Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian President Joko Widodo told Bloomberg News on Thursday (Aug 18). “Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has also told me he will come,” Jokowi, as he is popularly known, told theContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the effective sister of leader Kim Jong El, said on Friday (Aug 19) the nation will never deal with an “audacious” South Korean initiative, which would increase the North’s economy in return for giving up nuclear weapons. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol stated inContinue Reading
SEOUL: Northern Korea’s Kim Hey Jong, the effective sister of chief Kim Jong Un, said on Fri (Aug 19) Southern Korea’s president ought to “shut his mouth” after he reiterated that his nation was willing to offer economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament. Her comments mark the 1st timeContinue Reading
Many are asking how Southern Korea, with all the advanced technology, can are not able to manage fundamental matters such as housing and drainage, says Steven Borowiec.Continue Reading
SHANGHAI/PARIS : From $300 bucket hats to $900 sneakers and $700 t-shirts, the high-flying luxury sector is fretting over the appetite among financially stretched Gen Z consumers for such “aspirational” purchases. Executives are troubled in particular by a hit to young Chinese shoppers, not only because mainland China has beenContinue Reading
“Our relationship is not something which should be judged … by the politics of the day,” Jaishankar told an audience at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. As a direct neighbour India could not avoid dealing with the military junta regime because of border issues such as organised crime, coronavirus and IndianContinue Reading
The campaigners have been accused of a conspiracy to commit subversion, after participating in an unofficial, non-binding primary election in 2020. Government prosecutor Andy Lo had alleged the activists tried to cause an “acute crisis” and to paralyse government. So far, 29 of the 47 have pleaded guilty, including legalContinue Reading
The campaigners have been accused of a conspiracy to commit subversion, after participating in an unofficial, non-binding primary election in 2020. Government prosecutor Andy Lo had alleged the activists tried to cause an “acute crisis” and to paralyse government. So far, 29 of the 47 have pleaded guilty, including legalContinue Reading
But during the meeting, which included dinner, the high-ranked men took the opportunity to discuss an array of geopolitical issues. Akiba “conveyed Japan’s position” on Taiwan to Yang, and stressed the importance of “peace and stability” in the Taiwan Strait, the National Security Secretariat official said. Their meeting was heldContinue Reading
Founded in South Korea in the 1950s by self-declared messiah Sun Myung Moon and known for its mass weddings, the group has faced criticism for its fundraising and other issues. The church rejects such views and says it is a legitimate religious movement. Demonstrators at the central Seoul rally, whoContinue Reading