YANGON: Russia backs the Myanmar junta’s efforts in order to “stabilise” the crisis-wracked country, its foreign minister said on Wednesday (Aug 3) during talks with top generals, according to Russian state mass media. M yanmar has been around chaos since the military’s power grab last year, with more thanContinue Reading
JAKARTA: ALL OF US payments firm PayPal has registered being an electronic systems operator in Indonesia and its particular customers can now gain access to its services, the organization said on Wednesday (Aug 3). PayPal has been one of several websites that will Indonesia blocked on the weekend because ofContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday (Aug 3) called for dialogue to maintain regional peace and stability as tensions between the US and China soared over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Pelosi is also due to visit South Korea as part of her Asian tour, which has soContinue Reading
BEIJING: China rolled out curbs on Wednesday (Aug 3) on the import of fruit and fish from Taiwan while halting shipments of sand to the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The trip by Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidencyContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Wednesday (Aug 3) that Chinese military drills have violated United Nations rules and invaded Taiwan’s territorial space, amid high tensions as US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits the island. “Some of the areas of China’s drills breached into … (Taiwan’s) territorial waters,”Continue Reading
Xie said the United States “shall pay the price for its own mistakes” and urged Washington to “immediately address its wrongdoings, take practical measures to undo the adverse effects caused by Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan”, Xinhua reported. Pelosi landed in Taiwan late Tuesday, defying a string of angry warnings fromContinue Reading
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday after Pelosi’s arrival that the United States “is not going to be intimidated” by China’s threats or bellicose rhetoric and that there is no reason her visit should precipitate a crisis or conflict. “We will continue to support Taiwan, defendContinue Reading
China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has never renounced using force to bring it under its control. The United States warned China against using the visit as a pretext for military action against Taiwan. In retaliation, China’s customs department announced a suspension of imports of citrus fruits, chilledContinue Reading
Groundbreaking legal action by displaced villagers crosses the border into Thailand to seek recompense and set a human rights precedent
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China’s UK ambassador Zheng Zeguang vowed “severe consequences” if British lawmakers visit Taiwan, the Guardian reported on Tuesday (Aug 2). Visits would interfere in China’s internal affairs and would lead to severe consequences in China-UK relations, Zheng said at a news conference in London, the report said. “We call onContinue Reading