U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned the Chinese government against interfering with American journalists in Hong Kong, stating doing so would force the United States to reconsider the territory ... ( read original story ...)
China in communications with Australia over trade disputes: commerce minister
China's commerce minister Zhong Shan said the two countries are in communication when asked about Australia's request to discuss beef and barley trade issues, amid escalating tensions over the ... ( read original story ...)
Pelosi ‘enslaving’ US to China with state bailouts, KT McFarland says
Political commentator KT McFarland told Fox News' Steve Hilton on Sunday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. is "enslaving" the U.S. to China by advocating huge state bailouts to offset the ... ( read original story ...)
China has been trying to avoid fallout from coronavirus. Now 100 countries are pushing for an investigation
Russia has joined about 100 countries in backing a resolution at the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA), calling for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic. The European Union-drafted ... ( read original story ...)
Defeat, Riots And Recriminations: China Football’s Darkest Day
China were stunned 2-1 at home by neighbours Hong Kong, then still under British rule, on one of the most infamous nights in Chinese football history. It is notorious not just because China's hopes of ... ( read original story ...)
China Virus Cluster, Yemen, Cirque du Soleil: Your Monday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering a new lockdown in China, a power-sharing deal in Afghanistan and the fate of Cirque du Soleil. The authorities reintroduced lockdown measures in northeastern China, even ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: China keeping Beijing petition offices closed
China's official media say the central government petition offices in Beijing, where people come from across China to register complaints, will remain closed for the time being as a virus-control meas ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Is Expanding Manufacturing in the U.S.
The chip fabrication plant will use TSMC's 5-nanometer process technology and be capable of producing 20,000 semiconductor wafers per month. Over 1,600 jobs ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon to resume economic re-opening from Monday after coronavirus shutdown
Already in the throes of a deep economic crisis, Lebanon began easing virus-related restrictions on business late last month to try to restore some economic activity. But that plan was paused last ... ( read original story ...)
China emerges as potential strain on US-Israel relationship
Increasingly close ties between China and Israel risk straining the special relationship Israel has with the U.S., especially as Washington ramps up its feud with Beijing over the spread of the novel ... ( read original story ...)