India's famous monsoon has come to an end, and for the second consecutive year, the country observed an "excess" rainy season. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo keeps up anti-China campaign overseas as Washington plunged into Covid-19 chaos
All eyes may be on coronavirus test results in Washington, but Mike Pompeo is staying focused on China. The US Secretary of State was in Tokyo Tuesday for a meeting of the Quad, or Quadrilateral ... ( read original story ...)
China Urges U.S. to Drop ‘Cold War’ Mentality
"Pompeo has repeatedly fabricated lies about China and maliciously created political confrontation," the Chinese embassy in Japan said in a statement. "We once again urge the U.S. to abandon its Cold ... ( read original story ...)
What the U.S. election means for China
On a host of global issues, China is the White House’s preferred villain — its trade tactics seen as unfair and duplicitous, its opaque government cast as the incubator of a hideous pandemic, its tech ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says Has Spent Almost $900 Million Scrambling Against China This Year
Taiwan has spent almost $900 million this year on scrambling its air force against Chinese incursions, the island's defence minister said on Wednesday, describing the pressure they are facing as ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s deepening political crisis, explained
Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary election results were annulled Tuesday by the election commision hours after protesters stormed the main political building, claiming the voting the rigged and throwing the ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s deepening political crisis, explained
Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary election results were annulled Tuesday by the election commision hours after protesters stormed the main political building, claiming the voting the rigged and throwing the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Unveils Record $52 Billion Military Budget (Thanks to China and North Korea)
Japan's government hasn't been silent about noting that it has felt threatened by China's vast military resources, which come amidst territorial disputes, as well as an ever-unpredictable North Korea. ( read original story ...)
Donors slash funding to Yemen by half to 25 cents a day per person in need
Catastrophic impact of funding cuts already being felt This year, donors have given the equivalent of 25 US cents per day for each of the 24.3 million people in need in Yemen, about half the amount ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to trade lower as Trump calls off stimulus negotiations
SINGAPORE — Stocks in Japan were set to trade lower at the open as U.S. President Donald Trump called off stimulus negotiations till after the November election. Load Error Futures pointed to a lower ... ( read original story ...)