Given the lack of conversation about periods, according to one study, 71% of adolescent girls in India are unaware of menstruation until they get it themselves. Campaigners say it shows that parents ... ( read original story ...)
Australian government asks China for same reduction in trade barriers as US
Request emerges as experts warn of ‘collateral damage’ from Xi Jinping and Donald Trump deal to end trade war ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Surging Nationalism Has Claimed Hong Kong
China’s Surging Nationalism Has Claimed Ho... The moment that many people have dreaded may have finally come for Hong Kong after Beijing announced a bill on May 21 to “safeguard national security” in ... ( read original story ...)
UK will extend HK visa rights if China pursues security law
The British government says t it will grant hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents greater visa rights if China doesn’t scrap a planned new security law for the semi-autonomous territory ... ( read original story ...)
China’s national security bill for Hong Kong threatens liberties, autonomy: US, Western powers
Shortly after China’s legislature endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong on Thursday, the United States, and the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom issued a joint ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese grad students may be next hit by US-China tensions
The Trump administration may expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities in the latest sign of escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Amid a Pandemic, China Picks a Border Fight With India
A war may be unlikely, but by throwing its weight around, Beijing is making enemies needlessly. ( read original story ...)
China approves controversial national security bill for Hong Kong
Beijing has approved a controversial national security bill impacting Hong Kong, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. no longer considers Hong Kong to be autonomous from China. ( read original story ...)
China passes draft Hong Kong security law, sparking fear and anger
"Hong Kong, in many ways, has become the new Berlin: the new meeting point of a big argument of big disagreement between two major powers." ... ( read original story ...)
Will the U.S. Soon Treat Hong Kong Like China? Much Is at Stake.
Washington has long given the former British colony a special status on trade and other issues. Changing that would threaten its position as a global business hub. ( read original story ...)