Worry Over Surge In COVID-19 Cases In US, Spain, France And Indonesia
United States: Tally nears 7m amid Midwest outbreaks The number of coronavirus cases in the United States neared seven million on Thursdaymore than 20 per cent
'Enough Is Enough': China Slams US At Security Council Over Coronavirus
China has lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring: "Enough is enough!&qu
Justice Department Asks Judge To Allow US To Bar WeChat From US App Stores
The US Justice Department asked a federal judge in San Francisco early on Friday (Sept 25) to allow the government to bar Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google fr
US Base Commander Calls Chinese Guam Attack Video 'propaganda'
The commander of Andersen Air Force Base on the US Pacific island of Guam on Friday (Sept 25) said a Chinese air force video that looked to show a simulated…
US Senators, Citing Uighurs, Urge Netflix To Drop Planned Chinese Sci-fi Series
Five Republican US senators have urged Netflix Inc to reconsider plans to adapt a Chinese science-fiction book trilogy into a TV series because they said the au
Trump Says Safety Will Be Dominant Factor In His TikTok Decision; Judge Says US Must Defend App Store Ban By Friday
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Sept 24) his decision on whether to approve a potential deal involving US companies taking a greater ownership share
If World Handles Climate Like Covid-19, UN Chief Says: 'I Fear The Worst'
The United States, China and Russia fought on Thursday (Sept 24) during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the coronavirus pandemic after UN chief Ant
Chevron Asks Global Staff To Delete WeChat From Phones
Chevron has asked its global employees to remove Tencent Holdings' WeChat from their work phones, making it one of the first United States companies to heed the
Pompeo Warns US Politicians Of Chinese 'influence'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned US politicians at the state and local level to be vigilant around Chinese diplomats whom he said could be trying to
Chevron Asks Global Employees To Delete WeChat From Work Phones Following Trump Ban
Chevron has asked its global employees to remove Tencent Holdings' WeChat from their work phones, making it one of the first US companies to heed the Trump admi
Trump Tech War With China Changes The Game For US Business
WASHINGTONUnited States President Donald Trump's war on Chinese technology firms has changed the ground rules for global business, underscoring a new political
TikTok Urges Court To Block Trump's Ban On App In US
SAN FRANCISCOTikTok is urging a federal court to block US President Donald Trump from banning the app, arguing the move is based on election politics rather tha
China Vows Carbon Neutrality By 2060 In Major Climate Pledge
China aims to be carbon neutral by 2060tightening its target to cut greenhouse gasesand has signalled higher spending on green technologies in the next five yea
Coronavirus Death Toll Crosses 200,000 In The US
The United States hit 200,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, an nearly unthinkable milestone whose arrival underscored the failure of American leadership to con
Macron Urges UN To Wake Up, Takes Veiled Jabs At US And China
The coronavirus pandemic must serve as an "electric shock" that wakes up the United Nations, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech on Tues
No Fairy Tale Ending To Pandemic, Experts Warn As US Covid-19 Death Toll Crosses 200,000
WASHINGTONThe United States recorded 200,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday (Sept 22), an nearly unthinkable milestone once, whose arrival underscored the failur
Pompeo's Quest To Redefine Human Rights Draws Concern At UN
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is trying to drum up support at the United Nations for a new vision of human rights that prioritises religious liberty and pro
Beijing Nod Unlikely For 'unfair' TikTok Deal: Global Times
China is unlikely to approve an "unfair" deal Oracle and Walmart said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-sharing app TikTok, the
Xi Says China Has No Intention To Fight Cold Or Hot War
Chinese President Xi Jinping told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that Beijing has "no intention to fight either a Cold War or a hot one with
TikTok Deal At Risk Over Whether US Or China Will Control The App
A deal intended to address the Trump administration's concerns about TikTok's ties to China was complicated on Monday (Sept 21) by a disagreement over whether a