The U.N. Security Council has discussed disputed Kashmir at Pakistan’s request for the third time since India’s Hindu nationalist government decided to end the Muslim-majority region's semi-autonomy a ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India reports biggest number of deaths with 904
India has recorded the biggest single-day fatalities of 904 in the past 24 hours as fresh coronavirus infections surged by another 56,282 cases to reach nearly 2 million ... ( read original story ...)
Eight COVID-19 patients die in hospital fire in western India
Eight COVID-19 patients died in a fire that broke out in the intensive care ward of a private hospital in India's western city of Ahmedabad early on Thursday, officials said as they launched a probe ... ( read original story ...)
Wait of centuries is over, India PM says, as Hindu temple construction begins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the construction of a Hindu temple on a site that has been contested by Muslims for decades in a dispute that has sparked some of India's most bloody ... ( read original story ...)
India keeps tight lid on Kashmir on anniversary of revoking semi-autonomy
With a heavy deployment of troops and curbs on public movement, Indian authorities kept a tight lid on potential protests in Kashmir on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the revocation of the ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok deal tests Microsoft’s decades of experience in China
More than two decades of efforts by Microsoft to put down roots in China may soon bring a partial pay-off, if it succeeds in steering through the purchase of TikTok’s US busines ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economic growth indicators are ‘lopsided,’ analyst says
China's economic growth indicators are lopsided, pointing to possible downside risks for the country in the second half of 2020 as it tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, said an expert on ... ( read original story ...)
China says it has no intention of ‘becoming another United States’
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said "today's China is not the former Soviet Union" and accused the U.S. for attempting to start a Cold War. ( read original story ...)
Asia Markets Mixed As Traders Weigh Stimulus, China-US Tension
Asian markets were mixed Thursday following a two-day rally, with nervous investors keeping an eye on stuttering stimulus talks in Washington, while China-US tensions continued to weigh on confidence. ( read original story ...)
China’s major state banks start internal testing of digital wallet application: media
China's major state-run commercial banks are conducting large-scale internal testing of a digital wallet application, moving a step closer to the official launch of a home-grown digital currency, the ... ( read original story ...)