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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:18:31 GMT
China would find policy change 'deeply destablising'
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Beijing would find it "deeply destabilizing" if the United States were to explicitly state it would come to Taiwan's defence in the event of a Chinese invasion, the Bi

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:55:03 GMT
US has ramped up reconnaissance activities near China
Beijing [China], April 30 (ANI): The United States has ramped up reconnaissance activities near China's coast under Joe Biden's administration, said the Chinese government after the American president

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:11:59 GMT
Singapore Overtakes New Zealand as Top Safest Place from Covid-19
New Zealand has been knocked from its top ranking as the best place to be during Covid-19 after being pipped to the post by Singapore.Singapore has overtaken New Zealand and is now rated num

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:06:27 GMT
No country fits "coercive diplomacy" hat better than U.S.: FM spokesperson
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- No country fits the hat of "coercive diplomacy" better than the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbi

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:05:44 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 29
MOSCOW -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday it had detained 16 supporters of the Ukrainian radical youth group M.K.U. for their involvement in crimes, extremist propaganda an

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:05:18 GMT
Vietnam reports 45 new COVID-19 cases, 2,910 in total
HANOI, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 45 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Thursday, including six locally transmitted and 39 imported, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 2

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:30:03 GMT
China, Vietnam coast guards wrap up joint Beibu Gulf patrol
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Vietnamese maritime law enforcement officials have recently wrapped up their 21st joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf waters since 2006. Two vessels each

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:35:54 GMT
Delegation of Powers to Thai PM Raises Concern of Authoritarian Turn
Sweeping powers handed to Thai Prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha this week to control a rebound of the coronavirus is raising concern the country could slide deeper into authoritarianism under the g

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:40:55 GMT
Measuring a president's first 100 days goes back to the New Deal
During Joe Biden's first 100 days in office as president, he has signed 11 bills into law.One was the prominent

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:30:01 GMT
ADB says Cambodia's economy to rebound by 4 pct in 2021, higher next year
PHNOM PENH, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's economy is forecast to grow 4 percent in 2021 and 5.5 percent in 2022, as the economic recovery in its major trading partners boosts demand for the kingd

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:18:09 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0530 GMT, April 29
ACCRA -- Food and nutrition insecurity in the West African sub-region remains a worrying concern for stakeholders, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway said here on Wednesday.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:05:02 GMT
Vietnam records highest 4-month trade growth in 10 years
HANOI, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded an estimated 206.51 billion U.S. dollars of two-way trade value in the first four months of this year, with a trade surplus of 1.29 billion dollars, the

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:55:01 GMT
Vietnam attracts less foreign investment in 4 months
HANOI, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam attracted an estimated 12.25 billion U.S. dollars of foreign investment in the first four months of this year, down 0.7 percent against the same period last year

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:49:01 GMT
Cambodia receives 3rd batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
PHNOM PENH, April 29 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying the third batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia Wednesday night. "The arrival of the vaccine

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:55:22 GMT
EU's Indo-Pacific strategy likely to clash with China
Manila [Philippines], April 29 (ANI): The European Union released its own Indo-Pacific strategy policy paper earlier this month, an unprecedented declaration that promises to put the EU at loggerheads

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:35:04 GMT
Despite Mass Shootings, Americans' Love of Guns Endures
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA / HAMPTON, TENNESSEE - A.C.'s parents would not let him shoot a rifle. So, at age 17, two months after finishing high school, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where he regul

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:18:22 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 28
MOSCOW -- The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday ordered several European countries' diplomats to leave in a week in retaliation for their recent expulsions of Russian diplomats. The dipl

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:05:26 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates: Indonesia reports 5,241 new cases
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - JAKARTA -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,241 within

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:05:14 GMT
3rd batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines handed over to Laos
VIENTIANE, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The third batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in and been handed over to Laos. The Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines were handed over by Chinese Am

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:49:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 8 new COVID-19 cases, 2,865 in total
HANOI, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded eight new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 2,865, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:19:01 GMT
5 weapons copied or stolen by China through espionage
Beijing [China], April 28 (ANI): China has long supplemented legitimate transfers and domestic innovation with industrial espionage helping to compete with the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. in the production o

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:18:58 GMT
Japan expresses concern over China's military expansion
Tokyo [Japan], April 28 (ANI): The Japanese government, in an annual foreign policy report, has expressed concerns over China's military expansion and growing activities in the East and South China Se

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:05:02 GMT
Laos records 93 COVID-19 new cases, 604 in total
VIENTIANE, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Laos recorded 93 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total in the country to 604, according to the Lao Ministry of Health on Wednesday. Director General of the

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:44:15 GMT
Japan ratifies RCEP, world's largest trade deal including China, ASEAN
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Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:37:28 GMT
Chinese carrier Liaoning sails between Japanese islands
Tokyo [Japan], April 28 (ANI): Japan's Defense Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that a Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning after passing through waters between two Japanese islands returned to the East C

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:27:46 GMT
Daniel Berrigan and his fearless nonviolence, at 100
By Rev. John DearIn some ways, that statement sums up the life and teachings of the legendary priest, author, poet and activist Daniel Berrigan, my friend and teacher who would turn 100 on M

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:52:10 GMT
There is an alternative to war in the South China Sea
As China becomes more assertive in the South China Sea, rival claimants have beefed up their military capabilities but there is a better path writes



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