China facing food shortage after months of flooding, infestations

Xi’s description of food waste as ‘shocking and distressing’ could portend looming food shortage. Flooding of Yellow River in Shangluo, Shaanxi Province on August 6. (Weibo photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping’s call for an end to … Read More

Southwest Japan braces for Typhoon Haishen

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What could be the most powerful typhoon in decades is threatening the country’s southwest. Weather officials expect the typhoon to develop to emergency-warning level as it approaches or makes landfall in the Kyushu region from Sunday to Monday. Japan Meteorological … Read More

US angers China with high-profile Taiwan visit

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meeting the US delegation led by Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (right) at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday.PHOTO: REUTERS Beijing sends fighter jets into Taiwan Strait as US health chief meets island’s … Read More

The two nations are increasing their deployments to the region, raising concerns that a clash is becoming more likely.

The two nations are increasing their deployments to the region, raising concerns that a clash is becoming more likely. Here’s What You Need To Remember: In terms of pure statistics, increasing the number of patrols, surveillance operations and attack drills near … Read More

Kim Jong Un in coma, sister set to take control, South Korean ex-diplomat alleges

It is not the first time that the leader’s absence has prompted rumors of health problems. A South Korean diplomat is speculating that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fallen into a coma and that his sister, Kim Yo Jong, is poised to take … Read More

China Is Getting Mired in the Middle East

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By striking a major partnership with Tehran, Beijing risks not only angering other regional partners but also getting entangled in complicated security and political issues. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during … Read More

Tyrants, including rulers of Iran, China and North Korea, threaten free speech in all countries

Illustration on attacking freedom of speech by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times ANALYSIS/OPINION: Frederick Douglass called freedom of speech “the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they, first of all, strike down. They know its power.” Back in the … Read More

North Korea Most Certainly Has a Coronavirus Problem

Can the impoverished country pull through the pandemic if widespread outbreaks occur? North Korean state media has publicly admitted the likely presence of coronavirus in the country, reversing Pyongyang’s longstanding and widely doubted claim of no coronavirus cases within its borders. … Read More

Philippines earthquake: Country rocked by 6.4-magnitude tremor

The tremor struck Mindanao at a depth of 473 kilometers (293.91 miles) on Saturday (file photo) ( AFP via Getty Images ) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The tremor struck Mindanao at a depth … Read More

TikTok: Trump administration plans Chinese tech crackdown

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Reuters US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined the steps he wants US companies to take to deal with “untrusted Chinese apps”. The measures go far beyond President Donald Trump’s current push to force the sale of TikTok to … Read More

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