WASHINGTON: China's territorial claims in Bhutan and the recent incursion into Indian land are indicative of their intentions, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, adding that Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Territorial Claims in India, Bhutan Indicative of Their Intentions: Mike Pompeo
China recently staked claim over the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council and opposed funding to the project. ( read original story ...)
Testing the world: Chinese claims in Bhutan, incursion in India indicative of their intentions, says US
The Chinese are testing, probing the world to see if we are going to stand up to their threats and their bullying, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said about China's incursions in India and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Duke-NUS is in the race to develop an effective coronavirus vaccine
Duke-NUS Medical School is developing a potential Covid-19 vaccine in partnership with U.S. pharmaceutical firm Arcturus Therapeutics. Ooi Eng Eong, a professor at the medical school, says there are ... ( read original story ...)
Tough times ahead for Singapore Airlines, but one analyst says it appears better positioned than its peers
As air carriers worldwide are caught in a "race against time" while trying to stay afloat as global travel is nearly completely wiped out, Singapore Airlines appears to be better positioned than its ... ( read original story ...)
Lao PM speaks highly of China-Laos railway construction achievements
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith spoke highly of China-Laos railway construction achievements when inspecting the construction of the railway's Vientiane station on Thursday. "This is the sixth ... ( read original story ...)
Israel says it arrested Hamas militant who fled strip by sea
Israeli security officials on Thursday announced they have caught a Hamas militant who fled the Gaza Strip and swam into Israeli waters, confirming weeks of rumors that a Hamas figure had “defected” ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanese PM urges caution, Israel vows to defend itself amid border tension
Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Tuesday that Israel had violated his country's sovereignty with a "dangerous military escalation" along the Israeli-Lebanese frontier on Monday and called ... ( read original story ...)
Sanctions pretext to violate Syria’s sovereignty, support terrorism: Ja’afari
Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari has denounced the Western economic sanctions against his country, saying the coercive measures are used as a pretext to keep up violations of ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan reports 1,414 new coronavirus cases, 89,078 in total
Over the past day Kazakhstan has registered 1,414 cases of coronavirus infection including 627 symptom-free cases, Trend reports citing Kazinform. Coronavirus-infected patients registered in the ... ( read original story ...)