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Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo wishes North Korea would not test missiles

11:36 pm August 20, 2019

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed displeasure Tuesday about North Korea’s series of missile tests, but said he wants to resume negotiations on denuclearisation with Pyongyang. In an interview with CBS, the chief US diplomat noted the six tests of short-range ballistic missiles that North Korea has conducted in recent weeks, and appeared […]

China’s exports unexpectedly rise in July

4:54 pm August 8, 2019

Beijing: China’s exports beat expectations to rise in July while its purchases continued to shrink, official data showed Thursday, despite simmering US trade tensions. The trade war with the United States and weakening global demand had weighed on China’s manufacturing sector during the first six months of the year, with its global exports roughly flat […]

Xi said Sino-US relations were at a "critical juncture", CCTV said, adding that cooperation was mutually beneficial and "the only right choice." "I hope that the US will take substantive actions to improve Sino-US relations, and both sides can work together to strengthen cooperation in fighting the epidemic," he said. Some provinces, cities and companies in China have provided medical supplies and support to the US as well, Xi added.

Trump wants trade pact with China but must be ‘right deal’: WH advisor

10:02 pm August 6, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump wants a trade agreement with China but it must be “the right deal,” White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Tuesday. Kudlow’s remarks came as markets attempted a recovery from Monday’s deep sell-off, prompted by a sudden escalation in the US-China trade since last week. “The president was not happy with […]

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Trump warns China of substantial increase in import tariffs

9:13 pm August 3, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has warned of imposing substantial tariffs on imports from China if the trade negotiations did not go well. “China has to do a lot of things to turn it around. But you’ll be seeing. They’ve got to do a lot of things. It (tariff increase) goes on September 1,” Trump […]

South Asia to soon reach carrying capacity of tigers, southeast Asia may not be left with one: GTF

10:35 pm July 29, 2019

New Delhi: International conservation body Global Tiger Forum (GTF) on Monday hailed the rise in tiger tiger population in India and noted that the South Asian countries were doing well to protect the species. It, however, expressed concern over the status of wild tigers in south-east Asian countries. Tigers are almost facing extinction from Cambodia, […]