ASIA

Sharif undergoes PET, CT scan in London: reports

2:26 pm November 29, 2019

London/Islamabad: Pakistan’s ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif underwent a range of tests, including PET and CT scan, at a hospital in the UK to know the exact cause of his low platelet count, media reports in Islamabad quoted his personal physician as saying. Sharif, 69, left for London on November 19 in an air […]

S Korea cuts growth forecast to lowest in decade

2:18 pm November 29, 2019

Seoul: South Korea’s central bank on Friday cut its growth forecast for this year to two percent, which would be the weakest rate in a decade as the economy is battered by trade disputes. The world’s 11th-largest economy is highly dependent on international commerce but is grappling with the fallout of a prolonged China-US trade […]

Hong Kong set for fresh protests as police end university siege

2:13 pm November 29, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police on Friday said they were ending their siege of a university campus that became a battleground with pro-democracy protesters as activists vowed to hold fresh rallies and strikes in the coming days. Renewed calls to hit the streets came after Beijing and city leader Carrie Lam refused further political concessions […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

China threatens ‘countermeasures’ after Trump signs bills supporting Hong Kong protesters

1:51 pm November 28, 2019

Beijing: China on Thursday accused the US of harbouring “sinister intentions” and warned of “countermeasures” after President Donald Trump signed a bill supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s statements came just hours after Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 into law. The bill would require […]

More than 227K Indians waiting for family-sponsored Green Card

1:48 pm November 28, 2019

Washington: More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to a latest recent official data. Currently, there are about four million people waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Cards against a Congressional cap of 226,000 per annum. The largest number of 1.5 million wait list is […]