カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
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Trade war rhetoric ratchets up as Beijing responds to US claim of being ‘a currency manipulator’China stepped up the trade war rhetoric on Tuesday, accusing the US of “deliberately destroying international order” with “unilateralism and protectionism”….
Pyongyang says US-South Korea military drills are ‘flagrant violation’ of efforts to reach peace North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea from South Hwanghae province, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.The launches…
Police fire teargas and rubber bullets in clashes with thousands of demonstratorsHong Kong protesters have clashed with police and fought off a group of men armed with poles as the city’s political unrest continues.A citywide strike accompanied by rall…
Chaos erupted on the streets of Hong Kong on Monday as the city entered its ninth consecutive week of anti-government protests. In North Point, protesters clashed with a group of men carrying sticks, while riot police deployed teargas in various parts …
New law would reclassify termination as health matter not a crime permissible only in limited circumstancesNew Zealand has announced a bill to legalise abortion for all women that would reclassify terminations as a health matter rather than a crime.For…
Second car rams into crowd as chief executive Carrie Lam warns city is being pushed to ‘the verge of a very dangerous situation’Full report: Police fire teargas at protesters as two cars ram crowds 3.26pm BST [The protests have] seriously undermined Ho…
More than 150 flights cancelled and train services suspended as city braces for fresh marchesHong Kong protests – live updatesHong Kong’s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, has warned that mass protests have pushed the region to the brink of a “very dangero…
Mass demonstrations continue ahead of city-wide strike and protests in seven districtsProtesters have taken to the streets of Hong Kong for another round of mass anti-government demonstrations as political unrest continues to roil the city.Ahead of a c…
Cambodian politician and member of the Khmer Rouge who was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanityNuon Chea, who has died aged 93, was a lifelong revolutionary who served as “Brother No 2” in the Cambodian communist movement for almost hal…
US secretary of state dismisses warning by top security analyst, arguing ‘you can sell your soul for a pile of soy beans or you can protect your people’The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has declared “you can sell your soul for a pile of soy beans, …
Mike Pompeo hails ‘unbreakable’ relationship between Washington and Canberra as he urges Australia to join coalition to protect shipping in the Gulf Australia’s defence minister Linda Reynolds says the Morrison government is giving “very serious consid…
Britain seized Ihumātao in 1863. Now housing developers are doing so. But New Zealand’s indigenous people are resisting. By Eleanor Ainge RoyA winter storm has swept through south Auckland and the protest camp at Ihumātao is shin deep in mud. Protester…
Action comes after France gave asylum to wife of jailed former Interpol chief Meng HongweiChina has cut off all cooperation with France on police affairs, after Paris gave asylum to the Chinese wife of a former Interpol chief now in jail on corruption …
Tense standoffs follow peaceful march with police resorting to teargas and pepper spray on third consecutive day of mass protest Demonstrators in Hong Kong have clashed with riot police as the city entered its third consecutive day of mass protests.On …