I will soon pay a state visit to the Republic of the Philippines at the kind invitation of President Rodrigo Duterte. I am full of expectations as I am about to set foot on this beautiful land, an ever-growing nation and home to an honest and friendly people. I wish to convey my cordial greetings and best wishes to the… Read more »
The president of Nissan Motor says he has decided to dismiss Chairman and Representative Director Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested on Monday on suspicion of underreporting his earnings. At a news conference on Monday night, President Hiroto Saikawa said that an internal investigation has confirmed serious wrongdoing led by him. Saikawa noted that the acts cannot be tolerated. He said… Read more »
Australia’s Fairfax has got the green light from its shareholders to merge with television network Nine Entertainment in a massive shake-up of the nation’s media industry.
Sri Lanka’s parliament passed a no-confidence vote against the controversially appointed government of Mahinda Rajapakse Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court overturned a presidential decree dissolving the legislature. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya ruled that a majority of the 225-member assembly supported a no-confidence motion against Rajapakse who was made prime minister on October 26 in place of Ranil Wickremesinghe. Parliament convened for… Read more »
Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges related to their involvement in massive rallies calling for political reform, as room for opposition in the semi-autonomous city shrinks under an assertive China. The pioneering trio are among nine activists all facing “public nuisance” charges for their participation in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests. The charges… Read more »
Asia-Pacific leaders failed to agree on a communique at a summit in Papua New Guinea on Sunday for the first time in their history as deep divisions between the United States and China over trade and investment stymied cooperation. Competition between the United States and China over the Pacific was also thrown into focus with the United States and its Western allies launching a… Read more »
China’s top cyber authority has scrubbed 9,800 social media accounts of independent news providers deemed to have posted sensational, vulgar or politically harmful content on the Internet, it said late on Monday. China’s strict online censorship rules have tightened in recent years with new legislation to restrict media outlets, surveillance measures for media sites and rolling campaigns to remove content… Read more »
More than 130,000 people marched on the streets of Taipei, calling for equal rights for LGBT people. The largest event of its kind in Asia is held every year in Taiwan’s capital. About 137,000 people from Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, the United States and elsewhere gathered for the 16th annual parade. Participants held rainbow flags that symbolize sexual diversity, and… Read more »
Imelda Marcos, wife of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, has been found guilty of seven counts of violation of an anti-corruption law in which she illegally funnelled $200 million to Swiss Foundations in 1970. Additionally, the Marcos family, during their US-backed dictatorship, may have amassed as much as $5-10 billion in hidden wealth. Ferdinand Marcos, who was overthrown, exiled by… Read more »
With all the tension in the South China Sea over the past decade, China and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have been working together to come up with a peaceful solution to the controversy over the disputed area. Despite its name, the South China Sea belongs to several Southeast Asian countries, not just China. Together, ASEAN and China have… Read more »