Two officials at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi were being expelled for "indulging in espionage activities", India's foreign ministry said late Sunday, allegations that its nuclear-armed ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: India reports 8,000 new cases; South Korea 27
India reported more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, another record high that topped the deadliest week in the country. Confirmed infections ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific stocks set for mixed open; China says its May factory activity expanded
Stocks in Asia Pacific were set to kick off the trading week in mixed territory as a Chinese data release over the weekend showed the country's factory activity expanding in May. ( read original story ...)
U.S.-China Disputes Growing Harder to Solve
President Trump’s decision to downgrade relations with Hong Kong shows how his clashes with China increasingly feature ideological differences that are more difficult to resolve than trade disputes. ( read original story ...)
Fears in Papua New Guinea over reports of China Mobile buying major phone carrier Digicel
Speculation that the beleaguered mobile phone operator will be sold to Chinese telco has sparked security concerns ... ( read original story ...)
China says two new coronavirus cases, asymptomatic case on German charter
China announced on Sunday two new confirmed cases of coronavirus and four new asymptomatic cases, including one person without symptoms of COVID-19 on a chartered flight from Germany. The two ... ( read original story ...)
China’s stimulus sceptics need not fear side-effects this time
At last month’s National People’s Congress, China unveiled a much-anticipated fiscal stimulus package to counter the damage caused by the Covid-19 crisis to the world’s second-biggest economy. The ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo: China is bent on Western ‘destruction’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Chinese Communist Party's recent actions show that they are actively seeking to harm the U.S. and its western allies, but expressed optimism that the Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Says U.S. Now Has No Basis to Treat Hong Kong Specially
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said Sunday that the United States now has no basis to treat Hong Kong more favorably than mainland China, as Beijing moved to pass a bill to curb the region’s ... ( read original story ...)
SpaceX’s historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space station
SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company. ( read original story ...)