China’s Xi to visit North Korea as US nuke diplomacy stalls
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to North Korea this week, state media announced Monday, as U.S. talks with North Korea on its nuclear program are at an apparent standstill. Xi will meet with … Read More
North Korea Warns US to Drop ‘Hostile Policy’
TEHRAN (FNA)- North Korean state media warned that an agreement reached at a 2018 summit between the leaders of North Korea and the United States in Singapore could become “a blank sheet of paper” if Washington did not “withdraw its … Read More
As Taiwan stands up to big brother China, it deserves the world’s support
For the second time in less than three months, Taiwan has hosted a conference on religious freedom, with President Tsai Ing-wen delivering a speech on the issue. Last week President Tsai told the Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum that “Taiwan’s religious freedom … Read More
Expert: Chinese overfishing in South China Sea threatens ‘everywhere in Southeast Asia’
Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images The director of a think tank dedicated to monitoring the South China Sea said on Friday that overfishing in the body of water, exacerbated by China’s attempted colonization, could damage industries and food security in all of Southeast Asia. “If … Read More
Don’t try our patience, North Korea tells US a year after accord signed at Trump-Kim summit in S’pore
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North Korea warned that if the US does not come up with something new “before it is too late”, the accord would just turn out to be a “mere blank sheet of paper”.PHOTO: ST FILE SEOUL (REUTERS) – North Korea … Read More
China condemns US Secretary of State Pompeo’s ‘prejudice, arrogance’ on Tiananmen
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a joint news conference in The Hague, Netherlands on June 3, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON (AFP) – China on Tuesday (June 4) accused the United States of attacking its system and smearing … Read More
North Korea execution reports – why we should be cautious
Kim Hyok-chol is North Korea’s US delegate and appeared at the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi earlier this year – EPA/YONHAP It is being reported across international media that North Korea’s nuclear envoy has been executed as part of a purge … Read More
Singapore, China to boost defence cooperation, engage in larger military exercises
SINGAPORE: Singapore and China have agreed on an updated defence agreement that could see them increase the scale of existing military exercises, with new areas of cooperation between troops. The revised Agreement on Defence Exchanges and Security Cooperation (ADESC) is … Read More
The Rising Threat in Central Asia
The threat from Islamic extremism is growing, and leaders appear increasingly worried. Something’s stirring in Central Asia. Nearly a year ago, we wrote an article about the threat of Islamist radicalism in the region. Central Asia has long been vulnerable to such … Read More