https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-tokyo-europe-moscow-690708cd044183c5a27b0fa0bc6589d0 On Friday, Japan announced that they will expekk eight Russian diplomats and trade officials and will also start to lessen imports of Russian coal and oil to virtually none. The prime minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, also stated that Moscow should be held accountable for the war crimes that are happening in Ukraine. This comes with a massive ban… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-china-europe-beijing-32a35d62c98c1b109f95408140337a12 Though China has still not put blame on Russia, the country has stated that the killing of civilians is disturbing and should be investigated. Some speculate that with this news it is possible that China’s support of Russia could be weakening. Though whenever a Chinese official talks about the killings and attacks in Ukraine they either don’t mention Russian… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/only-on-ap-united-nations-thailand-myanmar-indonesia-21128b761ef13e31465f0a537a1b0b18 A Myanmar citizen, Hay, fled to Thailand to escape the military violence in her country. Hay and her family decided to flee to Thailand. Though the bordering country does not want them. Thailand’s government does not want to upset the military government in Myanmar, so all of the refugees fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand are being told to leave… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-education-new-zealand-pandemics-617bdd9ffd2c53464287ad031ccf3877 After finally opening up their borders again, New Zealand’s cases have started to rise. On Tuesday the cases hit a record breaking 24,000, this shows how much the states stance on the virus has changed. The opposition leader Christopher Luxon has reported that he has become infected with the virus. The virus has also spread through the student and… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-north-korea-95ff1c53c7a50ed5df90b61333655f19 Four years after Kim Jung Un declared North Korea’s Nuclear testing sites closed by destroying the tunnels with press watching. With the pause in talks with the United States, North Korea has expanded their military capabilities. This includes 9 rounds of missile launches just in 2022. The fast pace the Kim Jung Un has set seems to be a… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/business-elections-voting-campaigns-seoul-f29dd8982b18c1f7318d579b9afc83f1 South Korea’s most recent Presidential election on Thursday, elected the conservative former top prosecutor Yoon Suk Yeol, People Power Party, beating his liberal rival Lee Jae-myung, governing Democratic Party. This election is one of the closest races in the country’s history. With 98% of the ballots Yoon won by 0.8% (48.6% v. 47.6%). Yoon is set to take office… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/business-china-asia-myanmar-global-trade-b84087d1ad317f5cb5da9b30bfc53f3c On Feb 1, ‘21 a military coup was held in Myanmar where the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi was swiftly taken over. The response to the attack was non-violent demonstrations at first, though security in the area used deadly force killing over 1,400 civilians. In response to the year-long chaos, through the Chinese U.N. ambassador, Zhang Jun,… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-china-politics-taiwan-uyghurs-33a2c2059fb253091b6772de3895207a During the Olympics when asked about any politics or policies, any Chinese official has stated that they will not be talking about any politics or policies. Though when the organizing committee in Beijing daily news conference was asked on Thursday the polite facade broke a little. When asked the usual questions, a spokeswoman Yan Jiarong stated “that there is… Read more »
On Monday the Foreign Minister of Japan and the appointed successor of the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, the son of Hun Sen, met to talk about the situation in Myanmar. The countries decided that they need to cooperate with each other, due to Cambodia being the chair of the ASAN, in which Hun Sen is in the front seat… Read more »
