SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – The United States and South Korea are discussing “corresponding measures” to reward North Korea’s steps towards denuclearisation, South Korea’s foreign minister said, as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepare for a possible second summit. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told a news conference on Wednesday (Jan 16) in Seoul that the allies were reviewing… Read more »
A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defence had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were convicted by a lower court in September in a landmark case that… Read more »
Navy divers have located the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, Indonesian officials said Monday, in a possible boost to the accident investigation.ADVERTISING Ridwan Djamaluddin, a deputy maritime minister, told reporters that remains of some of the 189 people who died in the crash were also discovered at the seabed location. “We… Read more »
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug smuggling, a ruling sure to aggravate already sour relations between Beijing and Ottawa following the arrest of a senior Chinese executive in Canada.ADVERTISING Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the decision. “It is of extreme concern to us as a government, as it should be to all… Read more »
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been pushing the East Asian realm closer and closer to the United States controlled Maritime Realm since he took office, now that he has declared himself President of China for life, the United States will have to worry about East Asian penetration of The Maritime Realm until he either dies or steps down from office…. Read more »
PHILADELPHIA, the United States, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — The Chinese community in the United States should continue to play their unique role as “positive energy” in cementing China-U.S. ties, a diplomat said here Sunday. Overseas Chinese in America have been participants in and contributors to the establishment of China-U.S. ties, Huang Ping, Chinese consul general in New York, said in… Read more »
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — The year 2018 was destined to be extraordinary, as it marked a decade after the bitter global financial crisis swept the world and a century since the end of World War I, with rare and great changes lying ahead. Walking together away from the past crisis and calamity, human beings have yet to make choices… Read more »
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — China on Monday voiced firm opposition to a U.S. warship trespassing into China’s territorial waters off the Xisha Islands, and urged the U.S. side to immediately stop such kind of provocative actions. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang told a daily news briefing that the USS McCampbell trespassed into China’s territorial waters off the Xisha Islands… Read more »
Sultan Muhammad V’s decision marks the first time a king has stepped aside during his five-year term in Muslim-majority Malaysia. The national palace confirmed the resignation with immediate effect of the 49-year-old, who had been on the throne for two years and was known for his fondness for four-wheel driving and other extreme sports. “His majesty tells the people of Malaysia… Read more »
A top Chinese tech executive was recently arrested at the request of the Trump administration. This is seen by many as an attempt to block China’s rise as the world superpower, by the United States. This is being done by imposing high tariffs on chinese goods, $250 billion last year. The arrest was countered by arresting a Canadian official in… Read more »