Recently, the Japanese government has withdrawn their envoy the country of South Korea. Why? Because South Korean activists are simply reminding Japan of it’s past offenses regarding treatment of Korean women during the second world war. The general gist of the story is, Korean activists erected a statue of a Korean “comfort woman”, to represent the over 200,000 women and girls… Read more »
Al Jazeera: A South Korean monk is in critical condition after setting himself ablaze to protest against the country’s deal with Japan on compensation for wartime sex slaves. The 64-year-old Buddhist monk suffered third-degree burns across his body and serious damage to vital organs following his self-immolation during a rally late on Saturday in the capital, Seoul, calling on impeached President… Read more »
Al Jazeera: China has announced plans to set up an “environmental police” force responsible for enforcing pollution restrictions across the capital Beijing in a bid to improve the city’s notorious air quality. Cai Qi, who is both the deputy chief of the country’s ruling party and mayor of Beijing, promised to impose tougher measures in the city’s 16 districts to combat… Read more »
Al Jazeera: Tokyo has recalled its ambassador to South Korea to protest against the placing of a statue symbolising victims of Japanese wartime sex slavery outside Japan’s consulate in the city of Busan. Talks between the two countries over a new currency swap agreement have also been suspended due to the statue, according to Japan’s chief government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga…. Read more »
Al Jazeera: Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, has left for the United States Saturday on her way to Central America, a trip that will be scrutinised by China, incensed by her congratulatory call to Donald Trump. While the focus of the nine-day trip is to bolster relations with Taiwan’s Central American allies, Tsai’s US stopovers will be closely watched amid speculation she… Read more »
The U.S. and China have always had a relationship that could be described as “economic rivalry”, we’ve been competing for decades to see who will sit at the top of the global leader boards; however, with China now arming a shared domain of the U.S. with extensive force, there’s speculation that this rivalry could devolve into a cold war conflict…. Read more »
Reuters: South Korean parliamentary investigators looking into an influence-peddling scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment will not get access to her official residence, a Blue House official said on Friday, citing national security. Later on Friday, the Blue House is due to submit to the country’s Constitutional Court the president’s response to last week’s impeachment vote in parliament,… Read more »
Reuters: The United States is ready to confront China should it continue its overreaching maritime claims in the South China Sea, the head of the U.S. Pacific fleet said on Wednesday, comments that threaten to escalate tensions between the two global rivals.
AP: YAMBA, Australia (AP) — The life was long drained from Lynette Daley by the time the cops rolled up to the lonely beach where her naked body lay. Her skin was cold, her lips were blue, and her blood was everywhere. It was between her legs and in a large clot by her feet. It was inside the four-wheel… Read more »
BBC: A North Korean-run news website claims that a defector group is planning to use explosive-laden drones to blow up statues of its former leaders. According to a report on the Uriminzokkiri propaganda website, the group – which it termed “human scum” – had already conducted test flights from the Chinese border area in their attempts to blow up statues… Read more »