MELBOURNE, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — Australia could soon have its own 1,000-kilometer per hour train running from Melbourne to Sydney. The U.S. company which has developed a futuristic high-speed rail link has identified Australia and the route between its two largest cities as an ideal etc etc etc (think we need a bridging par between intro and Elon Musk ….)… Read more »
A 14-year old border conflict between Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, and Australia was revived by The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on Monday. Around 3,000 nautical miles separate Australia and Timor-Leste, an island in the Indonesian archipelago. Between the two countries lie the Timor Sea, home to the Joint Petroleum Development Area (JPDA) that is rich in… Read more »
HONG KONG – Two years after the pro-democracy “Umbrella Revolution” began, Hong Kong is entering uncharted political territory as former protesters prepare to take office, advocating a possible split from China. The first major elections since the 2014 rallies saw rebel politicians win seats this month as fears grow that Beijing is tightening its grip on the city in a… Read more »
Japan and Mongolia have agreed on coordinated action to press North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile programs after the reclusive state held its fifth nuclear test earlier this month despite international condemnation. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Mongolian counterpart, Tsend Munkh-Orgil, also confirmed during a meeting Tuesday their cooperation in addressing the long-stalled issue of Pyongyang’s abductions… Read more »
Racing against the clock to secure a deal by the end of 2016, Japan and the European Union are currently in the works of securing a free-trade agreement which could not only smooth connections between the Eastern and Western hemispheres, but also modernize the European economy. While reaching an agreement touts benefits for both parties (with Japan seeking to abolish… Read more »
To see a former thriving empire now in such a state of despair in terms of its economy is mildly shocking. Eight hundred years ago, Mongolia ruled over much of Europe and Asia but in the early 20th century were reduced to their current size by the Soviet Union and China. The Mongolian people are very concerned for their future… Read more »
Nuclear Power. Interesting how when two words are put together, can have such a heavy impact on a person. These two words in specific, “nuclear power” have the potential to touch millions of lives in two drastically different ways, one of destruction, the other being providing the most efficient way of fueling our lives. The more common association that is… Read more »
Currently, Thailand and Malaysia are facing a problem that sounds all too familiar to Americans. The trafficking of drugs, humans, and violent Muslim groups in southern Thailand have led the Prime Ministers to discuss a plan for building a wall between the two countries. One one hand, it would curb the serious threat of the Syrian backed groups, who have… Read more »
(CNN)Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte wants six more months to “put everything in order” regarding his country’s drug problems. Duterte said Saturday he did not realize the severity of the problem until he became president. He’s been accused of ordering or encouraging hundreds of killings of drug dealers and users since taking office in June. “But the problem is … I… Read more »
North Korea’s nuclear test this month was its fifth in only 10 years, but technological advances by the isolated communist state have former diplomats concerned that the latest blast is anything but more of the same. Only eight months passed between North Korea’s most recent test and its fourth, held in January, and that tight time frame indicates the country… Read more »