NEW YORK: Before beginning his 10-year US jail sentence, Malaysia wants a previous Goldman Sachs businessman who was found guilty in New York last year of aiding in the theft of billions of dollars from its 1MDB sovereign wealth fund to return to the nation. Roger Ng’s scheduled September 6Continue Reading
A strange pheasant-sized, bird-like dinosaur with elongated legs and arms built many like wings lived in southeast China between 148 and 150 million years ago. Its puzzling anatomy suggested that it may have been a strong runner or had lived the lifestyle of an current wading bird. The fossil ofContinue Reading
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis admitted on Monday( Sep 4) that his recent remarks on Russia — which Ukraine interpreted as praise for imperialism — were poorly phrased and stated his intention was to remind young Russians of a rich cultural heritage rather than of politics. Francis also statedContinue Reading
US President Joe Biden expressed his disappointment that Chinese President Xi Jinping was not present at the summit of G20 leaders in India on Sunday( Sep 3 ) in REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, but added that he would” get to see him.” Without further explanation, Biden said to reporters in RehobothContinue Reading
Pope Francis has praised Mongolian spiritual liberty ever since he began the journey. The landlocked nation shares a border with China, which human rights organizations claim represses religious liberty. At the conclusion of Mass, the bishop sent welcome to China and another preliminary to Beijing to loosen religious restrictions. ”Continue Reading
SYDNEY: Australia will send a delegation of industry, government, academic, media and arts representatives to Beijing for a dialogue with their Chinese counterparts next week to stabilise its relationship with China, Canberra’s foreign ministry said Saturday (Sep 2). Trade, investment, people-to-people links as well as regional and international security areContinue Reading
STOCKHOLM: The United States House Foreign Affairs chair said on Friday (Sep 1) that a partnership of the Russian and Chinese leaders worried him, adding: “We have never seen a threat this large-scale to Europe and the Pacific, I would argue, since World War II.” The alliance of Chinese leaderContinue Reading
ROME: A man wanted for the killing of his 18-year-old daughter has been extradited from Pakistan to Italy where he will face trial, the Italian justice minister said on Thursday (Aug 31). Shabbar Abbas was arrested in his village in eastern Pakistan last November on suspicion of killing Saman Abbas,Continue Reading
China Vice President Han Zheng told Cleverly at their meeting that he hoped the two countries could make new advances in their relations. The British government is under pressure from several lawmakers, including the former Prime Minister Liz Truss, who want London to toughen its policy on China and toContinue Reading
Prior to her meeting with He, Raimondo and Tourism Minister Hu Hepin agreed to hold the 14th China-US Tourism Leadership Summit in China in the first half of next year, a sign that improving people-to-people ties is important to putting a floor under the bilateral relationship. The step aimed toContinue Reading