Lakin’s Analysis Post
This article was about the Chinese Vice Premier, Han Zheng, and the leader of Russia, Vladimir Putin, coming together to talk about advancing their bilateral ties.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Analysis Post
When searching for current events to post about Eastern Asia, I read various articles, such as the Typhoon that hit in the Philippines and all its effects, to the economic affairs of China, to the denuclearization of North Korea. Although one article that really got my attention was one regarding the imprisonment of two Reuter journalists in Myanmar.
Analysis Post
Japanese researchers found a new way to create reproductive cells. That’s so cool that through globalization and sharing of ideas they have been able to create something as sophisticated as that. The cells can be used for any part of the body so this is really the new frontier of medicine. Their main goal is to make human eggs without… Read more »
Breakthrough in human iPS research
A team of Japanese researchers has used human iPS cells to create immature reproductive cells that can develop into eggs. This is the world’s first achievement of its kind. iPS cells can develop into any kind of body tissue. The team turned them into cells that are the origin of reproductive cells. The group also extracted ovarian cells from baby… Read more »
UN chief comments on inter-Korea summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says negotiations between the 2 Koreas will not work without progress in US-North Korea talks to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. Guterres spoke to reporters at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday ahead of high-level events at the General Assembly next week. He said the results of the summit between the 2 Koreas were “positive.”… Read more »
China tightens embrace of Hong Kong with bullet train, other mega projects
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s first bullet train glides out of a sleek harborfront railway station bound for mainland China on Saturday, launching a new era of integration and raising fears for some for the territory’s cherished freedoms.
U.S., China have lots of ‘ammunition’ and trade spat could escalate -WTO chief
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The trade dispute between the United States and China could well expand into other areas given the significant “ammunition” the two countries have, the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Wednesday.
Myanmar youth, journalists demonstrate against jailing of Reuters reporters
YANGON (Reuters) – At least 100 Myanmar youth activists and journalists called for the release of two jailed Reuters journalists on Sunday, warning that the seven-year prison terms handed to the pair this month threaten the public’s right to information.
Taking candy from a baby: Russian lawmaker wants to ban children from buying sweets
Taking candy from a baby: Russian lawmaker wants to ban children from buying sweets A Russian lawmaker has proposed fighting child obesity with radical measures – banning the sale of candy to children under 14 and marking foods which have a high sugar content with graphic warnings, similar to cigarettes.
Russian Duma gives second nod to bill criminalizing the spreading of fake news
The Russian Lower House has passed, in the second and main reading, a bill criminalizing the persistent spreading of false or illegal reports in mass media with punishments varying from heavy fines to up to one year in custody. The bill outlawing the spreading of fake news was drafted in May by several lawmakers from parliamentary majority party United Russia…. Read more »