A viral video of a toddler trying to wake up his dead mother at a railway station in eastern India has caused widespread outrage. ( read original story ...)
This Chef Has a Michelin Star and a Mission: Feeding Millions in India’s Lockdown
From his home in New York, Vikas Khanna, the TV host, writer and former executive chef at Junoon, is running a relief effort that distributes food to vulnerable Indians. ( read original story ...)
Trump admin tells Congress Hong Kong has lost its autonomy to China. Here’s what that means.
Hong Kong has lost its autonomy from the Chinese government, the Trump administration said in a historic report to Congress Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
2 GOP Senators Propose Bill To Deny Chinese Nationals Student Visas Amid Growing Tensions With China
"The Chinese Communist Party has long used American universities to conduct espionage on the United States," Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) said in a statement on his decision to seek new student ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. weighs options ‘across the spectrum’ to punish China over Hong Kong
Such moves could mark the opening salvoes of the U.S. response as President Donald Trump weighs how far he is prepared to go after the State Department’s assessment on Wednesday that Hong Kong is no ... ( read original story ...)
House sends China sanctions bill to Trump’s desk as tensions escalate
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation condemning China for the detention and torture of Uighur Muslims in the country's western region of Xinjiang as tensions between the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Trump Considers Retaliation Against China Over Security Law As Hong Kong Arrests Hundreds of Protesters
"There's a whole menu of potential things that he [Trump] could do," U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said while appearing on the Fox Business Network. "And I'm sure they're working right now on ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says U.S. should end special treatment for Hong Kong, ramping up economic, diplomatic tensions with China
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that Hong Kong does not warrant more favorable treatment than mainland China, setting up potential U.S. actions that could damage the city’s status as a ... ( read original story ...)
‘No Reasonable Person Can Assert’ Hong Kong Has Autonomy From China, Pompeo Says
The U.S. secretary of state reports the reappraisal to Congress in a move that may place Hong Kong's special trade status in danger — and further stoke tensions between the U.S. and China. ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific stocks set to jump as U.S.-China tensions ramp up
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, raising questions over the special administrative region's favorable trade ... ( read original story ...)