Republican lawmakers made Missouri the first state to file a lawsuit against the Chinese government over the country’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Missouri attorney general sues China for ‘campaign of deceit’ around COVID outbreak
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern State of Missouri, alleges that the People’s Republic of China, the Communist Party of China and other governing bodies in the …
Beijing names islands in disputed South China Sea
China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbours as the country asserts its territorial claims.
U.S. Warships Enter Disputed Waters of South China Sea as Tensions With China Escalate
The move comes as a war of words between the United States and China over the coronavirus pandemic intensifies.
China can’t be ‘scapegoated’ if it’s actually guilty
The front-page headline in Sunday’s New York Times read: “G.O.P. Aiming To Make China The Scapegoat.” Scapegoat? Sorry, it was the Chinese Communist regime, n …
Brunei reports no new COVID-19 cases
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 21 (Xinhua) — Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, making the country’s tally of cases stand at 138 since the first case was detected in the sultanate on …
Uzbekistan reaches 150,000 coronavirus tests: official
TASHKENT, April 21 (Xinhua) — Uzbekistan has carried out more than 150,000 tests for the novel coronavirus so far, with the figure soon to reach half a million, a health ministry official said …
China to ease entry ban on foreigners with South Korea ‘fast track’
China has reached an agreement with South Korea to set up a “fast track” for businesspeople to travel between the countries as Beijing looks to ease an entry ban on foreigners imposed to curb the …
South Korea, China cast doubt on reports North Korean leader Kim gravely ill
South Korean and Chinese officials on Tuesday cast doubt on reports was ill after media outlets said he had undergone a cardiovascular procedure and was in “grave danger”. Daily NK, a Seoul-based …
Turkey passes China in number of Coronavirus cases
Turkey’s recorded number of coronavirus cases passed China by Monday, as experts continued to question the accuracy of the government reported statistics. Turkey has confirmed at least 90,980 …