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US-China trade talks ‘stalled’ due to newly-passed HK law
A trade deal between United States and China was now “stalled because of Hong Kong legislation”, news website Axios reported yesterday, citing a source close to US President Donald Trump’s negotiating team. The deal was stalled also because time was
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HK police fire tear gas at protesters after brief peace
HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong yesterday, ending a rare lull in violence, as residents took to the streets chanting “revolution of our time” and “liberate Hong Kong”. The protest in
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SEA Games: Malaysia sweeps four gold on opening day
MANILA: The Malaysian contingent was on a roll on the first day of competition in the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines after securing four gold, two silver and two bronze medals. Wushu exponent Loh Choon How started the ball
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SEA Games : Wushu delivers Malaysia’s first gold
MANILA: Loh Choon How from the wushu squad delivered Malaysia’s first gold medal in the 2019 Philippine SEA Games. In this 30th edition of the SEA Games which officially opened yesterday, Choon How clinched the medal in the men’s taijiquan
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China dangles carrot ahead of Taiwan election, but many are sceptical
China is stepping up efforts to be nice to Taiwan ahead of key elections on Jan 11, offering better treatment to Taiwanese in China and urging the democratic island to “come home”, but many there only see Beijing wielding a
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Jokowi: I’m getting AI to replace top civil servants
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is planning to redesign bureaucracy next year by removing two ranks of public servants and replacing them with artificial intelligence (AI), Xinhua news agency reported, quoting President Joko Widodo as saying yesterday. The current four echelon
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North Korea test-fires missiles to pressure US
Breaking a month-long lull in missile tests, North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast yesterday in what appeared to be the latest try out of its new multiple rocket launchers, South Korea’s military said.
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Hong Kong gears up for weekend protests after rare lull in violence
Hong Kong braces for a fresh round of protests over the weekend as police said they would withdraw from a university today that has been the site of some of the worst clashes between protesters and security forces in nearly
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Talk to me: Counsellors help child workers win justice in India
JAIPUR: When counsellor Arti Sharma met a 10-year-old boy, whose father sold him for 500 Indian rupees (US$7) to work in a bangle factory, she expected tears – not a stony silence. It took her more than a week to
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Asian shares waver as Hong Kong tensions spoil the festive mood
Asian share markets wobbled today as concerns that tensions over Hong Kong may stymie a US-China trade deal cast a pall over Thanksgiving cheer from positive US economic data. US President Donald Trump yesterday signed into law legislation backing pro-democracy
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