Thirty years ago on 4 June, Chinese troops moved to Tiananmen Square to put an end to weeks of student protests. As a CNN correspondent, Mike Chinoy reported on an unfolding scene of gunfire, panic and casualties from a balcony of the Beijing Hotel. “Thirty years later, these scenes remain as vivid...
Three decades since Tiananmen: Protesters filled Beijing's Tiananmen Square before the massacre; author Mike Chinoy, then CNN correspondent, reported from the square (enlarge photo)
HONG KONG: Thirty years ago, at 1 am June 4, 1989, I stood on the...
In confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries quickly abandoned international cooperation and leadership traditions. “A global response is critical to tackling the challenges posed by the virus – from sharing data that accurately models the crisis, to collaborating on a vaccine and its...
The US will begin negotiations with North Korea in Beijing – the first talk between the two governments since North Korea threw out nuclear weapons inspectors. The US had contended that it would not talk to North Korea until it gave up its nuclear arms program. Furthermore, it feared that one-on-...
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Writing in Thailand’s major newspaper the author urges his fellow citizens not to view Burmese refugees as unwelcome invaders. Though historical enmity, national security, and the "ungratefulness" of Burmese people are regularly cited whenever there is a crackdown against student...
Like a recurring epileptic fit, xenophobic anti-Burmese outbursts recently struck again. Illegal migrant workers were rounded up prior to recent international meetings, and former pro-democracy Burmese student activists...
The World Court has declared Cameroon the rightful owner of the Bakassi peninsula, ending the country's long-standing dispute with Nigeria. Located in the Gulf of Guinea, the Bakassi area is rich in oil and has provided important naval access for Nigeria. Concern that the Nigerian military...
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Google is in a hurry to extend its reach and connect the world to the internet by installing a fleet of satellites. The company that started by providing a popular search engine is investing in a range of other technologies, including alternative energies and driverless vehicles. The company also...
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A French school is bucking national traditions in higher education, with group projects and organizers rather than lectures and teachers. The tuition-free technology academy will serve all, regardless of education background, and offers no formal degree. Instead, the three-year program aims to...
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Crimes and punishments that cut across borders provoke global judgments on differences in culture and legal systems. Individual players in the sensational dramas represent their nations. Poor nations send millions of workers, 75 percent of them women, overseas as unskilled labor. Given the power...
Indonesia is experiencing shock and indignation over the beheading by sword Saturday of a domestic helper in Saudi Arabia, with the Foreign Ministry announcing it has recalled the country’s ambassador for consultations.
Heru Lelono, a spokesman for...
