GT: The coronavirus outbreak within China has almost been brought under control. How do you evaluate China's efforts in curbing the epidemic? Kuhn: To me, one of the probative insights of why and how China has contained, and will continue to contain, the epidemic is the remarkable parallelism...more

The catastrophic outbreak of COVID-19 racing across the US seems unstoppable with at least 163,000 infection case and more than 3,000 deaths as of Monday evening. Such severe domestic calamity situation has yet to turn some US politicians' attention to implementing better measures to contain the spread of...more

Kathmandu. Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said this Thursday the military action announced by the U.S. government, involving the deployment of warships near Venezuela and special troop movements, is a serious threat to peace for all in the region. Rodriguez Parrilla described the alleged fight against drug...more

Kathmandu. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, thanked this Wednesday the many voices that in the United States and from different parts of the world are demanding, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on his country by...more

Kathmandu. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz led the daily meeting at the Revolution Palace on Wednesday afternoon, which reviewed in detail the situation with COVID-19 in Cuba, where 212 cases have been confirmed, including six deaths. Speaking at the meeting, the head...more

Some Amazon workers on Monday organized a strike at a facility in Staten Island, New York, demanding better protection from the company after a worker there tested positive for COVID-19. What the US logistics giant is facing may be just the tip of the iceberg for American businesses...more

We mark the Day of the Landless today with utmost concern as the landless rural people have been among the most vulnerable to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. With them are the small farmers with precarious land ownership or control, and those from landless peasant families...more

Kathmandu. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' held a discussion on essential steps to be taken by the government to control the spread of Novel Coronavirus and to provide relief to poor people affected by the countrywide lockdown declared by the government. Two...more

Anti-virus measures implemented by South Korean President Moon Jae-in's administration have had a positive impact on his approval rating that previously had been in decline for over one year. The uptick in Moon's approval rating could help his Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) win the April 15 parliament...more

Although India may be using the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to hamper the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), its impact will be limited. Container Corporation of India Ltd. (Concor), an Indian state-owned company, on February 25 signed a service agreement with Russian Railways Logistics Joint Stock...more

With the coronavirus spreading around the world, the number of infected cases in South Asia continues to rise. This led Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a video conference of all countries that are member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on March 15,...more

While the global health crisis may still have a long way to run, a number of things are already clear. First, viruses are quintessentially transnational and don't care who they infect or what nationality they may be. Second, China seems to have done an impressive job of halting...more

Beijing. According to a recent survey from polling company Rasmussen Reports, 42 percent of US voters think China should cover some of the financial expenses incurred by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Meanwhile, 36 percent disagreed, while another 22 percent said they were undecided. Does the United States have...more

The New York-based Daily Beast newspaper reported Saturday that the White House is "launching a communications plan across multiple federal agencies," asking officials to stick closely to talking points which focus on accusing China of "creating a global pandemic." The strong ideological bias of some US politicians and...more

After weeks of chaotic responses by individual countries to the global coronavirus pandemic marked by various restrictions on travel and trade and even finger-pointing, major global powers are finally pushing for coordinated efforts to combat the common threat, injecting a desperately needed sense of direction and hope for...more