Vietnamese Stand In Solidarity With Ongoing Hong Kong Protests
Vietnamese Americans and immigrants alike have joined Hong Kong protesters against Chinese extradition, fighting for widespread democracy across Asia. Dozens of Vietnamese Americans gathered in front of the Los Angeles Chinese Consulate in November, carrying signs that said “Don’t Go Back” and shouting “no brutality, no tear gas!” Support for Hong Kong from people of […]
9-Year-Old Japanese Boy is the Youngest to Pass a University-Level Math Test
A 9-year-old boy has become the youngest person to pass a university-level mathematics test in Japan. Shogo Ando, a fourth-grade student in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture passed Suken’s top-level 1st Kyu test, administered by the Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan on Oct. 27. Established in 1988, Suken is a 14-level test for measuring practical skills in mathematics, covering “calculations, constructions, expressions, […]
India police fatally shoot 4 suspects in veterinarian’s gang-rape, murder
Indian police are being declared heroes Friday after they shot and killed four men suspected of raping and killing a young woman in southern India just a week earlier. Last Thursday, the remains of a 27-year-old veterinarian were discovered by a passerby at an underpass in the town of Shadnager, near Hyderabad, after she left her scooter at a toll booth for a medical […]
Nearly 630 Pakistan girls, women sold as brides to Chinese men: report
Nearly 630 girls and women from across Pakistan were sold as brides to Chinese men last year, a new report shows, highlighting the lucrative – and widespread – human trafficking networks exploiting the country’s poor and vulnerable. The list, obtained by the Associated Press, shows that 629 girls and women were caught up in trafficking schemes and taken to China in […]
Young LNP Leader Barclay McGain Suspended Over Multiple Racially Offensive Videos
Another racially offensive video of Young LNP leader Barclay McGain has surfaced online showing him using derogatory language against Chinese people. The 19-year-old was suspended from the Gold Coast Young Liberals on Tuesday for the initial racially offensive video in which one of his fellow party mates insulted Indigenous culture. After hours of social media […]
Indonesia arrests 85 Chinese nationals in phone scam
Indonesian police said Tuesday they have arrested 85 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and Internet fraud ring after receiving a tip from Chinese police. The suspects, including 11 women, were paraded at a police news conference in the capital, Jakarta, a day after being arrested. Jakarta Police Chief Gatot Eddy Pramono said […]
Hontiveros: ‘China-made’ blackouts can cripple PH
PHILIPPINE Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, November 25, warned that “China-made blackouts” could paralyze the country’s economy, vital communications system and even the electoral system. According to her, with China controlling 40 percent of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), it has the capability to undermine national security and “even topple the government.” […]
China wants to ‘take over’ Australian politics: ex-spy chief
SYDNEY China is seeking to “take over” Australia’s political system with an “insidious” and systematic campaign of espionage and influence-peddling, Canberra’s ex-spymaster said in an interview published Friday. Duncan Lewis, who resigned in September after five years at the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), said China could target anyone in political office, […]
The Navy has 2 new ships operating in the South China Sea to send a message to China
The US Navy is strengthening its presence in the South China Sea by deploying two Independence-class ships specialising in near-shore operations. This deployment of the littoral combat ships suggested that the US strategy had switched from reconnaissance and deterrence to increasing its attack capability, a Beijing-based think tank said. The USS Gabrielle Giffords left Singapore’s […]
Suspected Suicide Bombing at Police Headquarters in Indonesia’s Medan
MEDAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – A 24-year-old university student blew himself up outside police headquarters in the Indonesian city of Medan on Wednesday, wounding six people, just a month after an Islamist militant attacked a former security minister.Police stand guard at the entrance of the local police headquarters following a blast in Medan, Indonesia November 13, […]