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Fri, June 5, 2020 | 06:08

US warns China against 'highly destabilizing' Hong Kong move

US warns China against 'highly destabilizing' Hong Kong move

The United States on Thursday urged China to respect Hong Kong's autonomy, warning that its proposed national security law for the city would be "highly destabilizing" and face global opposition. "Any effort to impose national security legislation that does not reflect the will of the people of Hong Kong would be highly destabilizing, and would be met with strong condemnation...

2020-05-22 09:26

'This is the end of Hong Kong': China pushes security law after unrest

'This is the end of Hong Kong': China pushes security law after unrest

China's parliament said it will introduce a proposal Friday for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move the US warned would be "highly destabilising" for the financial hub. The announcement late Thursday was quickly decried by pro-democracy lawmakers and activists as "the end of Hong Kong", with fears it will stoke unrest and tighten Beijing's gr...

2020-05-22 09:22

IOC chief says Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled if not held in 2021

IOC chief says Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled if not held in 2021

"Quite frankly, I have some understanding for this, because you can't forever employ 3,000 or 5,000 people in an Organising Committee," Bach told the BBC. "You can't every year change the entire sports schedule worldwide of all the major federations. You can't have the athletes being in uncertainty."

2020-05-21 15:50

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home: police

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home: police

China's ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his residence on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Sunday, police said. The 57-year-old envoy, who had arrived in Israel in mid-February, was found dead in his home in Herzliya, north of the city, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, adding that police were investigating.

2020-05-17 20:34

Taiwan rejects China's main condition for WHO participation

Taiwan's health minister rejected on Friday China's main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organization (WHO) -- that it accepts it is part of China -- ahead of a key meeting of the body during a pandemic.

2020-05-15 16:38

Taiwan question puts S. Korea to test over US-China row

Taiwan's TSMC announces $12 bln chip factory in US

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd , a major supplier to Apple Inc, announced on Friday it will build a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona, in what the company called a "strong partnership" with the U.S. government. The move by the world's biggest contract manufacturer of computer chips coincides with an effort by the administration of President Donald Trump to bring ...

2020-05-15 16:36

Taiwan question puts S. Korea to test over US-China row

Iran friendly fire missile strike in drill kills 19 sailors

Iran friendly fire missile strike in drill kills 19 sailors

An Iranian missile fired during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman struck a support vessel near its target, killing 19 Iranian sailors and wounding 15, Iran's military and state media said Monday, amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.

2020-05-11 20:36

Indonesia condemns abuse of its fishermen on Chinese boats

Indonesia condemns abuse of its fishermen on Chinese boats

Indonesia's government on Sunday condemned what it called the ``inhuman'' treatment of its nationals by a Chinese fishing company that allegedly kept Indonesian fishermen as virtual slaves, leading to the deaths of at least three of them.

2020-05-11 13:51

More than 90% of Tokyo hospital beds for COVID-19 patients filled: gov't

More than 90% of Tokyo hospital beds for COVID-19 patients filled: gov't

More than 90 percent of hospital beds secured for COVID-19 patients in Tokyo have already been occupied, the Japanese Health Ministry said on Sunday, underscoring the pressing need to curb the further spread of the new coronavirus.

2020-05-11 10:07

China's Wuhan reports first virus infection in over a month

China's Wuhan reports first virus infection in over a month

China on Sunday reported the first case of coronavirus in over a month in Wuhan, the city where the outbreak first started in December last year.

2020-05-11 09:33

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