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Wed, March 29, 2023 | 15:59

Japan PM names new Cabinet, shifting some over church ties

Japan PM names new Cabinet, shifting some over church ties

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party members.

2022-08-10 20:54

China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to their highest level in years.

2022-08-10 20:54

Taiwan begins live-fire artillery drill simulating defence against China attack

Taiwan begins live-fire artillery drill simulating defence against China attack

Taiwan's military began a live-fire artillery drill Tuesday simulating a defense of the island against an attack after days of massive Chinese military exercises, an AFP journalist at the site of the exercise said.

2022-08-09 11:21

Foreign ministers of South Korea and China to meet to address thorny issues

China sanctions US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

China sanctions US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

China has announced unspecified sanctions on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her visit earlier this week to Taiwan.

2022-08-05 20:58

China-US Taiwan firestorm looms over ASEAN summit

China-US Taiwan firestorm looms over ASEAN summit

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help quell the diplomatic storm over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing.

2022-08-03 20:10

US deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei

US deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei

Four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the U.S. Navy called routine deployments on Tuesday amid Chinese anger over U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit the island.

2022-08-02 21:50

Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies

Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies

Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a key role in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising that ousted a dictator, has died. He was 94.It was not immediately clear what caused his death but one of his longtime aides, Norman Legaspi, told The Associated Press that Ramos had been in and out of t...

2022-07-31 21:44

Japan's push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

Japan's push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

Japan's push to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a former gold mine key to the nation's industrialization will be delayed because its application was insufficient, officials said Thursday.

2022-07-28 20:17

Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Philippines, strongly felt in Manila

Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Philippines, strongly felt in Manila

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, badly damaging a hospital and buildings in a northern province and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.

2022-07-27 11:39

Japan executes man over 2008 stabbing rampage: local media

Japan executes man over 2008 stabbing rampage: local media

Japan on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing seven people in a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's popular Akihabara electronics district in 2008, local media reported.

2022-07-26 10:20

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