ASIA

Xi voices ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong leader over unrest

2:52 pm November 5, 2019

Shanghai: Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a “high degree of trust” in Hong Kong’s unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the two met after months of increasingly violent protests in the semi-autonomous city. Xi’s show of support follows speculation that Beijing was preparing to remove Lam as city authorities struggle to contain pro-democracy demonstrations that […]

Hong Kong’s economic woes deepen with plunging business outlook

2:28 pm November 5, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s economic woes showed no sign of easing Wednesday after a key measure of business confidence fell to its lowest level in more than a decade as the city reels from the global trade war and violent democracy protests. The Purchasing Managers Index — which measures the health of the private sector […]

China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea

US accuses Beijing of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea

9:33 pm November 4, 2019

Bangkok: Washington and Beijing traded tit-for-tat barbs over the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit in Bangkok Monday, with the US accusing the fellow superpower of intimidating claimants in the resource-rich waterway. China hit back with a veiled criticism of the US, accusing it of ratcheting up tensions in the waters, a key […]

World-famous Pushkar Fair begins

9:04 pm November 4, 2019

Jaipur: The famous annual Pushkar fair of Rajasthan started on Monday with a large number of people from the country and abroad taking part in it. It is for the first time that the nine-day international fair started with the worship of Pushkar Sarovar. Additional District Magistrate Kailash Lakhara told PTI that after worship at […]

Indian worker dies after taken as hostage by Rakhine rebels in Myanmar

8:57 pm November 4, 2019

Yangon: A 60-year-old Indian national has died in Myanmar after being taken hostage with several other compatriots and a Myanmarese lawmaker by an ethnic rebel group in the country’s restive Rakhine province, media reports said on Monday. Vinoo Gopal was among 10 people, including four Indians and U Whei Tin – a lawmaker from Aung […]