Taiwan is still technically part of China, yet the Taiwanese have been wanting to become independent for years. Taiwan has a separate government and runs itself, for the most part, separately from China. Being plenty capable of being their own independent state, Taiwan has slowly made progress in search for their independence. Taiwan has a separate military than China which… Read more »
Frequent clashes between Myanmar security forces and Buddhist rebels in Rakhine state have spread alarm among thousands of Rohingya refugees living in no-man’s-land on the country’s border with Bangladesh, as concerns grow over the intensified fighting. More than 730,000 members of the mostly Muslim minority have fled Myanmar to escape a brutal military-led crackdown that started in 2017. Most of the Rohingya have taken… Read more »
Taiwan’s military has announced a series of newly designed large-scale military drills for this year aimed at countering China’s renewed threat to use force to gain control over the island. While Taiwan’s armed forces regularly hold such exercises, this year’s drills announced on Wednesday are “being drafted based on newly adopted tactics for defending against a possible Chinese invasion”, the official… Read more »
Police in Australia have charged a 49-year-old man for sending as many as 38 packages containing a hazardous material to diplomatic embassies and consulates across the country. More than a dozen foreign missions received suspicious packages on Wednesday, including the consulates of the United States and the United Kingdom in Melbourne, Australia’s second-biggest city. The man, named as Savas Avan, was charged with sending dangerous articles through a… Read more »
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has said Japanshould take a “more humble” attitude towards the past, warning Tokyo not to undermine bilateral ties by “politicising” the issue of South Koreans forced to work by Japanese companies during World War II. Relations between the two countries have long been strained by disputes over history and territory, with the issues largely stemming from Japan’s brutal… Read more »
China has just granted Canada access to both detainees that were arrested in China following Canada’s arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanshou. Canada was very upset of the fact that Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were arrested in China’s retaliation to the arrest of Wanshou. Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau had told China that these arrests were “unacceptable”… Read more »
Canadian diplomats have received consular access to the second of two men detained by China over the past week, Canada’s foreign ministry has said. John McCallum, Canada‘s ambassador to Beijing, met Michael Spavor, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Spavor and Michael Kovrig were both picked up after Canada arrested a senior Chinese executive on a US extradition request. Canadian Prime… Read more »
Malaysia has said it filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two of the US bank’s former employees, in connection with a corruption and money-laundering probe at the state fund 1MDB. Goldman Sachs has been under scrutiny for its role in helping raise funds through bond offerings for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which is the subject of investigations in at least six… Read more »
North Koreans are marking the seventh anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il with visits to statues and vows of loyalty to his son and successor, Kim Jong Un. As snow fell Sunday, tens of thousands of people offered flowers and paid respects to the late leader at Mansu Hill Grand Monument in central Pyongyang, the location of huge… Read more »
Tech giant rejects accusations it is controlled by China’s Communist Party or designs equipment to facilitate spying. The chairman of Huawei has challenged the United States and other governments to provide evidence for claims the Chinese tech giant is a security risk as the company launched a public relations effort to defuse fears that threaten its role in next-generation communications…. Read more »