SEOUL – Singapore has suspended all trade with North Korea, becoming the latest South-east Asian nation to cut economic ties with the nuclear-armed state in line with toughened sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council. The Singapore Customs posted a circular on its website last week informing traders that “all commercially traded goods that are imported, exported, transhipped or… Read more »
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean troops fired on a fellow soldier who was defecting to South Korea on Monday across the heavily armed border dividing the countries, South Korean officials said, amid heightened tensions over the North’s nuclear weapons program. The soldier was shot but succeeded in reaching the South, its military said in a statement. The North Korean… Read more »
SEOUL, South Korea – A 5.4 magnitude earthquake that was South Korea’s second-strongest in decades damaged infrastructure, injured dozens of people and left about 1,500 homeless, officials said Thursday. No deaths have been reported since the quake rattled the southeastern coastal region around the port city of Pohang on Wednesday afternoon. As of Thursday morning, 1,536 people had been forced… Read more »
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) is accused of plotting to topple the government – charges it denies, and describes as politically motivated. More than 100 party members are now banned from politics for five years. Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has ruled for 32 years. The one-time commander in Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge has long been accused of using… Read more »
This is actually something that I thought I would never see, the government killing its own minorities. Although I will say that Rohingya is doing a really bad job at covering it up, all they do is deny that it is happening and think that will cover everything, but it doesn’t. I think that they forget their are people like… Read more »
http://www.channelnewsasia.com Donald Trump on Monday (Nov 13) lauded his trade achievements during a five-nation tour of Asia, promising he would reveal “far bigger” steps when he returned to Washington. MANILA: United States President Donald Trump on Monday (Nov 13) lauded his trade achievements during a five-nation tour of Asia, promising he would reveal “far bigger” steps when he returned to… Read more »
www.telegraph.co.uk North Korean citizens are being ordered to provide “loyalty payments” while homeless children are being rounded up and put to work in labour camps as the regime increasinglyfeels the bite of international sanctions. Citing sources within North Korea, the Seoul-based Daily NK news website said workers were being told to submit their mandatory contributions earlier than usual on the… Read more »
(CNN)The British government has said the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar “looks like ethnic cleansing,” Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said Monday. As new accounts emerged of atrocities in Rakhine state,where government forces claim to be targeting “terrorists,” Downing Street called on Myanmar’s government to permit access for aid agencies. “We’ve been appalled by the inhumane violence that’s taken place in Rakhine State…. Read more »
BBC News.com US President Donald Trump said he has a “great relationship” with Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, after a highly anticipated meeting in Manila. It was unclear whether Mr Trump raised human rights violations in the country, despite calls for him to do so. The previous US administration had spoken out against Mr Duterte’s war on drugs, which has killed… Read more »
tensions are high in East Asia and Oceania. issues with North Korea are only getting more and more complicated. although there are U.N. sanctions on North Korea, Russia is heavily opposed to a trade embargo which will lead to further political opposition. after President Obama visited Vietnam, the people have been engulfed in “The American Dream” hoping to one day… Read more »