Trump's Covid-19 Diagnosis May Win Him Some Sympathy, But Is A Double-edged Sword
WASHINGTONThat US President Donald Trump has been hospitalised with Covid-19 has changed the conversation of the week to the pandemic, which continues to ravage
China And US Must Put Ties Back On Track: Chinese Envoy
The Chinese ambassador to Washington has said that China's relations with the United States were facing "severe difficulties" and both countries shoul
Trump Tests Positive For Covid-19: How The World Reacted To US President's Announcement
LONDON (NYTIMES, REUTERS)Once again, the world shuddered at news about President Trump. This time, it wasn't something Mr. Trump said or did, but rather the ann
China's US Envoy Says US-China Relations Must Be Put On Right Track
The Chinese ambassador to Washington said on Thursday (Oct 1) that China's relations with the United States were facing "severe difficulties" and both
Trump-Biden Debate Prompts Shock, Despair, And In China, Glee
BRUSSELS (NYTIMES)The unedifying spectacle of Tuesday night's (Sept 29) presidential debate produced some shock, some sadness and some weariness among US allies
US Targets Only One Per Cent Of Chinese Students Over Security: White House Official
The United States is targeting only about one per cent of the 400,000 Chinese students in the United States over China's bid to gather US technology and other i
Trump Issues Fresh Rare Earth Mining Executive Order In Bid To End China's Dominance
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Sept 30) ordered his Cabinet secretaries to look into the country's reliance on rare earths in his latest bid to end Chi
US House Votes To Force Firms To Disclose Xinjiang Products
WASHINGTONThe US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday (Sept 30) to force companies to disclose products that come from China's Xinjiang region, in a new
Google Unveils New Pixel Handsets With 5G Wireless
A Pixel smartphone sets a 2-meter (6.5 foot) perimeter for safe social distance as Scott Burns crosses the living room of his home in the Silicon Valley city of
US Democrats Call For Intelligence Overhaul To Counter China
US House Democrats said on Wednesday (Sept 30) that US intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned that the Unite
Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo In Tense Visit To Vatican As US Presidential Vote Nears
ROMEUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Rome on Wednesday (Sept 30), just a month ahead of the US presidential elections and hot on the heels of a diplomat
Pentagon Is Clinging To Ageing Technologies, US House Panel Warns
A bipartisan House panel on Tuesday (Sept 29) said that artificial intelligence, quantum computing, space and biotechnology were "making traditional battle
Pompeo To Visit East Asia Next Week Amid Frosty US-China Ties
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan, Mongolia and South Korea next week, the State Department announced on Tuesday (Sept 29), a crucial visit
First US Presidential Debate: Where Trump And Biden Stand On 6 Main Issues
US President Donald Trump is promising to keep America great. Joe Biden wants to restore the soul of America. But there is much more to discuss beyond those two
TikTok, WeChat Security Threat Has Yet To Be Proven, US Judges Say
Two US federal judges have ruled this month that the Trump administration failed to prove Chinese-owned apps used by millions of Americans pose enough of a nati
Huawei Exec Meng Wanzhou To Accuse US Of Misleading Canada In Extradition Case
Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers return to a Canadian court on Monday (Sept 28) to press for her release, arguing the US misled Canada abou
US Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Ban On New TikTok Downloads
A US judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-
UN Set For More Virtual Meetings Amid 'disorder'
"Our common house is in disorder," said French President Emmanuel Macron, describing the troubled state of the United Nations General Assembly as it p
Pompeo Gearing Up For White House Run In 2024, Say Political Pundits
There is a growing understanding among political pundits that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is positioning himself for a run at the White House in 2024. Mr Pom
At Pentagon, Fears Grow That Trump Will Pull Military Into Election Unrest
Senior Pentagon leaders have a lot to worry aboutAfghanistan, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Iran, China, Somalia, the Korean Peninsula. But chief among those concerns is