Asia
Hong Kong leader refuses to scrap extradition bill despite rally
World
June 10, 2019
Hong Kong leader refuses to scrap extradition bill despite rally
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader on Monday refused to scrap a controversial plan to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, a…
Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law
World
June 9, 2019
Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law
Huge protest crowds thronged Hong Kong on Sunday as anger swells over plans to allow extradition to China, a proposal…
G20 says worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy
World
June 9, 2019
G20 says worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy
The world’s top financial policymakers admitted Sunday that trade tensions had worsened, posing a risk for the global economy, after…
US leaves door open to China on trade talks at G20
World
June 8, 2019
US leaves door open to China on trade talks at G20
The United States is open to further negotiations with China on their ongoing trade battle but any potential deal will…
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
World
June 5, 2019
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China’s restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot…
Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste
Environment
June 5, 2019
Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste
Western countries must increasingly deal with hard to dispose of plastics because China and many southeastern Asian countries no longer…
China’s Xi in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of cooperation
World
June 5, 2019
China’s Xi in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia Wednesday for talks he said would boost strategic cooperation, as Beijing and Moscow…
Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report
World
June 3, 2019
Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior North Korean official who had been reported as being purged over the failed…
US ban has ‘no effect’ on Huawei’s aviation business: official
World
June 3, 2019
US ban has ‘no effect’ on Huawei’s aviation business: official
US moves against Chinese tech titan Huawei have had “no effect” on the firm’s aviation business despite several countries taking…
US-S.Korea military exercises not ‘necessary’: Pentagon chief
World
June 3, 2019
US-S.Korea military exercises not ‘necessary’: Pentagon chief
The resumption of major US-South Korea joint military exercises is not “necessary”, Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan told reporters Sunday, despite…