BEIJING: The Communist Party Congress has laid bare the striking gender imbalance in the upper echelons of Chinese politics, with not a single woman making the 24-person Politburo for the first time in at least a quarter of a century. As Xi Jinping and his allies concentrated power over theContinue Reading
While hunting is a historic practice in Southeast Asia, rising commercial pressure and cheaper poaching methods are emptying forests faster than they can replenish, hurting human and forest health
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TAIPEI: Taiwan is working to increase energy inventories in a move to boost the island’s resilience in the event of a crisis, a deputy economy minister said, as China stepped up military pressure to try to force Taiwan to accept Chinese rule. China’s blockade drills around Taiwan in August afterContinue Reading
The new Politburo and Politburo Standing Committee make it very clear that there now is no alternative power centre in China beyond Xi Jinping, says Christian Le Miere.Continue Reading
SEOUL: North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday, accusing each other of breaching their maritime borders amid heightened military tension. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it broadcast warnings and fired warning shots to see off a North Korean merchant vessel thatContinue Reading
“We once again sternly warned (the) enemies that staged maritime provocations on top of the firing of artillery shots and cross-border loudspeaker broadcasts,” the spokesman added, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap. The maritime border is considered a flashpoint, and has been the location of several clashes between theContinue Reading
PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold a special meeting in Indonesia on Thursday (Oct 22) to discuss the Myanmar peace process, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said on Sunday (Oct 22). The talks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat in Jakarta will cover the implementation of aContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory letter to Xi Jinping on his re-election as China’s leader, saying he hoped to further develop their ties, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday (Oct 23). “The 20th Congress of the CPC (Chinese Communist Party) offered a significant landmark forContinue Reading
BEIJING: Li Qiang, who oversaw Shanghai’s grinding two-month COVID-19 lockdown this year as party boss of China’s commercial hub, is on track to become China’s next premier after President Xi Jinping unveiled a new governing body packed with loyalists. Li, a close ally of the newly re-appointed Chinese leader, was elevatedContinue Reading
The Chinese Community Party also endorsed Xi Jinping’s “core position” on the Central Committee and enshrined its opposition to Taiwan’s independence in the constitution.Continue Reading