As the Biden administration seeks to combat the prostitution of the lethal drug fentanyl, the United States announced steps against Chinese businesses and individuals on Tuesday( Oct 3) by releasing charges and enforcing sanctions on a number of goals. ” On behalf of the American government, we are here nowContinue Reading
On Friday, a State Department spokesperson said that during their meeting, the two “discussed a full range of issues impacting the important, strategic, and consequential relationship between the United States and India” and the key issues were noted in the official readout. “Secretary Blinken also took the opportunity to urgeContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: China is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, the United States said on Thursday (Sep 28), warning the trend could lead to a “sharp contraction” of global freedom of expression. The US State Department said in a report that Beijing hasContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: A handful of Canadian websites were defaced and the site for the country’s armed forces was briefly disrupted Wednesday (Sep 28) amid simmering tensions with India. The low-level hacks were claimed by an obscure pro-India group going by the name “Indian Cyber Force”, whose logo includes an American baldContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The Philippines’ removal of a Chinese floating barrier near the Scarborough Shoal in a disputed part of the South China Sea was “a bold step in defending their own sovereignty”, a senior US defence official said on Thursday (Sep 28). Manila had expressed outrage over China’s placement of aContinue Reading
India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, said on Tuesday (Sep 26) that India has told Canada it was open to looking into any “specific” or “relevant” information it provides on the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that Ottawa had credible intelligence linkingContinue Reading
TORONTO: Canadian Sikhs staged small protests outside India’s diplomatic missions on Monday (Sep 25), a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there may be a link between New Delhi and the murder of a Sikh separatist advocate in British Columbia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a week ago stood inContinue 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
A major US-Vietnam arms deal could aggravate China, Vietnam’s larger neighbour, which is wary of Western efforts to box in Beijing. A long-simmering territorial dispute between Vietnam and China is heating up in the South China Sea and explains why Vietnam is looking to build up maritime defences. “They areContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: According to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US will give Myanmar, Bangladesh, and the surrounding area an further$ 116 million in humanitarian assistance to help Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar. Since August 2017, when over 740, 000 Rohingya fled genocide, the United States has provided more than$Continue Reading