North Korea will send a “Christmas gift” to the United States, but what that present contains will depend on the outcome of ongoing talks between Washington and Pyongyang, a top official has warned.The ominous comments, which some have interpreted as a sign that North Korea couldresume long-distance missile tests, comes as the clock ticks closer to the country’s self-imposed end-of-year deadline for… Read more »
A would-be Chinese defector named two Hong Kong executives as acting as a front for Chinese intelligence agencies. The authorities in Taiwan had started tracking them in 2016. TAIPEI, Taiwan — In December 2016, Xiang Xin, a businessman based in Hong Kong, and his wife asked the government in Taiwan for permission to invest in real estate, as foreigners must do. After a four-month… Read more »
BEIJING (AFP) – China said on Friday (Dec 6) it had taken “reciprocal” measures against US diplomats in the country, who will have to notify the Foreign Ministry before meeting local officials. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said China had notified the US embassy of the new measures on Wednesday (Dec 4), which she said were a “countermeasure” to Washington’s decision… Read more »
London: Former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer has called on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) to scrap its regional roots and embrace new security partners such as Australia, South Korea and Japan. His comments were made on the sidelines of the NATO Engages conference in Britain where leaders from the 29 member countries have gathered ahead of a meeting in… Read more »
China has been capturing and detaining ethnic Uighur muslims. These people have been living peacefully in China and Tibet until recently when China began putting them into detention centers. In these they are trying to make them renounce there uslim background and become more chinese. They are also taking blood to run science experiment and discover new things. The biggest… Read more »
Hong Kong’s government pledged HK$4 billion (S$696.7 million) on Wednesday (Dec 4) in new relief measures to help bolster an economy battered by months of protests that have eroded business confidence in the Asian financial hub. The latest boost brings the government’s total pledged amount of relief to HK$25 billion. It remains to be seen whether that will be enough… Read more »
China has warned that US legislation calling for a tougher response to Beijing’s treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority will affect bilateral cooperation, clouding prospects for a near-term deal to end a trade war. The United States Congress overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday a Bill targeting Beijing’s mass crackdown on ethnic Muslim minorities, less than a week after US President Donald… Read more »
New scientific research released last month warns of an increasingly ominous future for the environment. People may think that warning is more of the usual, but something in the report should concern Filipinos in particular: In about three decades, the Philippines could find many of its coastal areas, including those surrounding Manila Bay, underwater due to the effects of climate… Read more »
China’s efforts to study the DNA of the country’s ethnic minorities have incited a growing backlash from the global scientific community, as a number of scientists warn that Beijing could use its growing knowledge to spy on and oppress its people. Two publishers of prestigious scientific journals, Springer Nature and Wiley, said this week that they would re-evaluate papers they… Read more »
