India and Australia are set to seal a military logistics pact at an online summit between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Scott Morrison on Thursday that will lay the ground for greater military ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic hits poorest hardest as India, Pakistan cases jump
The United Nations and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are urging that governments and others unite in developing a “people’s vaccine” to protect everyone against ... ( read original story ...)
China, India unlikely to turn to the U.S. for mediation over border tensions
The two Asian powerhouses are locked in a bitter standoff in the remote Ladakh region in the Western Himalayas. ( read original story ...)
China easing airline access amid coronavirus, conflict with Trump administration
Chinese regulators said more foreign airlines will be allowed to fly to China as anti-coronavirus controls ease. Will it defuse conflict with the USA? ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil banned for 1st time as China cracks down
Police cite coronavirus in banning solemn candlelight vigil, but pro-democracy activists see it as part of a push to quash freedoms in the region. ( read original story ...)
On Tiananmen Anniversary, Hong Kong Makes Mocking China’s Anthem a Crime
As the contentious bill became law, activists planned to commemorate China’s bloody 1989 crackdown, despite a ban on the annual vigil. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Is Caught in the Middle of the Great U.S.-China Power Struggle
Life in Hong Kong had only just started to resemble a new normal after the threat of the pandemic subsided. But there they were again on May 24, dressed in black, ready for the storm brewing. “This is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong outlaws insulting China’s national anthem
Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a contentious bill that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem ... ( read original story ...)
China Says US Trade Sanctions On Hong Kong Violate WTO Rules
Washington's decision to strip Hong Kong of its special trading status violates rules of the World Trade Organization, China said Thursday. President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US will ... ( read original story ...)
China and Singapore’s Air-Travel Experiment: A ‘Fast Lane’ With Lots of Waiting
Singapore and China will allow some business travel between the two countries to restart as they ease border controls designed to slow the pandemic’s spread. ( read original story ...)