China

Man kills 8 children on first day of school in eastern China

Sep 03, 2019 09:31

A man has killed eight children and injured two others as they were walking to class on the first day of school in eastern China.
Britain refuses to give full passports to its supporters in Hong Kong

Sep 03, 2019 08:13

As tensions rise in Hong Kong after months of protests and unrest, growing calls for the UK to grant the right of abode to citizens of its former colony have added a new twist to the unfolding drama.
Iran’s oil products expose frailty of US sanctions web

Sep 03, 2019 07:01

Oil products are emerging as Iran’s mainstay in a grueling battle with the United States which is bent on wiping out the country’s revenues.
IMF deputy head calls for negotiated solution to US-China trade dispute

Sep 03, 2019 04:42

The United States and China should seek to find a solution to their differences through negotiations which follow a multilateral framework as the ongoing trade dispute between the pair threatens to drag down global economic growth, according to Zhang Tao, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Huawei denies US allegations of technology theft

Sep 03, 2019 02:21

Beleaguered Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Tuesday denied accusations reported in the Wall Street Journal that it stole technology from a Portuguese inventor, accusing him of "taking advantage of the current geopolitical situation."
China takes US to WTO amid escalating trade war

Sep 03, 2019 02:06

China says it has filed a complaint against the United States with the World Trade Organization (WTO), after Washington imposed new tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese imports in an escalating trade war between the two world powers.
US, ASEAN kick off drills amid maritime disputes with China

Sep 02, 2019 07:47

The United States has kicked off joint naval exercises with ten South East Asian countries, as part of war games that will be extended into the disputed South China Sea.
Japan sets up police unit to help guard disputed islets

Sep 02, 2019 07:46

Japan is about to set up a special armed unit on its southern island of Okinawa amid a fresh row with China over sovereignty over a group of East China Sea islands.
US, China begin imposing new tariffs as trade war escalates

Sep 01, 2019 07:22

There seems to be no end in sight for the trade war between the US and China as the two sides have once again started imposing additional tariffs on each other’s products.
Trump: US, China to meet in Sept., but tariff hikes remain

Aug 31, 2019 00:40

Trade teams from China and the United States continue to talk and will meet in September, but tariff increases on Chinese goods set to go in place on Sunday will not be delayed, President Donald Trump said on Friday.