North Korea’s Kim shares letters with Russia’s Putin, wishes victory over ‘imperialists’

SEOUL: According to Pyongyang’s condition media KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, October 12, pledging to strengthen their relationships and wishing him victory over what he called imperialist force. The letters, which commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties, were sentContinue Reading

China frees Australian reporter Cheng Lei after three years

SYDNEY: Australian journalist Cheng Lei was freed from detention and brought back to Melbourne with her two young children after being released by China after more than three years, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement on Wednesday( Oct 11 ). According to Albanese, Cheng Lei’s young children were desperatelyContinue Reading

China says ‘opposes and condemns’ actions that harm civilians in Israel-Hamas conflict

BEIJING: China declared on Monday, October 9, that it” opposes and condemns” violence against citizens in Israel and the Palestinian provinces. According to international government spokesman Mao Ning,” China is extremely concerned about the recent increase of discord between Palestine and Israel.” Beijing” is deeply saddened by the civilian casualtiesContinue Reading

Inside Asia’s arms race: China near ‘breakthroughs’ with nuclear-armed submarines, report says

The AUKUS agreement between Australia, Britain, and the US is partially motivated by the possibility of a more subdued Chinese SSBN, which will result in increased operations of US and European attack submarines to Western Australia. Australia plans to introduce its first nuclear-powered attack submarines using American technology by theContinue Reading

Remnants of Typhoon Koinu bring floods to Hong Kong

HONG KONG: On Monday, October 9, Hong Kong ordered people to stay inside, close schools, and shut down the stock exchange because Typhoon Koinu’s remnants had caused floods a fortnight after the city had been paralyzed by record-breaking rain. According to the state’s Observatory, Koinu had weakened into a powerfulContinue Reading