BEIJING — The recent arrest of a top Chinese tech executive at the Trump administration’s request seemed certain to provoke a geopolitical showdown pitting Beijing against Washington. The detained executive is a daughter of one of China’s most admired business leaders. She helps run a company, Huawei, at the center of a global race to dominate the next generation of… Read more »
Indonesian investigators said on Wednesday a Lion Air Boeing 737 jet that plunged into the sea, killing 189 people onboard, was not airworthy on a flight the day before it crashed on Oct. 29. ADVERTISING The Oct. 28 flight from Bali to Jakarta had experienced similar technical issues to the doomed flight the next day from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang,… Read more »
The former Canadian diplomat detained this week by China — amid the furor over the arrest in Canada of a top Chinese tech executive — remained locked up Wednesday, with China’s spin careening from denying the man’s detention to claiming he’s a national security risk. The detention of Michael Kovrig on Monday is seen by some as a retaliatory act… Read more »
The undersea quake was only a shallow 10 km (6 miles) deep and about 155 km (95 miles) east-southeast of the Loyalty Islands off New Caledonia’s east coast. “Tsunami waves reaching 1 to 3 metres above the tide level are possible along some coasts of New Caledonia and Vanuatu,” the PTWC said, with waves of up to one metre (three… Read more »