The April 18 arrest of 15 leading pro-democracy activists only attests to the weakness of China’s attempts to ignore basic rights like rule of law.
A Diamond in the COVID–19 Rough? Taiwan Export Orders Surge in March
Taiwan has already received much of the global spotlight for its adept handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which broke out just across the Strait in mainland China. Taipei, even while excluded from …
Kuwait extends curfew time to curb spread of COVID-19
KUWAIT CITY, April 20 (Xinhua) — The Kuwaiti government has decided to extend the curfew time by three hours as part of the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government spokesman said …
Revenge Is a Dish That’s Off the China Menu
A surge in China sales for stores operated by the likes of LVMH and Hermes International has spurred optimism that consumer demand will snap back as the lockdowns lift. The reports offered a glimmer …
GOP Lawmaker Asks USDA to Reconsider Importing Chinese Citrus Fruits, Says ‘We Cannot Trust’ China’s Government
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all firsthand that we cannot trust the word of the Chinese government,” Collins wrote Monday.
China, Germany’s Bild in war of words after newspaper scorched Xi over coronavirus
China and the largest newspaper in Germany have been in a war of words, according to reports, over the role of President Xi Jinping in the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Sought to Promote Face Mask Suppliers to China in Mid-March, Despite Shutting Exports Program Down
Documents reviewed by Newsweek suggest that the Department of Commerce sought to connect buyers in China with U.S. manufacturers, even as concerns over national supplies grew.
Mongolia, close to China, yet far from COVID-19
Mongolia, a land that borders China, surprisingly didn’t see even a single COVID-19 fatality since the outbreak of the deadly disease. With barely 31 confirmed cases so far, there are no reports of …
Kuwait University launches online int’l conference on pandemics
KUWAIT CITY, April 20 (Xinhua) — Kuwait University launched on Monday its first international online virtual conference on history of pandemics. The two-day conference, entitled “The History of …
North Korea claims it has zero coronavirus cases — defectors and experts think otherwise
Outsiders strongly suspect that coronavirus has already spread to North Korea because it shares a long, porous border with China …