Brenton Tarrant, the self proclaimed white supremacist, has been charged with fifty counts of murder and thirty nine counts of attempted murder before a court appearance Friday. The twenty eight year old Australian has been accused of murdering fifty people at two Christchurch mosques in New Zealand on March fifteenth. Tarrant was originally only charged with one count of murder… Read more »
Brenton Tarrant, the self-confessed white supremacist accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques last month, has been charged with 50 counts of murder and 39 counts of attempted murder before a court appearance on Friday. The 28-year-old Australian was only charged with one murder when he first appeared in the Christchurch District Court the day after the shootings, which took place on… Read more »
In one of the clearest signs of just how much Kim Jong Un wanted an agreement at what became the failed Hanoi summit in February with President Donald Trump, CNN has learned that the North Korean leader gave specific orders to his generals to not carry out any unplanned activity in the days and weeks leading up the meeting, according… Read more »
The Asian Development Bank has cut its growth outlook for Asia, blaming sluggish demand and the trade tensions between China and the United States Report by chief economist Yasuyuki Sawada came a day after the World Trade Organisation reduced its global trade growth forecasts due to the trade conflict Finbarr Bermingham Published: 6:59pm, 3 Apr, 2019 TOP PICKS421 The Asian… Read more »
China and the United States started a fresh round of talks on Wednesday in Washington amid upbeat hopes of finalising a comprehensive agreement to end their protracted trade war. Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He was greeted by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer outside the USTR office on Wednesday morning, shaking hands. In a rare display of enthusiasm, Liu waved to the… Read more »
A Chinese student, Wanzhen Lu, aged 22, was allegedly kidnapped in Canada Saturday evening by an gang of masked men armed with stun-guns. The student however, was found unharmed Tuesday evening after showing up at a doorstep of a home in Gravenhurst Ontario, begging for help. Following this encounter, he was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries… Read more »
A Chinese student who was violently kidnapped by a stun-gun toting gang of masked men in Canada has been found safe and well, police say. Wanzhen Lu, 22, showed up at a home in Gravenhurst, Ontario, asking for help on Tuesday evening. He was taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries, York Regional Police spokesman Andy Pattenden said. Lu… Read more »
The Chinese company Huawei has been strongly criticised in a report by the body overseeing the security of its products in UK telecoms. The report, issued by the National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of GCHQ, says it can provide “only limited assurance that the long-term security risks can be managed in the Huawei equipment currently deployed in the… Read more »
Chinese Premier rejects talk of trust deficit in Sino-US relations Lim Yan Liang China Correspondent In Boao (Hainan) China means what it says and will enforce deals it makes, Premier Li Keqiang has stressed as US trade negotiators arrived in Beijing for a new round of trade talks. Despite a tariff stand-off and substantial differences that still have to be ironed… Read more »
The wife of the missing Chinese former head of Interpol on Thursday (March 28) dismissed allegations by authorities in China accusing her husband of graft and said his arrest was politically motivated. China will prosecute former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for graft after an investigation found he spent “lavish” amounts of state funds, abused his power and refused to follow… Read more »