Just a couple of days ago Myanmar was in the stages of preparing for the safe return of the Rohingya muslims who had fled the country because of fear of death during the Rohingyan genocide. The government had said that they were doing all they could to protect them, and that there was no real genocide going on, but this… Read more »
Plans to repatriate Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh to their native Myanmar have failed as many of them fear for their safety after return.
Authorities in Taiwan have imposed a ban on imports of live pigs, pork and related products from Japan after a case of swine fever was detected in the country. Taiwanese officials announced the measure on Saturday.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has vowed never to allow foreign military bases in his country. His remarks come in the wake of a news report that suggested China is pushing for a naval base in southern Cambodia that would potentially provide Beijing with easier access to the South China Sea. Hun Sen pushed back against the idea of a… Read more »
The president of Nissan Motor says he has decided to dismiss Chairman and Representative Director Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested on Monday on suspicion of underreporting his earnings. At a news conference on Monday night, President Hiroto Saikawa said that an internal investigation has confirmed serious wrongdoing led by him. Saikawa noted that the acts cannot be tolerated. He said… Read more »
Over the past couple of weeks, the UN has done a lot of investigating/expressed concern in many parts of East Asia. More specifically they have been focusing on events in the states of China and Myanmar. In both of these countries there have been suspected genocides/ethenic descrimination against certain minority groups, which both countries thoroughly decline. The sad part of… Read more »
US and European delegates to the UN Human Rights Council have expressed concern about reports that ethnic Uighurs are being arbitrarily detained in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The council held a hearing on Tuesday on human rights situations in China at the UN European headquarters in Geneva.
The United States has postponed a meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior North Korean official scheduled for Thursday. The US State Department said in a statement on Wednesday that Pompeo and vice chairman of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party Kim Yong Chol will meet when their schedules permit. The statement does not give a reason for… Read more »
A United Nations’ special envoy is calling to stop plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled ethnic violence in Myanmar for Bangladesh. The 2 countries have agreed to start the return of the ethnic minority in the middle of this month. But Yanghee Lee, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar… Read more »
BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — China’s top political advisor Wang Yang met with visiting Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel here on Wednesday. China and Cuba are good friends, good comrades and good brothers, said Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).