Seoul’s chemical response teams were prompted to mobilize on Wednesday ( Jul 24 ), according to security officials, after North Korean balloons hit the South Korean presidential compound. The South Asian president’s office in city Seoul, which is protected by a number of soldiers and a no-fly area, has beenContinue Reading
In remote Yilan region, where the typhoon may initially hit property, heavy rainfall battered the countryside. Work and school are suspended throughout Taiwan, with the roads of the investment Taipei nearly deserted during what is typically rush hour amid squally weather. The transport department said nearly all local flights hadContinue Reading
Asked what Mr. Blinken’s resignation from Mr. Biden’s position will be to friends and whether it may lead to policy changes, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink said the information would be that America is “all-in on the Indo-Pacific”
” We do try to reassure allies and partners that there are certain fundamentals, I think, about America’s engagement that are not going to change, that have been consistent”, he told reporters on Monday ( Jul 22 ).
These include US$ 2 trillion in deal between the United States and the Indo-Pacific place yearly, and almost a trillion dollars of local expense, he noted.
On Capitol Hill,” Our allies and partners and our approach to the region have strong bipartisan support.”
While he was in office from 2017 to 2021, Mr. Trump, who has been winning the elections ahead of the Nov. 5 vote, launched a business war against China. If he is elected president again, he has suggested that he would impose tariffs of 60 % or higher on all Chinese goods.
He claimed Taiwan should give the US for defending it from China, which views Taiwan as a self-governing island that belongs to its own nation-state and is subject to land unification. The former president’s supporters have assured Japan and South Korea that he will continue to work with them to combat China and North Korea.
Mr Blinken’s first halt is expected to remain Vietnam to attend the funeral of Nguyen Phu Trong, who was general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most effective politician.
Trong’s “bamboo diplomacy” helped Vietnam maintain its rapid economic growth for more than a decade, and it has since crossed a great line in strengthening relations with both China and the US. He was 80 years old when he passed away from old age and illness last Friday ( Jul 19 ).
Mr. Blinken will be present at ASEAN-related discussions in Laos on Friday and Saturday, where Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are also scheduled to attend.  ,
A North Korean national would also probably be in attendance, Mr Kritenbrink said.
Leaders are expected to talk about the issue in Myanmar while they are there, after the military seized energy three years ago. According to Mr. Kritenbrink, the US anticipates that Myanmar will be represented by a non-political standard as it has been in previous conferences since the revolution.
Mr. Kritenbrink may only respond that” we do assume that he’ll have an opportunity to participate with Wang Yi” when asked if Mr. Blinken would meet with Mr. Wang.  ,
SINGAPORE: China is taking new purpose at the growing problem of scholar fat, amid new data suggesting the issue had considerably consider down the world’s second-largest economy if left unchecked.
A three-level strategy to combat unhealthy weight gain is laid out in the new national guidelines for primary and secondary school children released on Monday ( July 22 ).
The release of them was simultaneously ordered by the training department, the National Health Commission, and China’s General Administration of Sport, reflecting the government’s increased interest in the subject.
According to the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, “obesity and being overweight have become one of the major public health problems affecting the health of primary and secondary school learners,” the report stated, adding that it “requires immediate attention from the entire of society.”  ,
People and schools are encouraged to encourage healthy eating habits in children, such as providing more fruits and vegetables, dairy products, as well as full rice and beans. They are also encouraged to use less water, oil and honey in cooking.  ,
Schools are also encouraged to hold one physical education class per day and to make sure that individuals have enough time for active study in between sessions in addition to promoting healthy eating habits.
Parents should encourage their son’s physical activity habits and stop them from stumbling for long periods of time sitting in front of their eyes.
