TOKYO — A Japanese rocket engine exploded during a test on Friday (July 14), an official said, in the latest blow to the country's space agency.   The Epsilon S – an improved version of the Epsilon rocket that failed to launch in October – blew up "roughly 50 seconds after...
Washington: Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar said that India and US need to work strongly together to challenge the aggression from China.   The Indian-American congressman said that India and US need to strongly stand against China’s military and economic aggression.   “I have a lot of respect for India and tremendous accomplishment India...
A China-based hacking group intent on conducting espionage breached a series of email accounts linked to government agencies in Western Europe, according to Microsoft Corp.   Microsoft said the group that it identified as Storm-0558 was able to remain undetected for a month after gaining access to email data from around...
This was meant to be the year China’s economy, unshackled from the world’s strictest Covid-19 controls, roared back to help power global growth. Instead, it’s facing a confluence of problems: Sluggish consumer spending, a shaky property market, flagging exports amid a US drive for “de-risking,” record youth unemployment and...
Taking a shot at the architects behind the European Union’s new climate policy, a Chinese central banker says the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) functions as a “new tariff barrier” that violates economic principles. The CBAM, which will enter into effect in October, is designed to prevent “carbon leakage”,...
TAIPEI, July 12: China's air force and navy staged a second day of large-scale exercises with fighter jets, bombers and warships to Taiwan's south and southwest on Wednesday, the island's defence ministry said, as Beijing keeps up its military pressure.   While China has not commented on the exercises, they are...
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 38 Chinese military aircraft and nine naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Tuesday (July 11) and 6 a.m. on Wednesday (July 12).   Of the 38 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 32 were tracked in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), according...
After a senior Pakistani journalist asked questions from the country's prime minister about freedom of expression, he was fired. Azam Chaudhry was expelled after he enquired about “tacit” restrictions that the Pakistani media faces. He said that he was fired hours after raising the questions during a press conference...
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud on Tuesday rejected the claims of the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal that an airport had been built under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal. FM Saud rejected the claims while addressing the International Relations and Tourism Committee stating the BRI project hasn't been...
Ahead of a deadline set by Sri Lanka's Supreme Court, former President Maithripala Sirisena has paid the first instalment of 15 million Sri Lankan Rupees as compensation to the victims of the Easter terror attacks in 2019, according to media reports on Wednesday. In January, Sirisena, 71, was ordered by the apex court to pay...