India has announced agricultural market reforms and investment in facilities like cold storage warehouses to improve earnings for farmers who make up more than 60% of India’s 1.3 billion people ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. cracks down on global chip exports to Huawei, China retaliation eyed
The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares ... ( read original story ...)
Can China be sued in the U.S. and forced to pay for coronavirus losses? Legal experts say no
Though President Trump and other conservatives blame China for the enormous damage inflicted here by the coronavirus, legal experts say the recent efforts to sue Beijing in U.S. courts for the ... ( read original story ...)
Australia Vows to Stand Its Ground As China Piles Economic Pressure Over Pandemic Probe
Beijing suspended beef imports after Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an inquiry into coronavirus origins. ( read original story ...)
From ‘Respect’ to ‘Sick and Twisted’: How Coronavirus Hit U.S.-China Ties
China’s leaders have struck back through party-run media outlets that said the United States and other democracies had ignored warnings about the coronavirus and disastrously mi ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong watchdog absolves police over protest crackdown, dimming prospects of accountability
In a highly anticipated report, the complaints body offered a largely sympathetic view toward the force as political tensions heat up again. ( read original story ...)
Watchdog: Hong Kong police responded to violence with violence
An official Hong Kong police watchdog said in a long-awaited report Friday that officers resorted to violence during 10 months of anti-government protests only when responding to the same by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police watchdog upholds actions against protesters
A report from an official Hong Kong police watchdog says officers used force only in response to threats to their safety during months of anti-government protests last year ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Watchdog Report Branded ‘Superficial’
Hong Kong's police watchdog called on Friday for a review of guidelines on the use of tear gas and training for officers in public order policing, in a long-awaited report that some democracy ... ( read original story ...)
First Hong Kong protester to admit ‘rioting’ gets four years’ jail
A 21-year-old Hong Kong lifeguard, the first anti-government protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year's unrest, was sentenced to four years' jail on Friday for a "direct ... ( read original story ...)