Investigators remove wreckage from site of Friday's crash as pilots' union objects to lack of representation in probe. ( read original story ...)
Inside Indonesia’s fight to save its most important soil
For Southeast Asia and many equatorial regions, an El Niño could only mean one thing: dry conditions and an increased likelihood of fires. Indonesia, in particular, was a country of high concern, home ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. won’t certify Hong Kong’s autonomy from China, jeopardizing trade status
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he has officially notified Congress that Hong Kong is in effect no longer autonomous from mainland China. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo declares Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China in a move that threatens to escalate US-China tensions
The action follows a new China national security law for Hong Kong that bans treason and other perceived offenses in the semi-autonomous territory. ( read original story ...)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Says Hong Kong No Longer Autonomous from China, Threatening Trade Status
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told U.S. lawmakers that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from mainland China, threatening its special trade status as encoded in U.S. law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous from China’ – Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has certified to Congress that Hong Kong no longer merits special treatment under US law. The declaration could have far-reaching implications for US-Hong Kong trade. ( read original story ...)
Trump Offers to Mediate China-India Border Disputes
As border tensions have escalated between China and India in recent weeks, President Donald Trump made an unsolicited offer Wednesday to mediate the two countries’ decades-old border disputes. ( read original story ...)
How Australia Is Countering China With Pacific Soft Power
The Australia government is airing popular TV shows in several Pacific island nations in a reversal from past budget cuts. ( read original story ...)
Far from being weakened by coronavirus, China pursues sovereignty claims on all fronts
But the potential for sticks and stones to escalate into something more serious is causing alarm as far away as Washington. And its western border is far from the only place where China is flexing its ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous,’ slams China intervention
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday officially declared that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory ... ( read original story ...)