Article Link Australia-China relations have dwindled for years, especially since 2017 when Australia warned about Chinese influence on politics and exposed Chinese business donations to Australian politicians. However, recently something happened that created worse tensions between the two countries. China announced that Australian citizen Cheng Lei is suspected of endangering national security. Soon after, two Australian media workers were told… Read more »
Article Link In Hong Kong, two NGOs, “Feeding Hong Kong” and “HandsOn Hong Kong”, have joined together to fight the increasing hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic. Catherine Dannaoui, associate director of HandsOn Hong Kong, says “The idea is that we’re stronger together and we really believe that COVID-19 showed us all that there’s a spirit of togetherness.” The efforts of… Read more »
Article Link Thailand politicians are blaming the United States and other “western” countries for inciting a pro-democracy movement and protests from Thailands younger generation. The Thai PBS is quoted for saying the United States is the main “foreign hand” backing the pro-democracy movement. The US ambassador has spoken against this accusation, saying “the United States is not funding or otherwise… Read more »
Article Link Yesterday, China and Cambodia signed a free trade deal. Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen and China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi both attended the signing ceremony yesterday. Hun Sen was quoted saying that this trade deal is exciting for Cambodia because it will provide benefits both politically and economically. Wang Yi believes that this trade deal… Read more »
Article Link September 28th A South Korean man was killed by North Korean border officials last month. South Korean president Moon Jae-in apologized, stating that his government did not do their duty to keep their citizen safe. The death caused outrage and tensions between the north and south. North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un also apologized, saying that it was… Read more »
Article Link Singapore is working on offering “bonuses” to couples that plan to have a child. Singapore, with already low birth rates normally, has fallen to a record-level decrease in births since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. In most cases there would be an increase in births due to the lack of movement and going out, however, Singapore citizens… Read more »
Article Link The UN hosted a seminar online this year about China’s poverty reduction and international sustainable development goals. Based on this meeting, Huang Kunming, a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said that China has nearly perfected eliminating poverty (as of the standards for this year), under the poverty reduction agenda of the UN. China’s success in… Read more »
