Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar’s appointment comes as Pakistan seeks to rebuild ties with its Gulf ally. Karachi, Pakistan – Pakistan has appointed a recently retired army general as its ambassador to ... ( read original story ...)
India, ‘pharmacy of the world’, starts COVID vaccine exports
India started exporting coronavirus shots on Wednesday with a shipment to the neighbouring Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the foreign ministry said, as the so-called pharmacy of the world looks to ... ( read original story ...)
India starts supplying COVID-19 shots to neighboring nations
India began supplying coronavirus vaccines to its neighboring countries on Wednesday, as the world’s largest vaccine making nation strikes a balance between maintaining ... ( read original story ...)
China labels Pompeo ‘doomsday clown’ over genocide claims
China's Foreign Ministry is describing outgoing U_S_ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a “doomsday clown" and says his designation of China as a perpetrator of genocide and crimes against humanity is ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Says Joe Biden Backs Taiwan As Blinken Warns China Invasion ‘Grievous Mistake’
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state was quizzed by senators Tuesday at his confirmation hearing. ( read original story ...)
Kenya to save 27 billion shilling from China debt service suspension deal
Kenya has secured a debt repayment moratorium from China which will save it 27 billion shillings ($245.23 million) in the period to June, its finance minister said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: Why US accused China of genocide and what’s next
The U.S. secretary of state's accusation of genocide against China touches on a hot-button human rights issue between China and the West ... ( read original story ...)
Irresistible? Pension funds plot move on China’s $16 trillion bond market
China's $16 trillion bond market is the proverbial elephant in the investment room. But it's becoming too big to ignore, even for the most risk-averse Western investors. ( read original story ...)
China turbocharges bid to discredit Western vaccines, spread virus conspiracy theories
With a WHO team in the country probing the pandemic’s origins, officials have gone into overdrive to propagate the fringe view that the virus came from elsewhere. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’
On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hit China with new sanctions by declaring that China’s policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in western Xinjiang Province constitute a ... ( read original story ...)