Link: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201109_28/ South Korea’s intelligence chief is currently visiting Japan, to discuss bilateral relations with Japanese government officials. Park Jie-won met with Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday, whom he has had a good relationship with for a long time. Two expected points of discussion are court rulings on compensation for wartime labor, and ongoing issues with… Read more »
Link: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/09/c_139503465.htm China’s state council recently published the basis of their new plan for foreign trade development. Some of its policies include finding new methods to inspect the international market, improving the blueprint of foreign trade, and intensifying the competitive drive of all foreign trade firms. The proposal has divided China into areas of needed improvement, in the Eastern region… Read more »
Link: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2020-10/30/c_139479157.htm Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has recently announced Uzbekistan’s support for the new passage connecting Western China and Western Europe for international transports. With the new proposal, Kazakhstan is expected to be the link between China and Western Europe, this extension is an important part of the Silk Road and the overland portion of the belt road initiative. Shavkat… Read more »
Link: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-10/13/c_139437865.htm The belt and road initiative; a development strategy to strengthen China’s connectivity with the world. In this case China is using a new development pattern based off the belt and road initiative, in cooperation with Sri Lanka, UAE, Algeria, and Serbia. China claims their new plan will create a broader market for countries in South Asia, West Asia… Read more »
Link: https://iwpr.net/global-voices/philippines-martial-law-imposed-troops-battle The ongoing violence between the Philippines state forces and Extremists of the Islamic state has forced people living in the city of Marawi to flee their homes. The State forces have been fighting the extremists since late May, but it seems that many citizens are more worried about the martial law imposed by Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. This… Read more »
Link to the article: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-10/13/c_139437206.htm Finally China’s foreign trade has seemed to be recovering from the effects of COVID-19. On account of multiple government policies, foreign trade in China is showing significant improvement in the third quarter. The trade of foreign goods added up to about 23.12 trillion yuan, which is a 0.7 percent year by year increase. Although 0.7… Read more »
Link to article: https://iwpr.net/global-voices/philippines-army-%E2%80%93-its-own-worst-enemy This article discussed the disreputable Philippines army and their potential abuse of human rights. The Commission on Human rights (CHR) has been denied access into military camps multiple times after taking action on the many reports of heinous crimes against humanity they received. The article tells the tragic story of Rebelyn Pitao, who was put to… Read more »