China warns US House Speaker not to meet Taiwan president
2023-04-04
China says a meeting between US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will further damage Sino-US relations. Continue Reading
Belize reaffirms ties with Taipei as Taiwanese president visits
2023-04-03
BELIZE CITY: The prime minister of Belize gave Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a welcome diplomatic boost during her visit on Monday (Apr 3), underlining his nation’s support for Taiwan after rival China gained a new regional ally last month. Tsai’s visit comes a week after Honduras severed diplomatic relations withContinue Reading
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island: USGS
2023-04-03
JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island in western Indonesia on Monday (Apr 3), shaking homes of panicked residents but causing no casualties or damage. The quake’s epicentre was at sea southwest of Padangsidempuan city in northern Sumatra at a depth of 84 kilometres, the United States Geological SurveyContinue Reading
Philippines announces four more military bases US troops can use
2023-04-03
MANILA: The Philippines announced on Monday (Apr 3) the locations of four additional military bases to be used by United States troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan. The long-time treaty allies agreed in February to expand cooperation in “strategicContinue Reading
Deepest fish caught and filmed off Japan
2023-04-03
SYDNEY: Scientists have broken the record for the deepest fish ever caught, as well as the deepest fish ever filmed on camera. Two snailfish were caught in traps set 8,022m underwater in the Japan Trench, south of Japan, during a two-month voyage by a team from the University of Western AustraliaContinue Reading
Taiwan strengthens ties with Guatemala following Honduras rupture
2023-04-02
GUATEMALA CITY: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen completed a three-day trip to Guatemala on Sunday (Apr 2) where she offered more cooperation with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei’s government, one of Taiwan’s few allies in the world. Tsai’s tour, which will take her to Belize on Sunday afternoon, comes a week after HondurasContinue Reading
Explosion at Indonesia Pertamina’s refinery arm unit injures 9
2023-04-02
JAKARTA: An explosion at a refinery owned by a Pertamina PT unit in western Indonesia injured nine people, the state energy firm said on Sunday (Apr 2), adding to two dozen deaths from two other fires over the past month. The explosion late on Saturday in a gas compressor causedContinue Reading
High activity spotted at North Korea nuclear complex after Kim’s bomb fuel order: Report
2023-04-01
WASHINGTON: Satellite images show a high level of activity at North Korea’s main nuclear site, a US think tank reported on Saturday (Apr 1) after the North Korean leader ordered an increase in production of bomb fuel to expand the country’s nuclear arsenal. The Washington-based 38 North North Korea monitoringContinue Reading
Taiwan says 10 Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line
2023-04-01
TAIPEI: Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Saturday (Apr 1), as Beijing continues its military activities near the island. Nine Chinese fighter jets and one military drone crossed the median line inContinue Reading
Philippines, US hold live-fire exercises focused on territorial defence
2023-03-31
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines: Philippine troops staged live-fire exercises with their US counterparts in the Southeast Asian country’s largest military camp as part of army-to-army drills aimed at enhancing Manila’s defence capabilities against external threats. The drills come after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s decision in February to expand the United States’Continue Reading