Japan has reported its economy expanded at a 22.9% rate in the last quarter, as businesses and personal spending recovered from pandemic-related shocks in the spring and early summer. ( read original story ...)
Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research
A small capsule containing asteroid soil samples that was dropped from space by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft and landed in the Australian Outback arrived Tuesday in Japan for ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan, China among countries of concern for violating religious freedom: US
Comoros, Cuba, Nicaragua and Russia have been placed on a Special Watch List (SWL) for governments that have engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom. ( read original story ...)
China sends warplanes, troops for drill in Pakistan
“The Chinese air force’s troops set off on December 7 for the Pakistani Air Force’s air base in Bholari at Thatta District in Sindh, northeast of Pakistan’s Karachi to participate in the ... ( read original story ...)
India reports lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases since July 10
India reported 26,567 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, the lowest daily increase since July 10, according to a Reuters tally. ( read original story ...)
China is the ‘principal military and economic threat’ in Asia, says Wilbur Ross
China accounts for many anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders imposed by the U.S., and makes up a "good portion" of the U.S. entity list, said Ross. ( read original story ...)
Trump fails to disrupt ‘panda diplomacy’ as China’s famed bears remain at US zoo
The Smithsonian national zoo’s three giant pandas will stay in Washington for another three years, upholding a decades-long tradition ... ( read original story ...)
America’s Defiance of Trump’s Trade War Fuels China’s Most Export Income Ever Amid COVID-19 Crisis
A record $268 billion worth of exports inflated China's trade surplus to $75.42 billion, more than double that of last November and half of which was comprised of the U.S. deficit, which is at its ... ( read original story ...)
Tucker Carlson: Our elites’ collusion with China is real and widespread
It hid something that is not a hoax at all, but is real and threatening to all of us. We're going to spend the foreseeable future reporting on the relationship between America's political and ... ( read original story ...)
No more aid for Cyprus, finance ministers say
Eurozone finance ministers today reiterated that they will not give any more money to Cyprus. The 17 finance ministers, meeting in Dublin, agreed that bail-out loans to Cyprus would not exceed the €10 ... ( read original story ...)