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China denies US Navy ship visits to Hong Kong amid unrest

1:45 pm August 14, 2019

Washington: US officials said the Chinese government has denied requests for two US Navy ships to make port visits to Hong Kong amid civil unrest. Cmdr. Nate Christensen, deputy spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said on Tuesday the USS Green Bay had been scheduled to visit Hong Kong on August 17 and the USS […]

Flights resume at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize

Trump voices hope that ‘nobody gets killed’ in Hong Kong unrest

11:09 am August 14, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he hoped no one would be killed in Hong Kong amid new protests capping 10 weeks of unrest in the semi-autonomous southern Chinese financial hub. The crisis, which has seen millions of anti-government activists take to Hong Kong’s streets, was a “very tricky situation,” the president told reporters […]

Trump warns Kim has 'everything' to lose through hostility

N Korea says Kim supervised weapons tests, criticizes Seoul

7:39 pm August 11, 2019

Seoul: North Korea said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States while driving a wedge between the US and South Korea. The report by North Korean […]

Universal Pictures cancels controversial ‘The Hunt’ in wake of shootings

8:33 am August 11, 2019

New York: Universal Pictures has canceled the planned September release of its controversial social satire “The Hunt,” in the wake of recent mass shootings and amid criticism from President Donald Trump. The move came several days after the studio suspended the ad campaign for the film, a gory, R-rated thriller that tells a tale of […]

Huawei launches first product with own operating system

10:13 pm August 10, 2019

Dongguan: Chinese telecom giant Huawei, which has been caught in the crossfires of the Washington-Beijing trade war, on Saturday unveiled a new smart television, the first product to use its own operating system. The television will be available from Thursday in China and marks the first use of HarmonyOS, chief executive George Zhao said, adding […]