File photo: A municipal worker fumigates a flooded alley to prevent the spread of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases at a residential colony in Ahmedabad, India, July 29, 2017. Reuters/Amit Dave JAKARTA, Indonesia: A outbreak of dengue fever claimed … Read More
TOKYO (Sputnik) – The Japanese government created a crisis response headquarters on Monday after a Chinese patrol ship entered Japanese territorial waters next to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, NHK broadcaster reported. Four Chinese corvettes approached the … Read More
HONG KONG: Asian stocks saw gains on Monday (Feb 11) as US and Chinese officials in Beijing geared up for crunch trade talks aimed at averting fresh tariff escalations. Mainland Chinese markets reopened higher after the Lunar New Year break … Read More
Another working-level negotiation to be held just before summit. US State Department Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun prepares to leave South Korean via Incheon International Airport on Feb. 10. (Yonhap News) Preparations are moving ahead for the second … Read More
MANILA: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck at sea off the southern Philippine coast late Friday (Feb 8), though there were no early reports of damage and the local seismology office said it expected none. The US Geological Survey and the … Read More
Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Emperor Akihito on the second and final day of her visit to Japan. Later events with students and scientists covered topics from North Korean disarmament through to cows’ digestion. Angela Merkel had a third and … Read More
China has joined Russia in stepping up its support of Venezuela as it undergoes a political crisis between the government and U.S.-backed opposition. After recognizing National Assembly head Juan Guaidó’s claim to the presidency on Wednesday, President Donald Trump and … Read More
But don’t freak out just yet. The Chinese military successfully tested a mock launch of a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported on Jan. 21, 2019. At the same time, experts stressed that China would never be the first … Read More
HONG KONG — A 1,005 sq km chain of U.S-controlled islands in the Pacific Ocean is shaping up to be a focal point in Washington and Beijing’s ongoing jockeying for global influence. The Mariana Islands in the north-western Pacific, comprising the … Read More
Amid heightened tensions in cross-strait relations, Taiwan’s military is starting a series of newly designed large-scale military drills. Taiwanese analysts say the island should enhance its combat preparedness. Taiwan’s armed forces are on Thursday holding their first live-fire drill for … Read More