A political row over former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has intensified after his guilty verdict, with the Hong Kong government condemning what it called “despicable political manipulations” and the United States calling for his release. The clash overnight followed Monday’s guilty verdict against the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper. Lai was…
China’s crude oil imports rose 11.5 per cent in July from a year earlier, supported by high operating rates at state-owned refineries, Reuters reported, citing customs data released on Wednesday. China’s crude oil imports rose 11.5 per cent in July from a year earlier.(HT File) Russia remained the country’s largest supplier, with shipments increasing 16.8…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that Beijing and Washington should “find the right way to get along with each other in the new era.” According to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement, Wang told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Beijing hopes the US would view China with an “objective, rational, pragmatic…
Iran-Israel War: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to encourage Iran not to shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Rubio’s remarks came after Iran’s Press TV reported that the Islamic Republic’s parliament has approved the measure to close the Strait of Hormuz,…