Is China attempting to reject Hong Kong's 'one country, two systems' concept?
Mar 21, 2021, at 06:17 am
A leading newspaper opinion piece is suspecting that China is trying to reject the “one country, two systems” as promised to Hong Kong in 1997 while taking over control of all aspects of the former British colony from Britain.
Mar 21, 2021, at 05:54 am
Beijing: Pan Rui, the son of Chinese tycoon Pan Shiyi, is currently wanted for allegedly insulting soldiers who died during clashes with their Indian counterpart last year.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan, his wife test Covid-19 positive days after taking Chinese vaccine
Mar 21, 2021, at 05:40 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have tested positive for Covid-19, two days the first shot of the Coivid-19 vaccine Sinopharm developed by China.
Canada: Minister Ng speaks with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Mar 21, 2021, at 04:13 am
Ottawa: Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, met virtually with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization recently.
Former Sri Lankan defense counselor in UK wins case against LTTE protestors
Mar 20, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Sri Lankan Army Maj Gen Priyanka Fernando, former defense counselor at the Sri Lankan High Commission to the UK, has won a case in a high court in the United Kingdom which overturned a conviction order of a lower court against him, reported Colombopage.
Opposition Nepali Congress claims it will form next government
Mar 20, 2021, at 11:04 pm
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in Nepal, has claimed that the party would lead the next government with support from other opposition parties, reported the Himalayan Times.
Centuries-old Nepal’s stupas restored, attract locals back
Mar 20, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Dating back to centuries, some of Nepal’s stupas were in a worn-out state, covered in layers of dust and grime, and slowly cracking. But, now after a makeover, they have found a new life and are bustling with people wanting to worship at them again.
Sri Lankan army chief visits Pakistan
Mar 20, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Sri Lankan Army Chief General Savendra Salwa visited Pakistan and met with Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javad Bajwa and President Arif Alvi, reported Dawn. The visit came a month after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan undertook his first two-day official visit to Sri Lanka last month. Pakistan had also extended a $50 million defense credit line to Sri Lanka during that visit.
Mar 20, 2021, at 10:04 pm
New York: Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further escalation of the crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. In a statement issued later in the day, the UN Secretary-General condemned the "continuing brutal violence" being directed at peaceful protesters as the death toll mounts.
UN envoy continues efforts to access Myanmar, amidst increasingly brutal crackdown
Mar 20, 2021, at 09:58 pm
New York: The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar continues her work towards engaging with officials in the country nearly two months after the military coup, the global Organization said on Thursday.
Opposition Nepali Congress claims it will form next government
Mar 20, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in Nepal, has claimed that the party would lead the next government with support from other opposition parties, reported the Himalayan Times.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests COVID-19 positive
Mar 20, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19, his office confirmed on Saturday.
US, China held 'serious discussions' in morning sessions in Alaska - State Dept.
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:55 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan had serious discussions with their Chinese counterparts in a second meeting in the state of Alaska in the morning, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter said on Friday.
Bangladesh: $500 million World Bank financing for COVID-19 vaccination for 54 million people
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Washington: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $500 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Bangladesh vaccinate 54 million people against COVID-19.
COVID-19: Pandemic drives hundreds of Africans out of Guangzhou, says American news channel
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Guangzhou: A large number of Africans, who had settled in China for years and created a generation of mixed-race children as their legacy, are now moved out of Guangzhou, media reports said.
Poll shows Canadians refuse improved relations with China until detained compatriots are freed
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Ottawa: Amid news from Chinese state-affiliated media that the trials of detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor will begin “soon”, their fellow citizens say Sino-Canadian relations cannot improve until the men are released, says an Angus Reid Institute poll.
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:14 pm
Washington: The US has hit out at Chinese and pro-Beijing media outlets over what it called a “disinformation campaign” after they accused coronavirus-infected US consulate staff in Hong Kong of claiming diplomatic immunity to avoid quarantine, adding one more episode of conflict between the two nations, media reports said.
Mob of extremists demolish Ahmadi mosque in Pakistan
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:06 pm
Islamabad: A mob of extremists, with the help of cops, demolished a Ahmadi mosque in Garmola Virkan village of Pakistan's Gujranwala district on Wednesday, a journalist claimed on social media recently.
Pakistan: 'Converted' Hindu girl handed over to police
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:01 pm
Islamabad: A Hindu girl, who has been allegedly converted to Islam and was suspected to be kidnapped recently, has been handed over to the Tangwani police of Kandhkot-Kashmore district by the management of the Bharchundi Sharif shrine in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Man held for attempting to attack French Embassy
Mar 20, 2021, at 03:55 pm
Islamabad: A man has been held by police officials as he attempted to attack Pakistan's French embassy, media reports said.
Return of Islamic Emirate ‘unacceptable’ in Afghanistan: Moscow declaration
Mar 20, 2021, at 03:25 am
In what came as a clear and stern message to the Afghan insurgent group, the Taliban, a joint statement issued by America, Russia, Pakistan, and China made it clear that the return of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan is “unacceptable” to the international community.
Pakistan Aurat March: Bilawal regrets 'misuse' of blasphemy laws to target organisers
Mar 20, 2021, at 12:27 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has regretted the "misuse of blasphemy laws" to target the Aurat March organisers after the rally held in the country recently.
Pakistan, Kuwait push for strong bilateral ties
Mar 20, 2021, at 12:10 am
Kuwait is committed to stronger bilateral ties with Pakistan, said Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmad Nasser Al Sabah who was on a two-day official visit to Pakistan. During his visit, two countries discussed cooperation in fields of education, trade and investment, and people-to-people contacts.
Pakistan government’s social media crackdown threatens human rights
Mar 19, 2021, at 11:59 pm
The new draconian social media law by the Pakistan government is a clear attempt to control and clamp down on the media in the name of national security, and religious sentiments, and threatens human rights, activists said.
Bill on protection of journalists to be introduced in parliament soon: Pakistani minister
Mar 19, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Pakistan is planning to soon introduce the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill, 2020 in parliament that gives physical and financial protection to the journalists.
Banned Pakistani film wins big at Asian World Film Festival
Mar 19, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Islamabad: Banned and censored back home, Pakistani film Zindagi Tamasha, which has bagged several international awards, bagged Best Film and Best Actor awards at the prestigious Asian World Film Festival.
Nepal's former prime minister Dahal rules out prime minister post for himself
Mar 19, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, former prime minister of Nepal and the leader of the CPN-MC faction, has said he was not eyeing the post of the prime minister and a “political consensus” will decide who will be the next prime minister of the country.
Time to bury past; Pakistan Army chief Bajwa pushes for ‘stable’ Indo-Pak ties
Mar 19, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javad Bajwa said that the time has come for the two nations (India & Pakistan) to “bury the past and move forward”; the economic potential of the region, he claimed, has remained hostage to the India-Pakistan rivalry.
Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi observes Bangabandhu’s birth centenary
Mar 19, 2021, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi: Joining the mood of celebration, the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Wednesday observed the 101st birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day 2021 with a resolve to work for realizing his dream of building “Sonar Bangla”.
US accuses China of 'grandstanding' in Alaska bilateral meeting: Statement
Mar 19, 2021, at 08:47 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Biden administration is accusing China of grandstanding during the US-China meeting in Alaska between top diplomat and security officials, a senior US administration official said in a statement.