(Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of “scandalously smearing” the country and forging a gap with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the disputed South China Sea and Hong Kong, as tensions mount among the superpowers. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of China occupied …
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FILE PHOTO: A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken on January 6, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo (Reuters) – TikTok has been in talks with the UK government in recent months to locate its London headquarters, a source familiar with …
Read More »UK asks Japan for alternatives to Huawei on 5G networks – Nikkei
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with the Huawei network logo and 5G is seen on a PC motherboard in this illustrated image taken on January 29, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks …
Read More »G20 officials pledge to continue cooperating to boost global economy
RIAD / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday pledged to continue to use “all available policy tools” to combat the coronavirus pandemic and strengthen the global economy, warning that the outlook remains highly uncertain . Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan wears a …
Read More »Fighting back in Taiwan’s parliament for the disputed nomination
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Fighting erupted in and out of Taiwan’s parliament again on Friday over disputed nomination by President Tsai Ing-wen of a senior aide to a government watchdog post, which the main opposition party has qualified as cronyism. The Kuomintang (KMT) has mounted a rowdy campaign against Chen Chu’s …
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