Taiwan’s President, Lai Ching-te, visited a frontline island to mark a crucial battle with Chinese forces on Friday ( Aug 23 ), saying that Taiwan wants to continue its free way of life and opposes being under the Communist Party’s rule. Since the defeated Republic of China state fled toContinue Reading
The South Korean lithium battery maker started a fire in June that left 23 people dead, according to police on Friday ( Aug 23 ), as the company worked overtime to produce batteries without meeting a deadline. Nine other staff were injured in the fireplace at battery manufacturer Aricell, majorityContinue Reading
SEOUL: A fire at a hotel in South Korea killed six people and injured 11 others, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday ( Aug 22 ), citing fire authorities.
The fire began on the seventh floors of a nine-story resort in Bucheon, south of the capital Seoul at around 7.40pm,  , Yonhap , said, citing the Gyeonggi Province fire officials.
A total of 46 fire vehicles and 150 firefighters have been dispatched to the field, it added.
As firefighters were rescuing the guests, according to a fire standard, the number of casualties could increase.
A man was detained in South Korea on Thursday ( Aug 22 ) after an explosion at a dental hospital caused a fire and prompted the evacuation of around 90 people, according to police.  , A field resembling a supply piece exploded at the gate of the three-story clinic inContinue Reading
In response to the growing threat from China, Taiwan’s government has made military modernization a major policy topic and has frequently pledged to spend more on its defenses, including developing made-in-Taiwan boats. China’s air pressure flies about normal operations into the clouds near Taiwan, and in May staged war gamesContinue Reading
In recent years, Beijing has increased its military and political influence on Taiwan, starting war games days after Lai’s opening, which encircle the area with marine and fighter jets. Taiwan’s government has been making reports of missions by fighter planes and drones around the island as well as near-daily sightingsContinue Reading
Tokyo: A town official said on Tuesday ( Aug 20 ) that a barrier built in Japan to obstruct a popular view of Mount Fuji has been removed temporarily in order to deter unruly tourists.
Residents of Fujikawaguchiko complained that streams of mainly foreign visitors were bothersome when trying to take pictures of Japan’s popular volcano, so Fujikawaguchiko set up the large screen in May.
The city decided not to restore the display on August 15 in the wake of a typhoon and decided not to do so.
” We wanted to see what would happen”, the city official told AFP.
” Some individuals also visit the place,” he said. However, he claimed that there are no longer some sudden rushes into traffic when crossing the road.
As he attempted to ease the tension from inflation and reclaim his position as leader, Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than US$ 100 billion in November of last year. But this failed to make him any less unhappy, among voters in the nation’s fourth-largest economy and within hisContinue Reading
HONG KONG:  , China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan ( US$ 406 billion ) social security fund, making it “bigger and stronger” to help support its rapidly ageing population as the number of new births and younger workforce to support its seniors shrink. According to party secretary DingContinue Reading
The downpours in late July were triggered by Typhoon Gaemi, which moved on from the Philippines and Taiwan to make landfall in China, hitting the hilly, landlocked Hunan province particularly hard. Last month, authorities in eastern China temporarily halted public transportation and evacuated almost 300,000 residents. China has experienced aContinue Reading