HONG KONG: Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, were jailed on Saturday (Mar 11) for four-and-a-half months for not complying with a national security police request for information. Chow Hang-tung, 38, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activistContinue Reading
The US is at growing risk of a firepower gap with China as US explosives and propellants production declines and China’s rises. This month, Forbes reported that China had overtaken the US in developing new types of explosives, notably its version of CL-20, an explosive developed in the 1980s, which is 40% more potent than […]Continue Reading
The Philippines announced a ban on the import of pork products from Singapore, citing an outbreak of African swine fever in wild boars.Continue Reading
Li Qiang received almost every vote from more than 2,900 delegates at the rubber-stamp parliament.Continue Reading
PHUKET: A body found floating off Koh Kaew Nok in tambon Rawai of Muang district on Friday belonged to a Romanian man who went missing during a dive in early January. His identity was tentatively confirmed by relatives.Continue Reading
PRO-BUSINESS STANCE People who have interacted with Li say they found him practical-minded, an effective bureaucratic operator and supportive of the private sector. Li was known for pushing greater economic integration of the Yangtze River Delta region as well as overseeing an expansion of Shanghai’s free trade zone that nowContinue Reading
Li Qiang’s meteoric rise has been attributed to political loyalty and his personal connection to President Xi Jinping. Having Xi’s trust could mean more autonomy to steer China’s economy, says Bo Zhiyue.Continue Reading
The cabinet has agreed to reinstate Rear Adm Somkiat Ponprayoon as secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC).Continue Reading
Leaked documents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) have revealed the ways in which the Chinese government has attempted to tamper with Canadian elections. This gives support to a number of allegations regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) behavior that have been circulating for years. This includes the Conservative Party of Canada’s claim that […]Continue Reading
BEIJING: China’s parliament on Saturday (Mar 11) confirmed Li Qiang as the country’s new premier, with the task of managing the world’s second-largest economy. The former Shanghai party chief replaces Li Keqiang at the end of his two-term limit. A career bureaucrat, Li was revealed as the pick for China’s NoContinue Reading