https://apnews.com/article/business-china-global-trade-theft-mongolia-51d514a6c5adf3d3be8fbf552d01e3b2/gallery/1b2666e9e5bd4426afce7cc9c47c527d In Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar thousands of protesters gathered in front of the State palace, and attempted to force their way in. They are protesting government corruption as well as demanding to know the identities of the officials that sold over 385,000 tons of coal to China over the course of seven years, in what many are calling theft. The… Read more »
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/Japan-sends-fighter-jets-to-Philippines-for-1st-time-in-air-force-exchange Before the 7th of December 2022, Japan had only dispatched fighter jets to two foreign countries, Australia and The United States. That changed, however, on the 7th when, in a bid to strengthen security and defense cooperation between the two countries, Japan lent two F-15 fighter jets to The Philippines. This move could cause slight complications for The Philippines’… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/2/us-s-korea-japan-slap-sanctions-on-n-korea-over-missile-tests On Friday, the second, South Korea, Japan, and the United States announced they will be levying sanctions against North Korea. This is following an unprecedented recent streak of weapons tests by the North Korean government, some of which flew over and fell very near Japan. Recently, China and Russia blocked attempts by the United Nations to implement sanctions against… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-over-100-artillery-rounds-military-drill-south-korea-2022-12-05/ After detecting projectiles resulting from a US/South Korea military drill, North Korea claimed to have fired over 130 artillery rounds on both the east and wests coast of the Peninsula. After firing the rounds, a communication was sent from a North Korean base explaining that “The enemy should immediately cease military actions that cause escalation of tensions in areas… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-ukraine-start-talks-bilateral-trade-deal-statement-2022-12-05/ The United Arab Emirates and Ukraine have come up with a bilateral trade deal which is expected to finalize by mid 2023. Thani Al Zeyoudi (UAE minister of state for foreign trade) and Yulia Svyrydenko (Ukrainian Economy minister) have signed an agreement of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, or a CEPA for short. This CEPA’s goal is… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/sports-boycotts-united-arab-emirates-saudi-arabia-bahrain-f0f551b5bc7a6e3ff51a7b7d12d43b71 Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi, recently took a trip to Qatar at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the ruling emir of Qatar. The two were spotted together in various places, including a classy Bentley spotted being driven by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani himself. The invitation and visit… Read more »
