The novel coronavirus pandemic has severely hit global demand resulting in the exports of Japan dropping by double digits in the month of June, marking the fourth straight month of exports decline. This has again reinforced the anticipation that the… Read More ›
Geopolitics
TikTok Says It Is ‘Not Under Chinese Government’s Thumb’
Accusations brought against it that it is completely controlled by the Chinese government have been denied by the video sharing app TikTok. The company would refuse any request from China to hand over data, said Theo Bertram, TikTok’s head of… Read More ›
Britain to suspend extradition treaty with Hong Kong
On Monday, in a significant development, reports from the Daily Telegraph and the Times stated, Britain will be suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong today following forceful introduction of China’s national security law in the former British colony. Accusing… Read More ›
Unusual Criticism Of Trump By Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Over Pandmeic
The United States president Donald Trump and his administration as criticized for the response by the federal government to the coronavirus pandemic by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in what is being called an unusual move. Zuckerberg on Thursday criticized the… Read More ›
Resolute Response To UK If Its Officials Are Sanctioned, Says China
There will be resolute response from China against the United Kingdom if there is any attempt by London to impose any sanctions against Chinese officials related to the imposition of the controversial new national security law in Hong Kong. This… Read More ›
EU-US Data Privacy Pact Struck Down By Europe’s Top Court
Following a court ruling that the transatlantic agreement in its current form is insufficient to protect the data of European citizens from United States surveillance, new modes of transferring of data from Europe to the United States now may have… Read More ›
India Reaches Agreement For Air Corridors With US, France And Germany
Scheduled international flights into the country are being allowed by India for the first time since the outbreak of thee novel coronvirus pandemic in March. The establishment of “air bubbles” between India and the United States, France and Germany was… Read More ›
Hong Kong To Have Same Treatment And China For US, Some Businesses Doing The Same
Hong Kong’s status as a global financial hub will have serious implications because of the rapidly deteriorating relationship between the United States and many other Western countries and China. The singing of a presidential executive order by the US president… Read More ›
Its Vaccine Trial Produced ‘Robust’ Immune Response, Says Moderna, Shares Spike
The United States bade pharma company Moderna claimed that its vaccine against the Covid-19 disease have displayed “robust” immune response in all 45 patients in its early stage human trial. This was revealed in a newly released data that was… Read More ›
Trump signs executive order revoking U.S. preferential treatment of Hong Kong
Following the imposition of China’s draconian security law over Hong Kong in clear violation of the 1984 Joint Declaration between Britain and China, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order blocking the U.S. property of persons who helped undermine… Read More ›