Bloomberg The European Union (EU) signed off on a slate of punitive measures over human rights abuses including sanctions aimed at China. “The violations targeted include the large-scale arbitrary detentions of, in particular, Uyghurs in Xinjiang in China,” according to an EU statement on Monday. “The sanctions signal the EU’s strong determination to stand up for human rights and to ...

Bloomberg Myanmar’s military junta expects investments from Asian countries to continue despite growing condemnation over its coup last month and the violent suppression of ensuing pro-democracy protests. While the US and its partners are taking actions such as sanctions against the military, and some regional companies have scaled back operations, Asian neighbours largely have refrained from turning away from the ...

Bloomberg British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is “reassured” that the European Union does not want to launch a vaccine battle, despite the bloc warning it is set to restrict exports of coronavirus shots to the UK. In an attempt to defuse the tensions over the issue, Johnson said avoiding blockades of vaccine supplies is vital because immunisation programs ...