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Hong Kong protesters rally to show ‘peaceful’ credentials after chaos

4:12 pm August 18, 2019

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy activists gathered Sunday for a major rally to show the city’s leaders their protest movement still attracts wide public support despite mounting violence and increasingly stark warnings from Beijing. Ten weeks of demonstrations have plunged the financial hub into crisis with images of masked black-clad protesters […]

Separatists vacate key offices in Yemen’s Aden: Minister

9:59 pm August 17, 2019

Aden: Southern separatists vacated key public buildings in Yemen’s second city Aden on Saturday that they had seized from unionist forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, his information minister said. The supporters of the separatist Southern Transitional Council pulled out of the headquarters of Hadi’s government, the supreme court and the central bank as […]

Trump says Apple will spend ‘vast sums’ in US

2:48 pm August 17, 2019

Washington: Donald Trump said Friday that tech giant Apple would be spending “vast sums” of money in the US in a tweet ahead of a dinner meeting with its CEO Tim Cook. The men have had several informal meetings before, including at Bedminster, New Jersey, where Trump is reportedly on a working holiday at his […]

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.

Hong Kong protests: Trump urges Xi to meet pro-democracy demonstrators

11:30 pm August 16, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to meet the anti-Beijing protesters in Hong Kong, who have been demanding democratic reforms in the Asian financial hub, to resolve the problem “humanely.” Hong Kong, a former British colony, has witnessed unprecedented turmoil for weeks, with pro-democracy protesters causing chaos at the […]

Chinese survey ship back in Vietnam-claimed waters

1:50 pm August 14, 2019

Hanoi: A Chinese survey vessel has re-entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to ship tracking analysis, after a tense month-long standoff in the same area that inflamed tensions between Hanoi and Beijing. China has been accused of deploying warships, arming outposts and ramming fishing vessels in the waters, stoking ire from other […]