US-North Korea officials hold talks ahead of potential summit Expectations of Kim-Trump face-to-face meeting grow as US officials are at the demilitarised zone for discussions. 28 May 2018 MORE ON NORTH KOREA Former North Korean spy chief heads to US for talkstoday US team in North Korea raises expectations of Trump-Kim summityesterday Thaw in Korean relations triggers price surge along DMZyesterday… Read more »
Years-long search for missing Malaysian airliner ends Malaysia Airlines MH370 vanished in March 2014 with 239 people on board – one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. 3 hours ago MORE ON MALAYSIA Malaysia police seize $28m cash in raids linked to ex-PM Najib4 days ago Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib questioned over 1MDB scandallast week Malaysia sets up new task force over 1MDB scandallast… Read more »
China’s first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials Sunday, state media said, a landmark in Beijing’s ambitious plans to modernise its navy as the Asian giant presses its claims in disputed regional waters. The carrier, known only as “Type 001A”, set out for the trials from a port in northeastern China at around 6.45 am (2245 GMT Saturday), according… Read more »
MORE ON NORTH KOREA North Korea, South Korea and the Trump-Kim summittoday Trump tells North Korea’s Kim to denuclearise or risk overthrowtoday Donald Trump says ‘we’ll see’ on North Korea summittoday South Korea determined to keep talks with the Northtoday North Korea has started dismantling its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, according to satellite pictures analysed by experts. The move comes weeks ahead… Read more »
The father of four children found shot dead along with their mother in rural Western Australia has pointed the finger of blame at their grandfather. Aaron Cockman said he believed that Peter Miles, 61, had not “snapped” but had been “thinking this through for a long time”. The bodies of Miles, his wife Cynda, daughter Katrina and four grandchildren were… Read more »
North Korea on Wednesday called into question a much-anticipated and unprecedented summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. North Korea said it may reconsider holding a summit with the United States if Washington continues to unilaterally insist on North Korea giving up its nuclear programme, the North’s state media said on Wednesday. Citing first vice minister… Read more »
The best word to describe the past few days is nostalgic. North Korea backed out of talks with South Korea that were scheduled for this past Tuesday, it’s not going to resume talks with South Korea unless something is done about the joint military exercises currently going on, and it’s suggesting that it might pull out of the summit in… Read more »
Source: France24 China’s first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials Sunday, state media said, a landmark in Beijing’s ambitious plans to modernise its navy as the Asian giant presses its claims in disputed regional waters. The carrier, known only as “Type 001A”, set out for the trials from a port in northeastern China at around 6.45 am (2245… Read more »
Source: BBC Reformist politician Anwar Ibrahim has hailed a “new dawn” for Malaysia on his release from prison, days after a stunning opposition election win. Mr Anwar told jubilant supporters he fully backed his ally and former rival, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed. Earlier he was pardoned from what was widely seen as a politically motivated conviction for sodomy. Mr Mahathir,… Read more »
Source: BBC Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2018 for the first time in two years, ending the longest stretch of economic growth since the 1980s. The world’s third biggest economy contracted at an annualised rate of 0.6%, official data showed. Expectations were for an annualised contraction of 0.2%. Private consumption and capital expenditure slowed during the January… Read more »