International Relations
Fear of China's courts drives Hong Kong extradition concerns
Jul 22, 2020

Fear of China's courts drives Hong Kong extradition concerns

A year ago, an extradition bill that could have sent criminal suspects to face trial in mainland China sparked Hong Kong’s largest protests since its return to China in 1997...

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Fear of Chinese justice at core of Hong Kong concerns
Jul 21, 2020

Fear of Chinese justice at core of Hong Kong concerns

With Britain the latest country to scrap its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, the focus in the semi-autonomous city has returned to the concerns about China’s legal system that sparked months of ant...

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Asian shares mixed as investors eye EU meeting on pandemic
Jul 20, 2020

Asian shares mixed as investors eye EU meeting on pandemic

Asian shares are mixed in directionless trading as investors await the outcome of a summit of European leaders discussing the pandemic crisis...

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Asian shares fall as investors eye EU meeting on pandemic
Jul 20, 2020

Asian shares fall as investors eye EU meeting on pandemic

Asian shares are lower as investors await the outcome of a summit of European leaders discussing the pandemic crisis...

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China says it's not trying to replace US, won't be bullied
Jul 17, 2020

China says it's not trying to replace US, won't be bullied

China says it isn’t seeking to confront or replace the United States as the world’s top technological power, but will fight back against “malicious slander” and attacks from Washington...

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Asia Today: South Korean prosecutors question church leader
Jul 17, 2020

Asia Today: South Korean prosecutors question church leader

South Korean prosecutors have questioned the leader of a church sect over accusations it hampered the government’s anti-virus response after thousands of COVID-19 infections were detected among its me...

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Pompeo downplays possibility of summit with North Korea
Jul 16, 2020

Pompeo downplays possibility of summit with North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has downplayed the possibility of another summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before U.S. elections...

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Japan says coronavirus adds to security threat by China
Jul 14, 2020

Japan says coronavirus adds to security threat by China

Japan's government says China is pushing harder to make territorial claims in the regional seas and even using the coronavirus pandemic to expand its influence and take strategic superiority...

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China's trade rises as economy recovers from virus slump
Jul 14, 2020

China's trade rises as economy recovers from virus slump

China's imports of U.S. goods rose 10.6% in June over a year earlier and its global trade also grew in a fresh sign the world’s second-largest economy is gradually recovering from the pandemic...

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Asia shares drop on jitters over virus, China-US friction
Jul 14, 2020

Asia shares drop on jitters over virus, China-US friction

Asian shares are falling as skepticism sets in about the recent upward momentum in global markets...

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