SHANGHAI: China’s science and technology policies should aim to build the country’s strength and self-reliance, while companies take the lead in pushing innovation, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday (Mar 5). The country effectively countered external attempts to suppress and contain China’s development over the past five years by promoting […]
Day: March 4, 2023
OXON HILL, Maryland: Former US president Donald Trump said Saturday (Mar 4) that he would continue his third presidential campaign even if indicted. “Absolutely, I wouldn’t even think about leaving,” Trump told reporters ahead of a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump is under investigation by prosecutors […]
SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign ministry on Sunday (Mar 5) called on the United Nations to demand an immediate halt to combined military drills by the United States and South Korea, saying they were raising tensions that threaten to spiral out of control. The drills and rhetoric from the allies are […]
SAKHIR: Max Verstappen said it was a “pleasant surprise” to claim pole position as Red Bull locked out the front row of the grid for Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Dutchman, who has never won in Bahrain or at a championship-opening race, secured the 21st pole position of […]