About 90,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar due to the intensifying conflict between the country’s military rulers and an alliance of ethnic armed groups, the United Nations said. “As of 9 November, almost 50,000 people in northern Shan were forced into displacement,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said […]
Read MoreTAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China accuses the Philippines of sending five ships to a disputed island in the South China Sea, reports said Friday (Nov. 10). The Philippines grounded a ship on the Second Thomas Shoal, also known as the Ayungin Shoal or the Ren’ai Reef in China, in the Nansha Islands in 1999. In […]
Read MoreHong Kong CNN — Xi Jinping has a plan for how the world should work, and one year into his norm-shattering third term as Chinese leader, he’s escalating his push to challenge America’s global leadership — and put his vision front and center. That bid was in the spotlight like never before last month in […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Nafis Ansari, a school principal who is Muslim, was enlisted this year by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a “Modi Mitr”, or friend of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The resident of the central state of Madhya Pradesh promotes the party to neighbours and relatives at events such as weddings […]
Read MoreIn a recent development, the export of Japanese ornamental carp, commonly known as nishikigoi, to China has been abruptly suspended. The Japanese government officials have revealed that the suspension is a result of China’s failure to seek permission for the continued importation of the prized ornamental fish. Japanese Fisheries Minister, Miyashita Ichiro, stated on Friday […]
Read MoreWhile Kim Jong-un basks in the afterglow of his recent visit to Russia, North Korea is scaling back its presence overseas, with reported plans to close almost a quarter of its diplomatic missions blamed on its sanctions-hit economy. While the regime moves closer to China and Russia amid new tensions on the Korean peninsula, years […]
Read MoreKuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s leader Anwar Ibrahim has said his nation will maintain ties with Hamas and will “not punish” the group. Malaysians should “unanimously back” the Palestinian cause, the prime minister told parliament on Tuesday. Mr Anwar was responding to a proposal by US lawmakers to sanction Hamas’s foreign supporters. Analysts say this is also […]
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks Friday in New Delhi seeking to bolster India as a regional counterweight to China and win backing for its position on Israel’s war with Hamas. Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin joined foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh for annual “two-plus-two” talks, […]
Read MoreDhaka, November 8, 2023 – In a significant move ahead of the upcoming national elections, a delegation of Bangladesh Awami League is set to visit China at the invitation of the ruling Communist Party of China. The visit is seen as a crucial diplomatic engagement that could impact Bangladesh’s political landscape. Led by Awami League […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping has told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that their countries could become “trusting partners” as the two leaders moved to recalibrate ties strained for years over issues from trade to human rights and the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first trip to Beijing by an Australian leader since 2016, Albanese met Xi […]
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