Seoul — South Korea’s main opposition party on Monday threatened to impeach Acting President Han Duk-soo if he failed to approve legislation to launch a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law. Will be run. Prime Minister Han took over from the suspended Yun, who was impeached on … Read more
taipei – A Chinese warplane has gone missing near Taiwan. As Taiwan descends into war mode, China sends swarms of military boats and planes to blockade it. There is an atmosphere of panic on the streets of Taipei. The premise of “Zero Day,” a new Taiwanese TV drama imagining a Chinese invasion, is a subject … Read more
Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Two decades after the devastating tsunami destroyed her village, Triya Asnani still cries when she remembers how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves. Asnani, now a school teacher, was 17 at the time. His father, a fisherman, never returned home from the sea. She doesn’t know … Read more
The recent arrest and sentencing of four Thai fishermen in Myanmar has heightened tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbors and some analysts told VOA the move was aimed at gaining legitimacy and recognition ahead of high-level government meetings in Bangkok this week. Is. Earlier this week, a Myanmar court in Kawthaung sentenced the owner of … Read more
Melbourne, Australia – Australia announced Friday it will pay for more police in the Solomon Islands and build a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital, Honiara, where Chinese law enforcement trainers are already based under a bilateral security agreement with Beijing. . Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would spend 190 … Read more
Copenhagen, Denmark – Denmark has allowed representatives of Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to board a Chinese bulk carrier at the center of an investigation into Baltic Sea cable violations, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Thursday. yi peng 3 The ship is wanted in Sweden for questioning over the severing of two undersea fiber-optic cables … Read more
Washington — The Commerce Department’s efforts to block China and Russia’s access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and do more to curb their ability to make advanced weapons, according to a report published Wednesday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Money will be required. The Biden administration imposed export controls to … Read more
Macau – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Macau on Wednesday to celebrate a quarter-century of Beijing’s rule over the former Portuguese enclave, and will likely urge further diversification of its casino industry during his three-day visit. Xi’s visit to the world’s largest gambling hub is his third as president, during which he will attend … Read more
Bangkok — Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co confirmed on Wednesday they are discussing closer cooperation, but denied reports that they have decided on a merger. Nissan’s share price rose more than 22% in Tokyo after reports citing unnamed sources said it could merge with Honda to create the world’s third-largest automaker … Read more
Rescue workers in Vanuatu searched for stranded people on Wednesday after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation’s capital Port Vila on Tuesday, killing 14 people and damaging reservoirs, commercial buildings, embassies and a hospital. At least 200 people were being treated in the capital’s main hospital and other medical centres, a Red Cross official … Read more