“If anyone dares to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will certainly fight, resolutely defending the country’s sovereign unity and territorial integrity.” On Wednesday, July 24, China released its white paper on defense titled ...
“This is the big problem with having a showman, reality TV star running the American side because he doesn’t actually know anything about what’s negotiated.” Last Thursday, North Korea tested a new type of short-range ...
“They hit people indiscriminately, smiling as they beat them up.” “The Hong Kong police fired rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets on Sunday to disperse protesters after some of them vandalized the Chinese government’s ...
Questions arise about the use of data analysis in China. The OpenPower Foundation, led by Google and IBM executives, has the aim of “driving innovation.” It is registered in New Jersey as a community improvement ...
“It’s really a protest against Putin.” Russian opposition leaders joined thousands of protestors in Moscow over the weekend in what has been called the country’s “largest demonstration in recent years,” over the election commission’s decision ...
“This is about them voicing their discontent and this discontent is really about China.” Record-breaking protests in Hong Kong which have persisted through June and July stemmed from a bill which would have allowed criminal ...
“To safeguard our national interests, China will impose sanctions on the US enterprises involved in the above-mentioned arms sales to Taiwan.” China has threatened to impose sanctions on American companies that sell weapons to Taiwan, ...
“Japan can help in easing the ongoing tension between Iran and America…. As a goodwill gesture, America should either lift the unjust oil sanctions or extend the waivers or suspend them.” Japan is willing to ...
“The movement at large is peaceful, but some young people are overwhelmed by a strong sense of helplessness and they’re emotionally charged.” “Demonstrations are likely to continue until a controversial extradition bill is completely withdrawn ...
“There’s a massive shift in Australia’s strategic situation taking place.” A new book by a former top Australian Defence Department official and intelligence analyst urges Australia to consider developing a nuclear arsenal to counter China’s ...
“What we’re doing today is a step and probably it’s a step in the right direction.” After attending the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to meet with North ...
“The significance of Ekrem Imamoglu’s win in Istanbul cannot be understated…. he represents a much-needed change in political discourse.” Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) triumphed over President Erdogan’s ruling party in Istanbul’s mayoral election ...
“China is our ‘old friend’ who suffered and overcame the hardships of their modern history […] I will strengthen the communication channel and thus our trust through active exchanges and dialogues.” North Korean leader Kim ...
Demonstrations are likely to continue until a controversial extradition bill is completely withdrawn from consideration. Throughout the month of June, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has faced increasing public pressure over a bill which ...
Over 1 million people in Hong Kong gathered in protest to fight a new extradition law. (By Kelly Chernin, The Conversation) Protesters in Hong Kong have achieved a major victory in their fight to protect ...
“We know firsthand that the additional tariffs will have a significant, negative, and long-term impact on American businesses, farmers, families, and the U.S. economy. An escalated trade war is not in the country’s best interest, ...
“By 24 April, 15 children had tested positive, though none of their parents were found to be carrying the virus,” one hospital doctor told the BBC. An alarming HIV outbreak that has affected mostly kids ...
“The S-400 is among the most advanced air defense systems available, on par with the best the West has to offer.” On Wednesday, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Turkey bought a Russian anti-aircraft missile ...
“However, growth remains low, and risks remain tilted to the downside. Most importantly, trade and geopolitical tensions have intensified.” On Sunday, June 9, finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the G20 countries wrapped up ...
“This is a serious development and raises legitimate concerns over freedom of the press and proper public scrutiny of national security and defense matters. The ABC stands by its journalists, will protect its sources and ...
“What Jacinda Ardern is doing is groundbreaking, Ardern’s government is setting an example that the rest of the world can and should follow.” New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern and finance minister Grant Robertson released ...
Unions say that low pay and lack of equity are significant contributors to the escalating teacher shortage and increasing class sizes. (People’s Dispatch) As many as 50,000 teachers across New Zealand went on strike on ...
As U.S. President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Japan over the weekend, differences over trade and North Korea lingered below the surface. President Trump’s visit to Japan over memorial day ...
Indonesian police suspect paid “outsiders” instigated a riot following a protest over disappointment with Indonesia’s recent election results. At least eight are dead and another 200 injured following Indonesian election protests held in front of ...
The incoming results mark the end of the worlds largest democratic process and paint a troubling picture for those who are concerned with the state of human rights. “I don’t want to color the decision ...
