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How important is Hong Kong to China?
HONG KONG: Concerns over Hong Kong’s political and economic future are growing as pro-democracy protests drag on and turn increasingly violent, and China makes clear that forceful intervention is possible. An intervention by Chinese troops could seriously damage Hong Kong’s
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First death in Kashmir, Pakistan sees ‘seeds of war’
SRINAGAR: A man died in Indian Kashmir nearly a month after being injured in a protest, officials said yesterday, confirming the first such death since India revoked the region’s autonomy. News of the fatality came as Pakistan warned that India
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Hong Kong leader to kill bill, too little, too late
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will announce the withdrawal of an extradition bill that triggered months of unrest and has thrown the Chinese-ruled city into its worst crisis in decades, Cable TV and other media said, but the
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Carrie Lam to withdraw extradition Bill, officially
Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is set to formally withdraw the much-despised extradition bill that sparked the nearly three-month long protest crisis now roiling the city today, sources have told the Post. The decision will mean that the government
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Sleepy to sleepless? Indonesia’s future capital in the forest
By day, the unforgiving sun glares off the road beside Ipah’s wooden home with blinding brightness as a passing motorcycle stirs a swirl of dust. By night, the beams of an occasional truck carrying coal or palm fruits pierce the
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Lam: I never offered to quit
On Monday, a recording of a private meeting emerged where she is heard saying: “If I have a choice, the first thing is to quit.” She said yesterday that she had “never tendered any resignation”, but did not deny the
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HK activists advise Merkel before her China trip
BERLIN: Days before Angela Merkel leaves for a tricky visit to Beijing, prominent Hong Kong activists have written to the German Chancellor calling her to be guided by her memories of life in dictatorial East Germany in her dealings with
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China lodges tariff case at WTO against the US
China has lodged a complaint against the US at the World Trade Organization over US import duties, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said today. The US began imposing 15% tariffs on a variety of Chinese goods on Sunday and China began
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PM Khan: I won’t start a nuclear war
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said today, amid tensions with arch-rival India after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the disputed Kashmir region. “We both are nuclear-armed countries. If
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Lam: I’d quit if I could
HONG KONG: Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she had a choice, according to an audio recording of remarks she made last
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