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Fri, July 3, 2020 | 05:23
China threatens retaliation against Britain over Hong Kong
China threatens retaliation against Britain over Hong Kong
China promised Thursday to take countermeasures against Britain if it presses ahead with plans to extend citizenship rights to Hong Kongers after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the restless financial hub. Beijing has faced a groundswell of criticism from primarily Western nations over its decision to impose a new law outlawing acts of subversion, secession, terror...
2020-07-02 20:04
China announces new measures against US media in latest tit for tat
China announces new measures against US media in latest tit for tat
China has required four US media outlets to provide detailed information about their operations in China in the latest tit-for-tat move in a media feud with the Trump administration.
2020-07-01 21:46
US ends its special treatment for Hong Kong
US ends its special treatment for Hong Kong
The United States began eliminating Hong Kong's special status under U.S. law on Monday, halting defense exports and restricting the territory's access to high technology products as China prepares new Hong Kong security legislation. The Commerce Department said it was suspending "preferential treatment to Hong Kong over China, including the availability of export license exc...
2020-06-30 09:25
  • Hong Kong national security law passed by Beijing, expected to become effective on July 1
China to restrict visas for some Americans over Hong Kong row
China to restrict visas for some Americans over Hong Kong row
China announced Monday visa restrictions on US citizens who have "behaved egregiously" over Hong Kong, ahead of the expected approval by Chinese lawmakers of a controversial national security law for the city.
2020-06-29 20:16
UN experts urge world to ensure China respects human rights
UN experts urge world to ensure China respects human rights
An unusually large group of independent U.N. human rights experts urged the international community Friday to “take all appropriate measures” to monitor China and “act collectively and decisively” to ensure its government respects human rights.
2020-06-27 10:31
China's annual dog-meat fair opens
China's annual dog-meat fair opens
China's notorious dog-meat festival has opened in defiance of a government campaign to improve animal welfare and reduce risks to health highlighted by the novel coronavirus outbreak, but activists are hopeful its days are numbered. The annual 10-day festival in the southwestern city of Yulin usually attracts thousands of visitors, many of whom buy dogs for the pot that are o...
2020-06-23 10:41
India seeks to ease tensions with China after clash
India seeks to ease tensions with China after clash
India said Thursday it was using diplomatic channels with China to de-escalate a military standoff in a remote Himalayan border region where 20 Indian soldiers were killed this week. Responding to China's claim to the disputed Galwan Valley, India's External Affairs Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said both sides agreed to handle the situation responsibly.
2020-06-19 10:41
Deadly clash in the Himalayas ups ante for China and India
Deadly clash in the Himalayas ups ante for China and India
India and China sought Wednesday to deescalate tensions after flexing their muscles in a clash along a disputed border high in the Himalayas that left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The skirmish Monday in the desolate alpine area of Ladakh, in Kashmir, followed changes by India to the political status of Kashmir amid a geopolitical tug-of-war with the United States in the region.
2020-06-18 11:00
Tourist rescued after being trapped 6 days in well in Bali
Tourist rescued after being trapped 6 days in well in Bali
A Ukrainian man who fell into an abandoned well and broke his leg while being chased by a wild dog on Indonesia's tourist island of Bali was rescued after being trapped for nearly a week, police said Monday. Roberts Jacob Matthews, 29, stumbled into the nearly empty 4-meter (13-foot) -deep concrete well and was unable to get out for six days until a farmer in Pecatu village h...
2020-06-09 09:45
China urges citizens to shun Australia as dispute simmers
China urges citizens to shun Australia as dispute simmers
China is advising its citizens not to visit Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence against Asians, in what appears to be Beijing's latest attempt to punish the country for advocating an investigation into the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-06-06 12:01
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