China’s first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials Sunday, state media said, a landmark in Beijing’s ambitious plans to modernise its navy as the Asian giant presses its claims in disputed regional waters. The carrier, known only as “Type 001A”, set out for the trials from a port in northeastern China at around 6.45 am (2245 GMT Saturday), according… Read more »
MORE ON NORTH KOREA North Korea, South Korea and the Trump-Kim summittoday Trump tells North Korea’s Kim to denuclearise or risk overthrowtoday Donald Trump says ‘we’ll see’ on North Korea summittoday South Korea determined to keep talks with the Northtoday North Korea has started dismantling its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, according to satellite pictures analysed by experts. The move comes weeks ahead… Read more »
The father of four children found shot dead along with their mother in rural Western Australia has pointed the finger of blame at their grandfather. Aaron Cockman said he believed that Peter Miles, 61, had not “snapped” but had been “thinking this through for a long time”. The bodies of Miles, his wife Cynda, daughter Katrina and four grandchildren were… Read more »
North Korea on Wednesday called into question a much-anticipated and unprecedented summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. North Korea said it may reconsider holding a summit with the United States if Washington continues to unilaterally insist on North Korea giving up its nuclear programme, the North’s state media said on Wednesday. Citing first vice minister… Read more »
N. Korean leader Kim and S. Korean President Moon embraced after pledging Friday to work for the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”, punctuating a day of smiles and handshakes at the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade. The two Koreas announced they would work with the United States and China this year to declare an official end to the 1950s Korean… Read more »
North and South Korea began dismantling loudspeakers that blared propaganda across their heavily fortified border on Tuesday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, fulfilling a promise made at last week’s historic summit. The moves are the first practical, if small, steps toward reconciliation and come after an agreement in the joint declaration signed at Friday’s summit between South Korean President Moon… Read more »
Sport continues to build bridges in North and South Korea, almost three months since the so-called ‘Peace Olympics’ were held in the South. Just days after leaders of the two countries pledged to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons, the two nations have unified in the table tennis hall – rather than compete against each other amid a backdrop… Read more »
On Wednesday, 104-year-old scientist David Goodall bid farewell to his home in Australia to fly across the world to end his life. The lauded ecologist and botanist is not suffering from a serious illness but wishes to bring forward his death. Key to his decision, he says, has been his diminishing independence. “I greatly regret having reached that age,” Dr… Read more »
The Harvey Weinstein scandal broke out in Hollywood earlier this year and since then it has been a snowball effect in calling out these sexual harassment predators. The spread of this movement means that social reforms are on the way for many countries. The advancement from the United States of America to Japan is huge. Even though Japan is more… Read more »
A Japanese broadcaster says it will file a complaint against the finance ministry alleging a top official sexually harassed a female journalist. Junichi Fukuda resigned on Wednesday but denies the allegations. Japan’s socially conservative society has so far been slow to join the worldwide #MeToo movement. Sparked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Hollywood, the movement started a broad push against… Read more »