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China 'supports' barring of Joshua Wong from Hong Kong election

Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong on way to Germany, US after brief detention

1:52 pm September 9, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was making his way to Germany on Monday after he was released from a brief spell in custody following a mistake in his bail conditions, his party confirmed. Wong, 22, was among multiple prominent democracy advocates who were detained late last month in a roundup by police […]

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

PM Modi discusses Indo-Pacific region with Japanese PM Abe in Russia

10:55 am September 5, 2019

Vladivostok: India and Japan agreed to further deepen cooperation in the strategic Indo-Pacific region where China has been flexing its military muscles, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in-depth talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe here on Thursday. The two leaders in their second meeting after the G20 Summit in Osaka in June, pledged […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

US penalizes shipping firms said to help N.Korea circumvent UN sanctions

10:51 pm August 30, 2019

Washington: The US Treasury on Friday announced penalties against Taiwanese and Hong Kong shipping firms it says are helping North Korea circumvent United Nations sanctions. The companies are helping North Korea with “illicit ship-to-ship (STS) transfers to circumvent United Nations (UN) sanctions that restrict the import of petroleum products,” Treasury said. Treasury’s Office of Foreign […]

China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea

Beijing refuses to ‘budge’ on South China Sea: Philippines

2:24 pm August 30, 2019

Beijing: Beijing told visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that its position on the South China Sea was not up for negotiation, a spokesman for the leader said Friday. China claims most of the contested sea, including waters close to Philippine shores, and has rejected a UN-backed international tribunal ruling that said its assertion to the […]

China threatens sanctions on US firms linked to Taiwan warplanes sale

9:24 pm August 21, 2019

Beijing: China on Wednesday blasted a huge planned US arms shipment to self-ruled Taiwan and threatened to sanction firms involved in the sale of F-16 fighter jets. The US State Department on Tuesday approved the transfer of 66 Lockheed Martin-built F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan in a US$8 billion deal, following another huge military hardware […]