Indonesia reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections after identifying 436 new cases, taking the total to 8,211, data provided by health ministry official Achmad Yurianto showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s capital relocation on hold, shifts budget to fight pandemic
Indonesia's investment on a mega project to relocate its capital city has been put on hold, as the country shifts focus to spend on containing the coronavirus outbreak, but may resume next year, ... ( read original story ...)
China Planning 500,000 New 5G Base Stations as State Officials Say Construction Has ‘Entered the Fast Lane’
"China's 5G has pressed the fast forward button," Wen Ku, a director at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said this week. ( read original story ...)
Explainer: How China’s retail investor army got burned by the shock oil collapse
China's retail investors take punts on everything from mainstream stocks to niche commodities and derivatives, and many were badly burned this week by exposure to U.S. oil contracts which collapsed ... ( read original story ...)
Rep. Andy Barr: Coronavirus — Congress, make China answer for pandemic
China lied from the very beginning of this virus. They covered up the origins and severity of the disease, they underreported their initial cases, and they manipulated the WHO to spread misinformation ... ( read original story ...)
HHS Spokesman Michael Caputo Faces Calls for His Firing After ‘Racist’ Tweets About China Unearthed, Says ‘I Don’t Care’
CNN found the now deleted tweets by the Republican operative who has just taken up a spokesman's role at the Department of Health and Human Services. ( read original story ...)
Sen. Cotton, Rep. Crenshaw: Coronavirus has destroyed countless lives – Here’s how to make China pay
It’s clear the Chinese Communist Party is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic that’s killing thousands of our fellow citizens every day. ( read original story ...)
One country, one system: The week that China shredded its promise on Hong Kong
With the world distracted by coronavirus, Beijing’s intervention this past week fundamentally realigns the political status of the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus updates: China reports no new COVID-19 deaths for 9th straight day as US toll nears 50,000
Over 2.7 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and ... ( read original story ...)
China: cyber attacks on anti-pandemic institutions should be condemned
China said on Friday that cyber attacks against institutions fighting the coronavirus pandemic should be condemned around the world. ( read original story ...)