With reference to Mao Zedong’s historic Long March China’s president enters a new, higher-stakes stage of the trade war with the U.S. Chinese President Xi Jinping told his country to prepare for difficult times and ...
“After a couple of days of the publishing of that report, I got a picture of my brother Abdusami with his son, and I got the news that he’s still alive.” In a previous report ...
“I have been in jail for so long that I have forgotten how freedom is.” Jatupat “Pai” Boonpattararaksa looks out of a tall, barred window of a jail in the middle of Khon Kaen City, ...
“Each month seems to bring fresh revelations of just how far WWF is prepared to go to promote fortress conservation. Shoot on sight policies, sterilization programs for villagers living near national parks – these are ...
“As yet it’s not really clear how bad things are as, with everything related to North Korea, the data is hardly transparent.” North Korea is suffering through a severe drought following rain and snowfall totals ...
“They’re short-range, and I don’t consider that a breach of trust at all. And, you know, at some point I may. But at this point no. These were short-range missiles and very standard stuff. Very ...
If domestic automakers are unable to develop compelling environmentally friendly models, they are likely to lose market share, resulting in decreased exports and job losses in the United States. According to a study commissioned by ...
“We are enormously pleased that Myanmar has released our courageous reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Since their arrests 511 days ago, they have become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the ...
“They are forced to drink alcohol and eat pork inside the camps. All Islamic practices are prohibited such as praying, reading the Quran or fasting during the month of Ramadan, they have to praise communism ...
“Yeah, let’s break this down. This is a message that has several different audiences.” North Korean President Kim Jong-Un reportedly supervised a “strike drill” for multiple rocket launchers in the East Sea, according to a ...
“With few overt military preparations beyond routine training, China could launch an invasion of small Taiwan-held islands in the South China Sea such as Pratas or Itu Aba.” The Pentagon said in an official report ...
“I was given the impression that the North Korean leader shares the same point of view. And we need guarantees of security, that’s all. We need to think about this all together.” Last week, North ...
Taking out a terrorist group’s leaders or conquering its physical territory “is not the same as undermining its ideology or destroying its raison d’être.” Indian intelligence services warned Sri Lankan officials about a suspect in ...
After calling U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo an immature negotiator, North Korea turns to a summit in Russia. Speaking to Russia’s state-owned Rossiya-24, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he’s hoping for a “successful ...
“The U.S. has long been treating Latin America as its backyard, where it would resort to willful use of pressure, threat or even subversion. People can tell right from wrong.” Last Sunday, China’s ambassador to ...
Although the official result won’t be announced until May 11, early results indicate incumbent President Joko Widoo has won his bid for re-election. On Wednesday, around 192 million Indonesians in 34 provinces went to vote ...
As India heads to the polls in a month-long voting period, national security, the economy and women’s rights take center stage. With 900 million eligible voters, India’s election will be the biggest democratic election in ...
India’s election began last week and will determine which party or coalition is able to establish a majority and form a government. The election is also seen as a referendum on controversial strongman Prime Minister ...
Owais Ahmad Mir, a seventh-grade student was shot by security forces in Kupwara district. Last week, Indian authorities had partially banned civilian movement on the crucial National Highway which connects Kashmir to the rest of ...
“I struggled to recall any single gunshot wounds. In every case they spoke of multiple injuries, multiple, debilitating injuries that deemed it impossible for them to recover in days, let alone weeks.” On April 11 ...
“This legislation deals with false statements of facts. It doesn’t deal with opinions, it doesn’t deal with viewpoints. You can have whatever viewpoints however reasonable or unreasonable….” Singapore introduced a drastic anti-fake news bill on ...
With the extreme debt, depression and suicide rates facing the Indian farming community, current Prime Minister Modi’s polling numbers may be slipping heading into the May election. “Our kids are educated, they’re filling out forms, ...
“I think it will take China one or two generations of airplanes to have a truly worldwide competitive product but it’s a logical evolution, provided the market size of the country.” In the wake of ...
The Chinese government released a White Paper last Wednesday praising their progress of "democratic reform" in Tibet, despite international condemnation of China's oppressive treatment of Tibet. The paper titled "Democratic Reform in Tibet -- Sixty ...
A bold raid on the North Korean embassy in Madrid last month was carried out by members of an ultra-secretive North Korean dissident group called the CCD. A group called the Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) ...