Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday in opposition to a controversial security law proposed by China last week.
The proposal is...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid, on Saturday, held discussions with Chinese Ambassador Zhang Lizhong via video conference regarding a joint COVID-19 response.
Pleasure to hold extensive dis...
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid and the Chinese Ambassador Zhang Lizhong, on Saturday, discussed setting up a bilateral coordination mechanism to prevent and curb the spread of the new coron...
China on Saturday reported zero new coronavirus infections for the first time since it started reporting data in January, a day after Communist Party leaders celebrated "major achievements" in the vir...
LONDON (AP) — British researchers testing an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus are moving into advanced studies and aim to immunize more than 10,000 people to determine if the shot work...
BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea on Saturday reported 23 fresh coronavirus cases, mostly from the densely populated Seoul area where authorities shut down thousands of nightclubs, bars and karaoke rooms to...
China's parliament has proposed introducing a new security law in Hong Kong, a move expected to fan fresh protests in the semi-autonomous financial hub.
The proposal, which has been condemned by the U...
China took the rare move of not setting an annual growth target this year after the coronavirus battered the world's second-largest economy and ravaged global growth, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s top economic official on Friday promised higher spending to revive its pandemic-stricken economy and curb surging job losses but steered clear of launching a massive stimulus on...
MP for Maradhoo Ibrahim Shareef has called on the government to obtain loans from China to repair the damage caused to the economy of the country and the financials of the state due to COVID-19.
The M...
