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Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

US working closely with China to combat coronavirus outbreak: Trump

2:40 pm February 6, 2020

Washington: The US is working closely with Beijing to combat the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump said, as the deadly infection claimed 490 lives in China and spread to over 20 countries, including India and America, prompting the World Health Organisation to declare a global health emergency. The US on Tuesday evacuated over 300 more […]

Vietnam says suspending all China flights over coronavirus

7:34 pm February 1, 2020

Hanoi: Vietnam has suspended all China flights as part of “strengthening measures” against the coronavirus outbreak, its civil aviation authority said in a statement on Saturday. The step applies to all airlines “which have routes between Vietnam and China” and also includes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, it added in the directive which was posted […]

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

US calls on China not to interfere in Taiwan election

2:05 pm December 13, 2019

Washington: The United States on Thursday urged China not to interfere in elections next month in Taiwan, where President Tsai Ing-wen, a critic of Beijing, is seeking a new term. David Stilwell, the top US diplomat for Asia, said that tensions have historically risen whenever Taiwan goes to the polls. “They should not,” he said […]

Cinema only spreads love and connects people: Majumder

3:21 pm November 5, 2019

Guwahati: The ruling class, irrespective of political affiliations, is always scared of cinema despite the fact that it “only spreads love and connects people”, renowned film critic and curator Premendra Majumder wondered. He rued that nowadays most of the film festivals have just become a “business platform” to sell movies. “I don’t know why all […]

China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea

US accuses Beijing of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea

9:33 pm November 4, 2019

Bangkok: Washington and Beijing traded tit-for-tat barbs over the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit in Bangkok Monday, with the US accusing the fellow superpower of intimidating claimants in the resource-rich waterway. China hit back with a veiled criticism of the US, accusing it of ratcheting up tensions in the waters, a key […]