Asia
Hong Kong unions, students fail to get support for strikes against security law
World
June 21, 2020
Hong Kong unions, students fail to get support for strikes against security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pro-democracy labor unions and a student group in Hong Kong failed to garner enough support to…
Beijing sees drop in virus cases as Brazil passes 1 million
World
June 20, 2020
Beijing sees drop in virus cases as Brazil passes 1 million
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in China appeared to be winning their battle against an outbreak of coronavirus in Beijing on…
What people are saying about details of Hong Kong’s new national security law
World
June 20, 2020
What people are saying about details of Hong Kong’s new national security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing unveiled details of draft national security legislation for Hong Kong on Saturday, paving the way…
Harboring Hong Kong ‘rioters’ will harm Taiwan, China says
World
June 20, 2020
Harboring Hong Kong ‘rioters’ will harm Taiwan, China says
BEIJING (Reuters) – Offering protection to “rioters” from Hong Kong will only harm Taiwan’s people and is an interference in…
North Korea threatens to beef up military presence around DMZ
World
June 17, 2020
North Korea threatens to beef up military presence around DMZ
North Korea threatened Wednesday to bolster its military presence in and around the Demilitarized Zone, a day after blowing up…
North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South
World
June 16, 2020
North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South
North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, after days of increasingly…
Indian and Chinese troops in deadly border clash
World
June 16, 2020
Indian and Chinese troops in deadly border clash
Three Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off on the Chinese border, the Indian army said Tuesday, following weeks…
Europe reopens borders, but virus looms large elsewhere
World
June 16, 2020
Europe reopens borders, but virus looms large elsewhere
A raft of EU nations reopened their borders to fellow Europeans Monday, but a new coronavirus outbreak in China and…
Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure
World
June 15, 2020
Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure
Hong Kong’s Disneyland will reopen its doors on Thursday following nearly five months of closure, the park said Monday, in…
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
World
June 15, 2020
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
China reported dozens of new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Monday as a growing cluster of infections…