China blocking India’s patrol across Line of Actual Control
NEW DELHI, May 22, 2020, The Asian Age. India on Thursday accused China’s People’s Liberation…
China boosts defense budget by 6.6 per cent, lowest in over 30 years
BEIJING, May 22, 2020, China Daily. China’s annual defense budget for the fiscal year of…
Trump says he won’t close the country if second wave of coronavirus hits
WASHINGTON D.C., May 22, 2020, CNBC. President Donald Trump on Thursday said “we are not…
Philippine govt mulling Covid-19 quarantine by zones in June
MANILA, May 22, 2020. The Philippine Daily Inquirer. The government is looking at scaling down…
Hong Kong stocks drop 5 per cent as Beijing pushes security law
HONG KONG, May 22, 2020, Reuters. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell more than 5…
Extradition ruling that could free Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou will be issued by Canadian judge next week
HONG KONG, May 21, 2020, SCMP. A crucial ruling in the extradition case against Huawei…
El Salvador’s millennial president defies his own government on coronavirus policy
SAN SALVADOR, May 21, 2020, CNN. Few world leaders have generated as much criticism and…
IOC’s Thomas Bach accepts Tokyo Olympics would have to be cancelled if not held in 2021
TOKYO, May 21, 2020, BBC. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says he understands why…
More than 80 killed in India and Bangladesh as cyclone Amphan heaps misery on coronavirus-hit areas
KOLKATA, May 21, 2020, CNN. More than 80 people have been killed and thousands more…
Panasonic to move factories to Vietnam, 800 jobs to go in Thailand next year
TOKYO, May 21, 2020, Reuters. Japanese appliance-maker Panasonic Corp said on Thursday that next year…
Over 317,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia on morning May 21
MOSCOW, May 21, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Coronavirus infections in Russia cross 317,000 cases, officials…
China changes iron ore import rules in escalation of trade war over Covid-19 inquiry call
CANBERRA, May 21, 2020, News.com.au. Trade tensions between Australia and China have escalated again after…