WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday (Sep 25) imposed new trade restrictions on 11 Chinese and five Russian companies, accusing some of supplying components to make drones for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The Commerce Department, which oversees export policy, added a total of 28 firms, including someContinue Reading
HONG KONG: The head of Hong Kong’s leading journalists group was sentenced on Monday (Sep 25) to five days in jail for obstructing police officers in September last year after a case seen by some critics as a further blow to media freedoms in the financial hub. Ronson Chan, chairmanContinue Reading
MUMBAI: India’s monsoon rains started withdrawing from the northwest of the country on Monday, more than a week later than normal, the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement. The monsoon, the lifeblood of India’s US$3 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70 per cent of the rain needed toContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines will take “all appropriate actions to cause the removal of barriers” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the country’s national security adviser said on Monday (Sep 25). The Philippines on Sunday shared images of a floating barrier blocking fishing vessel access in the Scarborough Shoal with Chinese coastContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines will take “all appropriate actions to cause the removal of barriers” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the country’s national security advisor said on Monday (Sep 25). The Philippines on Sunday shared images of a floating barrier blocking fishing vessel access in the Scarborough Shoal with Chinese coastContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Chinese tourists landing in Bangkok got a VIP welcome on Monday (Sep 25), as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin personally greeted the first batch of visitors to arrive in Thailand after it waived visas for Chinese nationals to boost the key tourism industry. Dancers in traditional costumes and puppeteers putContinue Reading
BEIJING: The EU’s trade chief told Beijing on Monday (Sep 25) that tough security laws and a more “politicised” business environment have left European companies struggling to understand their obligations and questioning their future in China. China’s refusal to condemn ally Russia for its war in Ukraine also poses aContinue Reading
“ATMOSPHERE OF FEAR” “We now fear whether Canada will give student visas or if the Indian government will create some hurdles,” said undergraduate Gursimran Singh, 19, who wants to go to Canada. He was speaking at the holiest of Sikh shrines, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where many students goContinue Reading
TAIPEI: At least nine people were killed in a fire at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan over the weekend, including four firefighters who died in an explosion, officials said on Monday (Sep 25). The fire, which began on Friday evening and raged all night, also injured more thanContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea on Monday (Sep 25) slammed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for criticising its cooperation with Moscow following leader Kim Jong Un’s Russia visit, saying it is “natural” and “normal” for neighbours to keep close relations. Yoon, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly last week, saidContinue Reading