China

Philippine defense chief asks Chinese flotilla to leave reef

7:11 pm March 21, 2021

Manila: The Philippine defense chief on Sunday demanded more than 200 Chinese vessels he said were manned by militias leave a South China Sea reef claimed by Manila, saying their presence was a “provocative action of militarising the area.” “We call on the Chinese to stop this incursion and immediately recall these boats violating our maritime rights and encroaching into our sovereign territory,” Lorenzana said in […]

Blinken calls on China to uphold its international obligations and commitments on Hong Kong

11:18 am March 12, 2021

Washington: Condemning China’s continuing assault on democratic institutions in Hong Kong, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Thursday called on Beijing to uphold its international obligations and commitments and to act consistently with Hong Kong’s Basic Law. The US condemns China’s continuing assault on democratic institutions in Hong Kong, he said. The National People’s Congress decision early in the day to unilaterally change Hong Kong’s electoral […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

11:14 am March 12, 2021

Washington: A former top American diplomat on Thursday told lawmakers that the Chinese are on a march to prove their importance and are taking up the vacuum that the United States has created. ”What has happened here, we did not pay attention to what was going on. There’s no question. And kind of dismissed the […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

11:45 pm March 10, 2021

London: One of the leaders of the recent World Health Organization-led mission to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus expects finding out “fairly soon, within the next few years” what started the pandemic. In a press briefing, Peter Daszak estimated collective scientific research could pin down how animals carrying COVID-19 might have infected the first people in […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Seoul agrees to pay more for hosting American troops in 2021

11:29 pm March 10, 2021

Washington: Striking a delicate balance, the United States and South Korea have agreed Seoul will pay 13.9 per cent more this year for hosting American troops as part of a multiyear deal crafted to keep Seoul’s share of the overall cost within historical norms, officials said on Wednesday. The deal, which had been announced earlier this week but without financial details, ends a […]