Taiwan will not escalate conflict nor provoke disputes, her office quoted her as saying, adding: “We will firmly defend our sovereignty and national security, and adhere to the line of defence of democracy and freedom.” A source briefed on the matter told Reuters that the number of warships close toContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea’s capital has moved to ban the cramped basement flats made famous by Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” after four people drowned in subterranean dwellings during flooding caused by record-breaking rains this week. Soldiers and relief workers were clearing debris Thursday (Aug 11) from waterlogged, mud-covered homes in Gwanak district,Continue Reading
BNS is a subsidiary of Boustead Holdings Bhd, a diversified business conglomerate whose largest shareholder is Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), or the Armed Forces Fund Board. According to Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad, the LCS is a frigate-class vessel that can perform complex naval missions covering all four dimensionsContinue Reading
Beijing extended its ban on Taiwan’s seafood a day after Pelosi’s arrival, blocking shipments of chilled white striped hairtail and frozen horse mackerel, saying it had found traces of the coronavirus on the packaging of some products. The bans were widely seen as retaliation against Taiwan for allowing the visit,Continue Reading
On Jul 28, Malaysia’s largest cinema chain, Golden Screen CInemas (GSC) posted on its social media confirming the movie would not be screened in the country. Competing movie chain TGV Cinemas also put up a social media post indicating the movie would not be screened. The confirmation by the cinemaContinue Reading
“NO RIGHT TO BAN THEM” The Chinese government has increasingly promoted traditional medicine at home and abroad in recent years, often with nationalistic undertones. DXY’s coverage prompted criticism that it was targeting traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in order to promote Western pharmaceuticals. The decision to freeze DXY’s social media accountsContinue Reading
BEIJING: Several COVID-hit Chinese cities from the country’s east to west imposed fresh restrictions and lockdowns on their populations on Thursday (Aug 11) to contain flare-ups that are again threatening to disrupt local economies. Reducing people’s unnecessary movement for a few days – a softer type of lockdown – asContinue Reading
Taiwan held a similar drill upon Tuesday in Pingtung. Both included the particular deployments of countless troops, the army said. The military has played down their own significance, saying these were already scheduled plus were not in response to China’s war games. “We have 2 goals for the exercises, theContinue Reading
SEOUL: The powerful sister of Upper Korean leader Kim Jong Un suspect the South regarding causing a COVID-19 outbreak in the country and additionally warned of “retaliation”, as Pyongyang reported “victory” over the outbreak, state storage devices said on Thursday night (Aug 11). North Korea has previously declared “alien things”Continue Reading
BEIJING: The eastern Chinese foreign trade hub Yiwu in Zhejiang province imposed a three day time lockdown starting on Thursday (Aug 11) to contain a recent COVID-19 outbreak, the city government said upon Thursday. Yiwu is a main manufacturing export centre in eastern Tiongkok and home to at least one.Continue Reading