US ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and other Chinese apps: Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, over…
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Western Japan flood toll rises to 50
TSUNAGI, Japan: Emergency services in western Japan were “racing against time” yesterday to rescue people stranded by devastating floods and…
Bus plunges into lake in southwest China, killing 21
BEIJING: At least 21 people were killed when a bus carrying students preparing to sit their annual college entrance exam…
Melbourne residents ordered back into lockdown
MELBOURNE: Five million Melbourne residents were ordered back into lockdown after coronavirus cases surged in Australia’s second-biggest city yesterday. Victoria state…
Hong Kong leader says will ‘vigorously implement’ security law
Hong Kong’s leader Tuesday defended Beijing’s new security law for the financial hub, saying it would restore stability and confidence…
China censors Hong Kong internet, US tech giants resist
China has quickly moved to censor Hong Kong’s internet and access users’ data using a feared new national security law,…
China detains professor who criticised Xi over coronavirus
BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Monday detained a law professor who published essays criticising President Xi Jinping over the coronavirus pandemic…
July 10 election ‘critical’ for Singapore — Lee Hsien Loong
SINGAPORE: The general election on July 10 is a “critical election” for Singapore as more challenges await the island republic…