to China’s human rights activist Liu Xiaobo and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in the past, causing strains in bilateral ties. […]

Japan’s ‘flying car’ gets off ground, with a person aboard

3:59 pm August 28, 2020

Tokyo: The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying car” projects around the world, has carried out a successful though modest test flight with one person aboard. In a video shown to reporters on Friday, […]