A dust storm is brewing in Beijing. The sand and dust is coming from the Mongolia in the north and affecting many of China’s northern cities, specifically China’s capital. The small breathable particles was found to be 500 micrograms per cubic metre. The safely recommendation is 20 times less than that amount. This smog problem has been a problem in China… Read more »
(BBC) US and South Korean agents are plotting to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, North Korean state media report. A statement by the ministry of state security said a “terrorist group” backed by the CIA and South Korea’s intelligence agency had entered the country in order to prepare an attack with a bio-chemical substance. It said North Korea would… Read more »
(BBC) A dust storm is choking a large swathe of northern China including the capital, Beijing, in yet another air quality crisis to affect the country. Official air quality readings have soared well above the recommended World Health Organization (WHO) limit. Authorities are advising residents to avoid outdoor activity and for children and elderly people to remain indoors. The dust… Read more »
(France 24) North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and US militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and the reclusive state’s main ally, China. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and U.S. militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and the reclusive state’s main ally, China. US and… Read more »
(Reuters) Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said the yen is vulnerable to rising political tensions over North Korea’s missile program and development of nuclear weapons, and warned against extreme instability in the currency. “We should always think about what the yen would be like if something happens in North Korea,” Aso told a forum in Los Angeles on Monday. The… Read more »
In recent weeks there has been much watch over North Korea. Earlier this week they did a nuclear missal test that failed but still sent shocks around the world, specially countries around the Korean peninsula as well as the United States. This is extremely frightening to countries around the world for such an unstable, communist country to have the such… Read more »
(Reuters) China and the European Union should promote a “positive signal” of economic globalization and free and fair trade, Premier Li Keqiang told the EU’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini. Some European officials say that China has launched a charm offensive with the EU since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, in an effort to find allies amid fears Trump could… Read more »
(BCC News) Australia will make it more difficult to gain citizenship in a major overhaul of its migration process. Aspiring citizens will undergo tougher tests on their English language skills and ability to demonstrate “Australian values”, PM Malcolm Turnbull said. Applicants must also have completed four years as a permanent resident – three years longer than at present. The move… Read more »
(France 24) Coral bleached for two consecutive years at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has “zero prospect” of recovery, scientists warned Monday, as they confirmed the site has again been hit by warming sea temperatures. Researchers said last month they were detecting another round of mass bleaching this year after a severe event in 2016, and their fears were confirmed after… Read more »
North Korea denounced Washington’s deployment of a naval strike group to the Korean peninsula Tuesday, warning it was ready for “war” in a further escalation of tensions. The Carl Vinson strike group cancelled a planned trip to Australia this weekend to head to the region, in a show of force as Washington signalled it may act to shut down Pyongyang’s… Read more »