To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home. But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan army muscles in on Belt and Road project
Pakistan’s powerful military and civilian parliament are wrestling for control of China’s $62bn Belt and Road Initiative in the country. Supporters of the army, which maintains close ties with Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
UK gave firm £50m aid to carry on building ‘unsafe’ classrooms in Pakistan
Britain built classrooms for 120,000 children in Pakistan after being warned the buildings could collapse on them, an investigation by The Times shows.Officials running British aid’s biggest education ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Attempts Balance Ties With China, US
Pakistan’s government has long said it is trying to maintain good relations with both China and the United States, despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington. But Prime Minister Imran ... ( read original story ...)
MEA calls out Pakistan’s five false claims made at United Nations Security Council
The MEA called out Pakistan over its denial to allegations of harbouring terrorists, claims of decimating Al Qaeda, and its fabricated allegations against India at the UNSC. ( read original story ...)
China Says It Forced U.S. Navy Away from Disputed Islands In South China Sea as Tensions Rise
The incident at the disputed Paracel Islands comes a day after the U.S. Navy confirmed to Newsweek it surveilled People's Liberation Army exercises in defiance of Chinese warnings. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo calls out China for ‘illegal fishing’ after vessels spotted off Galapagos Islands
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the recent reports of hundreds of Chinese vessels off of the Galapagos Islands "deeply troubling,” calling on China to stop all “illegal fishing” Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Dissident Chinese artist made secret film about Wuhan during China’s coronavirus lockdown
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made a secret film called Coronation in Wuhan, the central Chinese city that became the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, during its strict lockdown. ( read original story ...)
China is not interested in preserving any sort of ‘freedom’ online
WHEN CHINA slammed Hong Kong with a sweeping new national security law, onlookers wondered whether President Xi Jinping would impose his digital authoritarianism on the island state — or whether some ... ( read original story ...)
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi casts doubt on coronavirus originating in China
The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Thursday it was unclear whether the corona virus had first originated in China, casting doubt on the views of health experts ... ( read original story ...)