China warns citizens of Covid-linked ‘racial violence’ overseas; UK is second country to pass 40,000 deaths ... ( read original story ...)
India’s lockdown caused untold hardship. It also inspired extraordinary generosity.
The 40-year-old carpenter in Mumbai had spent two months without work amid India’s stringent pandemic lockdown, unable to earn money or return to his village. On the phone was a stranger offering to ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: India overtakes Italy in cases amid easing of lockdown
Although India has the sixth highest number of cases, it is 12th in fatalities, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University. Low testing rates explained the former, but ... ( read original story ...)
Another Trump Win? China Quietly Implementing Phase One Trade Deal With US
Trade will likely continue and grow even with the other problems because China and the U.S. need each other to prevent further damage to their respective economies ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Voters Throw China-Friendly Mayor Out of Office
One of Taiwan’s most prominent China-friendly politicians was recalled as mayor of the self-ruled island’s third-largest city—the second electoral setback in less than six months for Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
France tells China it still backs ‘one country, two systems’ for Hong Kong
"The President said he was monitoring the (Hong Kong) situation closely and reiterated France's support for the principle of 'one country, two systems'," the official told Reuters on Saturday. China ... ( read original story ...)
New evidence suggests Trump was wrong about the WHO and China
WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP announced his decision last month to pull the United States out of the World Health Organization in the middle of a global pandemic, he complained that “China has total control” ... ( read original story ...)
India, China military commanders meeting on frontier dispute
Indian and Chinese military commanders are meeting at a Himalayan border post to try to resolve a bitter standoff along their disputed frontier where thousands of troops on both sides are facing off ... ( read original story ...)
India- No new govt schemes for a year: Finance Ministry
Finance Ministry New Delhi, Jun 5 (KNN) Shrinking revenue and increasing coronavirus cases have forced the Finance Ministry to not to initiate any new scheme in the current financial year. As per the ... ( read original story ...)
India Stocks Score Second Weekly Gain on Easing Lockdown
Indian equities rose, with the benchmark index scoring a second week of gains, as Asia’s third-biggest economy continued easing a nationwide lockdown.The S&P BSE Sensex Index advanced 0.9% while and ... ( read original story ...)