China to pursue Myanmar for speedy repatriation of Rohingyas: PM

Beijing assures Dhaka that it would try to persuade Myanmar for taking back its nationals from Bangladesh as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang held bilateral talks in the Chinese capital.
4 July 2019

China missile test ‘disturbing’: US

The Pentagon said on Tuesday a recent Chinese missile launch in the disputed South China Sea was “disturbing” and contrary to Chinese pledges that it would not militarize the disputed waterway.
3 July 2019

More than 1m people ordered to evacuate

Japan ordered more than one million people on the southernmost island of Kyushu to take shelter in evacuation centres and other safe areas yesterday as heavy rains triggered small landslides and threatened to cause widespread flooding.
3 July 2019

Beijing rolls out red carpet for PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now on a five-day bilateral official visit to China, reached Beijing, the Chinese capital, after attending inaugural ceremony of the WEF Summer Davos in Dalian, Liaoning Province.
3 July 2019

Sri Lanka police chief arrested

Sri Lankan police yesterday arrested their top commander and a former defence chief over alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday
2 July 2019

Crisis in Congress deepens

Rahul Gandhi has spurned appeals to reconsider his resignation as leader of India’s Congress Party after losing a second general
2 July 2019

Shock as former president’s TV interview taken off air

Pakistan’s largest private broadcaster abruptly took an interview with former president Asif Ali Zardari off air shortly after it began,
2 July 2019

Ease sanctions in ‘timely’ fashion

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump to “show flexibility” towards North Korea, including the “timely” easing of
2 July 2019

China demands criminal probe

Hong Kong yesterday grappled with the aftermath of a night of unprecedented anti-government protests which saw parliament
2 July 2019

June was hottest month ever recorded on Earth: EU satellite agency

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded with soaring temperatures worldwide capped off by a record-breaking heatwave across Western Europe, satellite data showed on Tuesday.
2 July 2019

PM places proposal for making any Indo-Pacific initiative a success

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina places a five-point proposal, including creation of an environment of peace and fair competition by all countries staying away from rivalries, to make any Indo-Pacific initia
2 July 2019

HK leader condemns 'extremely violent' protests

Hong Kong's leader has condemned "the extreme use of violence" by masked protesters who stormed and ransacked the city's legislature in an unprecedented challenge to Beijing's authority.
2 July 2019

Sri Lanka president rebuffs UN chief over hangings

Sri Lanka’s president said yesterday he had rejected a telephone appeal by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to reconsider his
1 July 2019

Protesters ransack HK parliament

Hundreds of protesters stormed Hong Kong’s parliament late yesterday as the territory marked its China handover anniversary,
1 July 2019

Japan restricts chip, smartphone materials exports to South Korea

Japan says it will tighten regulations on the export to South Korea of several chemicals used in chip and smartphone production amid a row with Seoul on wartime forced labour.
1 July 2019

HK protesters block roads before handover ceremony

Protesters in Hong Kong push barriers and dumpsters into the streets in an apparent bid to block access to a symbolically important ceremony marking the anniversary of the return of the former British colony to China.
1 July 2019

‘Beauty and the beast’

Whether he is tweeting from his bed late at night or wrapping up a historical visit to North Korea, US President Donald Trump never fails
30 June 2019

Don’t take democracy for granted: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday reminded people of the emergency imposed By Indira Gandhi and urged them not to take
30 June 2019

India drought hits crops

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday pushed for greater grassroots water conservation efforts amid concerns weak
30 June 2019

Vietnamese start-ups go global

Nguyen Huu Tuat launches a Vietnamese ride-hailing firm a year ago, with dreams of scaling up the business overseas.
29 June 2019