‘Ugly face’: US and China trade barbs in Myanmar as South China Sea rift deepens
China’s embassy in Myanmar has accused the United States of “outrageously smearing” the country and driving a wedge with its Southeast Asian neighbours over the contested South China Sea and…
Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week
Twitter Inc has said that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent personalities and organisations were compromised. Twitter…
Fighting again in Taiwan parliament over disputed nomination
TAIPEI – Fighting has erupted inside and outside of Taiwan’s parliament again over the disputed nomination by President Tsai Ing-wen of a senior aide to a top government watchdog post,…
US targets all Chinese Communist Party members for possible travel ban: source
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familiar with the matter…
S.Korea needs more public hospitals to fight infectious diseases: official
SEOUL – South Korea needs to train for potential infectious disease outbreaks worse than COVID-19 and detailed treatment guidelines, as risks of more frequent such outbreaks rise and public sickbeds…
China slams US sanctions related to Hong Kong as ‘gangster logic’
HONG KONG – China has accused the United States of “gangster logic” after US President Donald Trump ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law in response…
Taiwan holds drills to beat back invasion amid China tensions
TAICHUNG, Taiwan – Taiwan’s air, sea and land forces have conducted live-fire exercises simulating the repulsion of an invading force, with President Tsai Ing-wen saying it showed their determination to…
Twitter silences some top accounts after internal systems hacked
SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter has said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including US presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian,…
New York Times to move part of Hong Kong office to Seoul in wake of security law
HONG KONG – The New York Times will shift part of its Hong Kong office to Seoul, the latest sign of the chill spreading in the global financial centre just…
US to back nations that say China violated their South China Sea claims
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will support countries that believe China has violated their maritime claims in the South China Sea but has…
