The growing tensions between the U.S and China are concerning to me, especially after President Trump accused the Chinese of attempting to meddle in the upcoming midterm elections. While not mentioned in any of the articles I posted, the U.S. also recently arrested a Chinese man on a student visa on the grounds of spying, which makes the situation even… Read more »
Abe said he is willing to meet Kim to resolve the long-standing issue of kidnapped Japanese citizens in North Korea. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a longtime hardliner on North Korea, said he was willing to meet Kim Jong-un at a speech at the UN General Assembly.
Trump didn’t provide any evidence for his allegation against China, nor did he mention the ongoing Russia investigation. US President Donald Trump accused China of seeking to meddle in the November 6 US congressional elections, saying Beijing didn’t want his Republican Party to do well because of his hardline stance on trade.
China’s foreign ministry denied Trump’s accusation that Beijing is trying to influence the US congressional elections. China has accused US President Donald Trump of “slander” after he accused Beijing of trying to meddle in upcoming US congressional elections.
Beijing demands US ‘immediately cancel’ agreement to sell military equipment to Taiwan or face ‘severe damage’ to ties. The US State Department has approved the sale of $330m worth of military parts to Taiwan, according to officials, drawing fierce condemnation from China.
While attempts at denuclearization of the Korean peninsula aren’t exactly breaking news, the seemingly constant back-and-forth bickering between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is becoming almost comical, like the world is watching one long, intense, live-action episode of Tom and Jerry.
In a new letter, Kim Jong-un requests US president to meet again and efforts under way to make it happen. US President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday asking for a second meeting and the White House is preparing to schedule one. The two leaders have been discussing North Korea’s nuclear programme since their unprecedented June 12 summit… Read more »
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim will contest for a seat in the country’s parliament, his party announced on Wednesday, as a party MP resigned to make way for the senior leader just months after their coalition won a shock May general election. Anwar, who just returned to public life after years of incarceration, has been named the ruling… Read more »
Thailand has long been a haven for foreign criminals, a convenient base to plot and commit crimes or just to hide out. Thai law enforcers have fought back, joining with their counterparts overseas to arrest a string of notorious terrorists, criminals and gangsters on our soil. The list runs from “Bali Bomber” Hambali, al-Qaeda’s chief in Southeast Asia, to Mozambican… Read more »
Further development of Pyongyang’s nuclear activities is ‘a cause for grave concern’, says UN body’s new report. The UN’s nuclear watchdog said it hasn’t seen any indication that North Korea’s nuclear activities have ceased despite pledges to denuclearise and it’s causing “grave concern”. A new report published late on Monday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) listed ongoing efforts at various nuclear… Read more »