WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An economist who believes that Chinese goods are literally poisoning Americans, advocates ending Washington’s “One China” policy and says trade deals have weakened the United States economically with the connivance of U.S. business has emerged as the big winner from renewed turmoil in the White House. While Peter Navarro says he is not in the running to… Read more »
It has been reported that North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear weapons following the 2018 Olympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, has agreed to refrain from conducting nuclear and missile tests while engaging in dialogue with South Korea. North Korea has clarified that if the… Read more »
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors requested on Tuesday a 30-year prison sentence for disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye, who was impeached last year in a sensational corruption scandal. The requested term, if granted, probably would be a life sentence for Park, who is 66. Prosecutors also asked the Seoul Central District Court to fine her $110 million for her alleged… Read more »
JAKARTA (AFP) – A string of fatal accidents is threatening to derail Indonesia’s relentless infrastructure drive ahead of the Asian Games, a push seen as a key to revving up growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. President Joko Widodo – who is counting on the construction advance for his 2019 re-election bid – temporarily halted all elevated transportation projects, after… Read more »
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear weapons, South Korea said Tuesday, in a remarkable development that followed unprecedented meetings in Pyongyang. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also has agreed to refrain from conducting nuclear and missile tests while engaging in dialogue with South Korea, Seoul’s national security… Read more »
Australia and East Timor have signed a historic treaty on a permanent maritime border in the Timor Sea. The deal ends a decade-long dispute between the neighbours over rights to the sea’s rich oil and gas reserves. East Timor, one of the world’s poorest nations, will now gain the majority of any future revenue. The countries signed the deal at… Read more »
While China is a communist country, I don’t see them having an indefinite leader. Xi does in fact want to be a lifetime leader, but eventually I would see him stepping down instead of staying leader until he died. I say this only because he has gotten this far in his ruling as a leader with a numbered term and… Read more »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will start preparing sanctions against Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya Muslims by formally calling on the bloc’s foreign policy chief next week to draw up a list of possible names, two diplomats said. Any new travel bans and asset freezes would be the EU’s toughest measures yet to try to hold the military… Read more »
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Taiwan on Wednesday warned its companies and people to exercise caution and not rush to China’s embrace after Beijing released new measures meant to further ease investment by Taiwan firms. Taiwan companies have flocked to China since the two sides begun a detente in the 1980s, attracted by far lower costs and a common language and culture…. Read more »
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – Smog in the Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is causing a public health crisis, especially among children, with treatment costs likely to put the cash-strapped country under increasing strain, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. The government needed to take urgent action to limit smog-induced health problems, UNICEF and Mongolia’s National Center for Public Health said in a… Read more »