TAIPEI: Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Saturday (Aug 13) expressed “sincere gratitude” towards the United States for taking “concrete actions” to maintain security and peace in the Taiwan Strait and the area. US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said upon Friday that Tiongkok “overreacted” to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’sContinue Reading
PHUKET: A 21-year-old Singaporean lady was killed when the car she had been driving hit a tour bus on a hilly road in Muang district in Phuket, Thailand on Friday (Aug 12) night. Another seven other people – including her four Singaporean travellers – were wounded when she droppedContinue Reading
SHENZHEN, China: China’s most populous town Shanghai has prolonged its weekly COVID-19 test requirement plus extended free tests until the end associated with September in a bid to keep the virus under control, authorities announced upon Saturday (Aug 13). Residents without a record of a nucleic acid check from withinContinue Reading
SHENZHEN, The far east: Several regions of Tiongkok including the major southwestern city of Chongqing cooked in temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Grad on Saturday (Aug 13), while the state’s national observatory carried on its red notify for high temps. Within Zhejiang, home to numerous factories and exporters, a meteorological officialContinue Reading
TOKYO: Hurricane Meari unleashed weighty rains on Japan’s main Honshu isle as it headed northward Saturday (Aug 13) toward the capital, Tokyo, according to Japanese climate officials. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that Meari made landfall in Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, in the afternoon, bringing sudden heavy rains plusContinue Reading
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“AMBITIOUS ROADMAP” Campbell said the management would continue to “deepen our ties along with Taiwan, including by means of continuing to advance our own economic and industry relationship. ” “For example, we are going to developing an devoted roadmap for industry negotiations which we all intend to announce within theContinue Reading
SEOUL: Northern Korea has raised a mask requirement and eased some other virus restrictions, condition media said Saturday (Aug 13), days after leader Kim Jong Un declared “victory” over COVID-19 . The particular announcement comes after Pyongyang previously this week blamed Seoul regarding causing the COVID-19 outbreak in the NorthContinue Reading
“NOT AFRAID” While the Kinmen Islands once served as a natural barrier to invasion, Beijing can now easily bypass them with its superpower armoury of missiles, jets and aircraft carriers. Car rental worker Yang thinks “the disparity in military strength is usually far too great”, making Taiwan with little hopeContinue Reading
The designer’s journey from Penang towards the pinnacle of the worldwide fashion world is renowned. CNA Luxury met up with Choo within Bangkok where he discusses his stratospheric increase and the lessons they have learned along the way.Continue Reading