The guidelines also advocate for” creating a fine dining atmosphere and instilling good eating habits in children,” including refraining from using electronic devices or watching TV while eating.  ,
The guidelines for schools also include holding nutrition and health education courses to increase students ‘ understanding of nutrition and health, as well as providing training for catering staff in school canteens to improve meal preparation and healthy cooking skills.  ,
Colleges are also urged to get skilled full-time and part-time health professionals. Additionally, they may refrain from serving food that is high in sodium, sugar, and fatty in restaurants and vending machines.  ,
Taiwan canceled some of its annual war games as Typhoon Gaemi made its way to the island on Tuesday ( Jul 23 ), which is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds when it makes landfall later this week. As China intensifies military pressure on the political area, whichContinue Reading
In East Asia, purple bacteria rice has been used for centuries in food, alcoholic beverages, and folk medicine. The incident broke out in March when the well-known Japanese firm called off three dietary supplement brands after customers complained of liver problems. The authorities inspected the company’s facilities after it laterContinue Reading
The third plenum’s decision document, which lists a wide range of transformation goals that must be met by 2029 and includes more than 300 policy measures, promises that the main expenditure will reduce the amount of localities ‘ group of spending responsibilities.
” The document seems to indicate an important fiscal reform ( is ) coming”, said Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management.
In a word he wrote on Sunday, he wrote that” I think the goal is to help local governments make their fiscal positions lasting by adding more income sources and shifting some costs to the main government.”
Zhang anticipates that the local government tie program will have a more positive impact as the regulations will be relaxed to allow for greater use of the funds.
He said that the second duct did not change the president’s policy objectives, but it introduced innovative measures to obtain such objectives
Taxation and central-local marriage reforms have long been regarded as the most difficult and essential components of a genuine reform of China’s financial system since Beijing began marketplace changes more than four decades ago.
In the 1980s, China set up a de facto tax obtaining system, with large profit retention rates for regional governments. But, that weakened the central government ‘ fiscal power, making some reforms difficult to implement.
The tax-sharing transformation in 1994, launched by then-premier Zhu Rongji, eased the main government’s income deficit but was blamed for leading to problems such as increased responsibilities on local institutions.
Regional institutions then used land use rights auctions to raise more money, which helped to fuel the real estate bubble.
BEIJING: After deadly flash floods struck the nation’s interior over the weekend, two tropical cyclones are expected to bring gales and heavy rain to China’s eastern seaboard this week. The first one is anticipated to make landfall on Sunday ( Jul 21 ).
According to federal forecasters, Prapiroon, which is named after a Thai rain lord, is expected to make landfall in Hainan, the country’s southern island province, on Sunday night as a powerful tropical storm, marking the initial tropical cyclone to strike China this year.
As of 7am local time, Prapiroon’s center was located about 275 kilometers east of the Hainan area of Wanning. It was established in the South China Sea.  ,
The National Meteorological Centre forecast heavy floods in Hainan and along the coast of Guangdong, China’s most populous state, at a maximum speed of 30 meters per second near its center, according to the National Meteorological Centre.
After this week, Gaemi, which was about 530km north of Spanish money Manila on Sunday night, is expected to tip past the northern edge of Taiwan, then make land in China as a tornado, packing wind speeds of up to 50 feet per minute, according to Chinese forecasters.
The Central Weather Administration of Taiwan predicted heavy rains for Gaemi to remain closest to the area on Wednesday and Thursday.
In a storm period that started earlier than usual this season, intense rainfall has fallen to China’s southern, central, and eastern regions. Southern China experienced record rainfall from April to June, while in the northeast, dry conditions ruined areas and endangered plants.
In the northern county of Shaanxi, a highway bridge collapsed on Friday amid heavy rain, killing at least 12, with 31 individuals and 18 cars also missing.
By 8pm local time on Saturday, rescuers in Sichuan province in the southwest had recovered eight bodies and pulled four people to safety after more than 30 people had vanished due to flash floods.
SEOUL:  , North Korea on Sunday ( Jul 21 ) was floating balloons carrying trash towards South Korea, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. In response to what it called the “despicable, terrible and rude” release of balloons by Pyongyang carrying debris across the border, South Korea’s military resumedContinue Reading
a bridge collapsed in northern China on Saturday ( Jul 20 ), killing 11 people, according to the state news agency Xinhua. The gate in Shaanxi country’s Shangluo collapsed at around 8.40pm on Friday “due to a sudden rainstorm and display storms”, Xinhua said, citing the provincial public relationships office.Continue Reading