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Japan lodges protest with China over ships near disputed islets

Japan lodges protest with China over ships near disputed islets

03-07-2020 comments

Tokyo (IANS) Japan on Friday said that it has lodged a protest with China over the intrusion by two China Coast Guard ships into Japanese territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea.

The two Chinese ships entered Japanese…

Nikki Haley praises India for 'not backing down' against China

Nikki Haley praises India for 'not backing down' against China

02-07-2020 comments

Washington (IANS) Nikki Haley, the first Indian-American to serve in the US cabinet, has praised India's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps, saying New Delhi "is continuing to show it won't back down from Chinas aggression".

Taking to…

China warned against 'clear, serious' violation of treaty with UK

China warned against 'clear, serious' violation of treaty with UK

02-07-2020 comments

London (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said China's imposition of a new security law in Hong Kong constituted a clear and serious breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed in 1984 and aimed at smoothing the transition when the…

50 killed in Myanmar jade mine landslide

50 killed in Myanmar jade mine landslide

02-07-2020 comments

Yangon (IANS) At least 50 people were killed and many others were reported missing on Thursday after a jade mine collapsed in Myanmar's Kachin state, authorities said.

Trump has failed Americans amid COVID-19 pandemic: Biden

Trump has failed Americans amid COVID-19 pandemic: Biden

01-07-2020 comments

Washington (IANS) Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has accused President Donald Trump of having "surrendered" and "failed" the Americans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"What happened? Now it's almost July, and it seems like…

China's debt-trap diplomacy hit, Kenyan court halts project

China's debt-trap diplomacy hit, Kenyan court halts project

01-07-2020 comments

New Delhi (IANS) A Kenyan Appellate Court has halted the dragon's African safari by pronouncing that "the $3.2 billion contract between Kenya and China for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) is illegal." The recent judgment…

Aus seeks long-range missiles in Indo-Pacific defence shift

Aus seeks long-range missiles in Indo-Pacific defence shift

01-07-2020 comments

Canberra (IANS) Australia on Wednesday said that it will significantly increase military spending and focus on the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions between the US and China.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged A$270 billion ($186…

HK oppn to defy police ban on annual pro-democracy rally

HK oppn to defy police ban on annual pro-democracy rally

30-06-2020 comments

Hong Kong (IANS) Veteran Hong Kong opposition activists on Tuesday announced plans to defy a police ban on the annual July 1 pro-democracy rally and organise a march to protest against China's national security law, which is expected to take effect…

China's biggest gold fraud, 4% of its reserves may be fake: Report

China's biggest gold fraud, 4% of its reserves may be fake: Report

30-06-2020 comments

New York (IANS) China is at the centre of the discovery of what may be one of the biggest gold counterfeiting scandal in recent history.

According to a report in Zero Hedge, not only does it involve China, but it emerges from a city that has…

Concerned over ban on Chinese apps, Xi govt reaches out to India

Concerned over ban on Chinese apps, Xi govt reaches out to India

30-06-2020 comments

New Delhi (IANS) China on Tuesday reached out to India, expressing anxiety about the ban imposed by the Indian government on popular Chinese mobile applications like TikTok and WeChat, among others.

During a daily news briefing on Tuesday,…

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