SEOUL: North Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile on Monday (Mar 27), South Korea’s military said, the latest in its flurry of weapons tests in recent weeks. “North Korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile towards the East Sea,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the bodyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: The founder of global restaurant chain Din Tai Fung has died at the age of 96. The eatery, known for its steamed dumplings or xiao long bao, was founded in Taiwan in 1958. According to Taiwan media, a statement by the company on Saturday (Mar 25) said Mr YangContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Sunday (Mar 26) confirmed it had ended its decades-long diplomatic relations with Honduras after the Central American country said it was seeking to open relations with Beijing as the “only legitimate government” representing China. Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu confirmed the severing of ties at a news conferenceContinue Reading
BEIJING: China established diplomatic ties with Honduras on Sunday (Mar 26) after the Central American country ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan, as Taiwan’s foreign minister accused Honduras of demanding exorbitant sums before being lured away by Beijing. The ending of ties with Taiwan had been long expected after the HonduranContinue Reading
Kwon reportedly flew from South Korea to Singapore ahead of the company’s crash in May last year. In September, Seoul prosecutors requested that Interpol place him on the red notice list across the agency’s 195 member nations, and also revoked his passport. But questions about his whereabouts intensified after theContinue Reading
BEIJING: The Chinese military said it warned a United States warship to “leave” waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday (Mar 23), claims swiftly denied as “false” by American forces. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea – a strategic waterway through which trillions ofContinue Reading
“MUCH MORE DANGEROUS” North Korea has long been banned from nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches by the United Nations Security Council, which has strengthened sanctions on Pyongyang over the years to cut off funding for those programs. In recent years, the 15-member body has been split on how toContinue Reading
LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday (Mar 22) sought a parliament ruling to empower authorities to tackle former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party’s alleged involvement in violence. The ruling was asked for in a joint session of parliament convened over the instability caused by the crisis overContinue Reading
But Daly said Xi casting himself as a mediator could help at the margins in Europe, and especially in developing nations which share little of the US enthusiasm for preserving an “international rules-based order”. Xi “doesn’t actually have to move the needle on peace or a ceasefire in Ukraine”, heContinue Reading
Goldy Hyder, chief executive of the Business Council of Canada, said he wanted more of a recognition from the US that the two nations’ economies were highly integrated and that Canadian firms could benefit from the IRA. “It is not in America’s interest to consolidate the capital to consolidate theContinue Reading