An annual joint fighter jets exercise between Thailand and China will resume later this month after being put on hold for two years during the pandemic, the Thai air force said, with a former US air base chosen to host the event.Continue Reading
Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin was supposed to meet Mr Ismail Sabri last Thursday to discuss the execution of the agreement terms, but the prime minister cancelled the meeting at the last minute, according to Free Malaysia Today. Barisan Nasional (BN) and PN make up the current federal ruling alliance. PN,Continue Reading
HONG KONG: Hodlnaut, a Singapore-based crypto currency lender and borrower, has suspended withdrawals, swaps and deposits, the company said on Monday (Aug 8), the latest sign of stress in the cryptocurrency industry. The crypto lender also said it would withdraw its application for a licence from the Monetary Authority ofContinue Reading
SEOUL – Could North Korea deploy enough combat manpower and artillery to rejuvenate Russia’s flagging fortunes in the Ukraine war? Even by the standards of often alarmist North Korean reportage, US and UK tabloid stories that appeared over the weekend and spread like wildfire over social media were startling. According to the New York Post, […]
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SEOUL: South Korea’s education minister on Monday (Aug 8) said she would step down amid a backlash over her proposal to lower the school entry age, presenting President Yoon Suk-yeol with another in a series of personnel setbacks that have ruined his approval rating. Minister Park Soon-ae’s resignation comes twoContinue Reading
Hua’s tweet on Sunday appeared to backfire, as thousands of users on Twitter – a site banned in China and only accessible via special VPN software – piled on to poke holes in the top official’s logic. “There are over 100 ramen restaurants in Taipei, so Taiwan is definitely aContinue Reading
India’s population of almost 1.4 billion, its economic progress and its geopolitical appeal as a balance to China’s power in Asia point to its potential as a leading global power. That is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s declared ambition for his country. The size of India’s population and its standing as the world’s largest democracy already […]
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They will include the deployment of hundreds of troops and about 40 howitzer guns, the army said. Defying calls for it to end days of military exercises encircling the island, Beijing continued joint air and sea drills on Monday after a visit by United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toContinue Reading
Nancy Pelosi came and left. Some in Taiwan called her visit a part of her graduation trip. A tad condescending, perhaps, but they meant it was her last hurrah. After the forthcoming midterm election in the US, her Democratic Party is expected to lose control of the House of Representatives and she will no longer […]
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Air traffic around Taiwan is gradually returning to normal after airspace surrounding the island reopened, Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications said on Monday (Aug 8), although China later announced fresh military drills in the area. China last week deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near during militaryContinue Reading