China

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

China threatens ‘countermeasures’ after Trump signs bills supporting Hong Kong protesters

1:51 pm November 28, 2019

Beijing: China on Thursday accused the US of harbouring “sinister intentions” and warned of “countermeasures” after President Donald Trump signed a bill supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s statements came just hours after Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 into law. The bill would require […]

More than 227K Indians waiting for family-sponsored Green Card

1:48 pm November 28, 2019

Washington: More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to a latest recent official data. Currently, there are about four million people waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Cards against a Congressional cap of 226,000 per annum. The largest number of 1.5 million wait list is […]

Trump signs bill supporting pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters

1:39 pm November 28, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, a move that is bound to anger China. The legislation proposes to impose sanctions on officials committing human rights violations against pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong. It was passed by both the chambers of the US Congress House […]

China says it has met its carbon reduction goal early

8:38 pm November 27, 2019

Beijing: China has realised its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahead of schedule, the ecology and environment ministry reported Wednesday. The ministry said China’s CO2 emissions per unit of GDP had fallen last year by 4 per cent from a year earlier to stand at 45.8 per cent less than in 2005. Vice Minister […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Hong Kong leader vows to ‘listen’ as voters send sharp rebuke

7:24 pm November 25, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s deeply unpopular leader vowed Monday to “listen humbly” to voters after the pro-democracy camp scored a crushing victory in community-level elections that revealed broad public support for a protest movement that has stirred months of violence. In a rout that stunned the semi-autonomous territory, candidates seeking to loosen control by China […]