Chinese moves, especially around Galwan, appear designed to prevent India from completing these road projects, given China’s general weakness at the tactical level in the area. These events, perhaps, ... ( read original story ...)
India is using drones and fire trucks to fight its worst locust invasion in almost 30 years
As India continues its battle with the coronavirus pandemic a new kind of invasion is threatening to destroy vital crops and vegetation -- the worst locust swarm the country has seen in almost 30 ... ( read original story ...)
India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients
India's government said on Tuesday it has approved Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for emergency use in treating COVID-19 patients. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s G7 invitation to South Korea, Australia draws response from China
China warned against excluding Beijing from major world organizations, following reports U.S. President Donald Trump could be seeking to expand the Group of Seven summit to include South Korea, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s President Xi says need to improve monitoring for diseases of unknown causes
China needs to improve its monitoring for diseases of unknown causes and unusual public health incidents, said President Xi Jinping according to state television. At a roundtable with experts and ... ( read original story ...)
Out of Favor With Australia’s Central Government, China Targets States
The leader of one of Australia’s biggest states has touted an infrastructure deal with Beijing as a way to create jobs in a coronavirus-afflicted economy. But others worry Chinese money may end up ... ( read original story ...)
UK Warns China: Do Not Cross the Rubicon on Hong Kong
"It can cross the Rubicon and violate the autonomy and the rights of the people of Hong Kong or it can step back, understand the widespread concern of the international community ... ( read original story ...)
China withheld data on coronavirus from WHO, recordings reveal
Complaints by officials at odds with body’s public praise of Beijing’s response to outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
‘We Need Help’: Coronavirus Fuels Racism Against Black Americans in China
African governments have loudly protested abuse of their citizens in China, but the Trump administration’s response to harassment of African-Americans has been muted. ( read original story ...)
UK Tells China: Step Back From the Brink on Hong Kong
"To be very clear and specific about this, the imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by the government in Beijing rather than through Hong Kong's own institutions lies in direct ... ( read original story ...)