Washington DC: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he had a very frank discussion with his Chinese counterpart Wang Jiechi about the “unprovoked aggression” by Beijing on a number of fronts. During the meeting in Hawaii last week, Pompeo said he also pressed for “more transparency” from China on the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic for the good of the world. The […]
Read MoreLondon: Indian students remain on course to take up their courses at UK universities from later this year, according to figures released in London on Thursday which found a 32.9 per cent rise in applications from India in 2020 over the previous year. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) analysis found that amid an overall spike in university applications for […]
Read MoreBeijing: Two Chinese universities have been banned from using a US-developed computer software platform after US authorities put the institutions on an “entity list” over their close ties to People’s Liberation Army (PLA), amid tension between the two countries over the use of high technology. US Department of Commerce has added the Harbin Institute of […]
Read MoreWashington: President Donald Trump has announced that he would withdraw funding from the World Health Organization, end Hong Kong’s special trade status and suspend visas of Chinese graduate students suspected of conducting research on behalf of their government, escalating tensions with China that have surged during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump has been expressing anger at the […]
Read MoreLos Angeles: “Midsommar” director Aris Aster is set to produce the English-language remake of South Korean classic “Save the Green Planet”. The project hails from Seoul-based studio CJ Entertainment, which most recently backed filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho’s multiple Oscar-winning film “Parasite”. The 2003 black comedy, directed by Jang Joon-hwan, is about a disillusioned young man who […]
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