China just took another step toward putting a Canadian to death, in apparent retaliation for its arrest of Huawei’s CFO
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg in court in January in Dalian, China, where he was sentenced to death for drug smuggling.CCTV/Reuters TV via REUTERS China on Thursday took another step toward executing a Canadian man on charges of drug smuggling, in what has been regarded as retaliation for Canada’s arrest and detention of Huawei’s chief financial officer, […]
Japan, Vietnam Teaming up to Resist China Expansion
TAIPEI — Japan is helping Vietnam build a defense against the larger, more militarily powerful China as Vietnam says Beijing’s forces are occupying more than their legal share of the South China Sea. Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Vietnamese counterpart, Ngo Xuan Lich, met May 3 to “advance cooperation” on maritime security, Tokyo-based […]
‘Peeping Tom’ arrested for sexually assaulting woman in Millbrae
SAN MATEO COUNTY (KRON) – The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a convicted peeping-tom for raping a woman in Millbrae. The man, identified as 29-year-old Shon Chow from South San Francisco, was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Maguire Correctional Facility. Officials say on Sept. 4, 2018, a victim reported […]
Teacher’s verbal abuse, threats blamed for 15-year-old girl’s suicide
Verbal abuse and threats by a teacher have been blamed for the suicide last week of a 15-year-old junior high school girl in Takahagi, Ibaraki Prefecture. The girl killed herself at her home on April 30. On Monday, it was learned that the teacher in charge of the school’s table tennis club had been verbally […]
Powerful, rich and shrouded in secrecy: Thailand’s King Rama X
A king married four times with a penchant for piloting jets; a shrewd tactician with a hefty fortune and the army’s loyalty — snippets from the closely-guarded life of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn who remains an enigma to his subjects. The 66-year-old heir will be crowned in a royal ceremony this weekend as Rama X […]
Malaysia frees Vietnamese woman accused of killing N.Korean leader’s half-brother
A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was freed on Friday, her lawyer said. Doan Thi Huong, 30, was charged along with an Indonesian woman with poisoning Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with liquid VX, a […]
Brunei says it won’t enforce gay death penalty after backlash
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Sunday extended a moratorium on the death penalty to incoming legislation prohibiting gay sex, seeking to temper a global backlash led by celebrities such as George Clooney and Elton John. The small Southeast Asian country sparked an outcry when it rolled out its interpretation of Islamic laws, or sharia, on […]
Two US warships sail in disputed South China Sea
The US military said two of its warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a move that could anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world’s two biggest economies. The South China Sea is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the US-China relationship, […]
Singapore outlaws ‘revenge porn’, ‘cyber-flashing’
Singapore has outlawed “revenge porn” and “cyber-flashing” — sending unsolicited images of one’s private parts — the latest country to clamp down on sexual offences committed online. “Revenge porn”, when ex-partners share intimate photos or videos without permission, has become a problem globally because of improvements in technology and the popularity of social media, with […]
China is considering canceling this week’s trade talks after Trump’s tariffs threat, sources say
A source told CNBC that Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will likely cancel the trip he’d planned for himself and a 100-person delegation for the final round of talks that U.S. officials had previously said could yield a deal by Friday. A second source said Trump’s decision to more than double the tariff rate on […]