S. Korea, US kick off joint summertime exercise
SEOUL, Aug 18, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea and the United States on Tuesday kicked off…
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has credit card trouble after US sanctions
HONG KONG, Aug 18, 2020, Bloomberg. Hong Kong’s leader said she’s having trouble using her…
Cyberattack shuts down Canadian govt accounts
OTTAWA, Aug 17, 2020, CNN. The Canadian government said it was forced to shut down…
China urges Canada to immediately release Meng Wanzhou
BEIJING, Aug 17, 2020, Xinhua. China urges Canada to immediately release Huawei’s chief financial officer…
US-based firm promises to launch autonomous flying taxis in the Russian Far East by 2022
MOSCOW, Aug 17, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. US-based flying taxi startup Vimana Global, founded in…
Postponing the US-China trade deal review will allow China to step up purchases before the talks: Expert
BEIJING, Aug 17, 2020, CNBC. Postponing the U.S.-China trade deal review may not be a…
[Special coverage] The Pacific War: Losers and Winners
“The Pacific War” which ended 75 years ago this weekend, was not a single entity:…
Mexico-US land border restrictions continue till at least Sept 21
MEXICO CITY, Aug 17, 2020, Mexperience. The land border restrictions announced on March 20, 2020…
China risks losing Taiwan ‘forever’ due to its actions in Hong Kong: Strategist
TAIPEI, Aug 17, 2020, CNBC. China may never “reunify” with Taiwan now that the central…
Kamala Harris as vice presidential candidate not likely to change Indo-US relations
NEW DELHI, Aug 17, 2020, VOSA. The first American of Indian origin to be featured…
Democrats fight back in US Postal Service showdown with Trump
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 17, 2020, CNN. Democrats are launching an emergency effort to thwart what…
Samsung to manufacture IBM’s new processor chip
SEOUL, Aug 17, 2020, Yonhap. International Business Machines Corp. said Monday that it has unveiled…