Japan has given the nod to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop a new indigenous fighter jet. The fighter will borrow American technology, likely from the F-22 and F-35 fighters. The new fighter jet ... ( read original story ...)
As U.S. Votes, a Village in India Prays for Kamala Harris
Those who live in the hometown of Ms. Harris’s grandfather see the Democratic vice-presidential nominee as one of their own. “She is the daughter of the village’s soil,” one woman said. ( read original story ...)
Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in India offers prayers for her victory.
More than 8,000 miles from the White House, in a small Indian village ringed by lush green rice paddies, several dozen people flocked into a Hindu temple, carrying roses and strings of sweet-smelling ... ( read original story ...)
Conservative Lawmakers Demand China Watchdog to Oversee Beijing’s Activity in U.K.
A new report on the United Kingdom's future relationship with China has urged the government to set up an interference watchdog in order to monitor attempts by Beijing to influence Whitehall from ... ( read original story ...)
China exempt from Hong Kong’s new 14-day hotel quarantine
Hong Kong is requiring all overseas travelers to quarantine at a hotel for 14 days, with the exception of mainland China, after a mainland Chinese woman tested positive for the coronavirus in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
China suspends Ant Group’s mega IPO
Posted . China slammed the brakes on what was supposed to be Ant Group's $37 billion record-setting fintech stock market listing o ... ( read original story ...)
China, Nepal deny Nepali opposition’s landgrab accusations
China and Nepal denied on Tuesday the accusations of Nepali opposition lawmakers who said Beijing had seized territory along the Himalayan border between the two nations. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, a ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group’s $37 billion listing suspended as China slams on brakes
China suspended Ant Group's $37 billion stock market listing on Tuesday, thwarting the world's largest IPO with just days to go, in a dramatic move that left investors and bankers scrambling for ... ( read original story ...)
Lobster left to rot as China blocks Australian trade
Major Australian exports to China could be halted completely from Friday as the trade war between the two countries escalates, stopping shipments of wine, copper, barley, coal, sugar, timber and live ... ( read original story ...)
China May Exploit U.S. Election Uncertainty to Target Taiwan, Foreign Minister Warns
The comments by Taiwan's foreign minister, Joseph Wu, came after President Tsai Ing-wen convened a national security meeting to discuss the U.S. election. ( read original story ...)