US warship sails through Taiwan Strait in message to China
For the first time since September, a U.S. warship has transited the Taiwan Strait. The move by the USS Chancellorsville, a guided-missile cruiser, is likely to irk China, which views the island of Taiwan as a breakaway province. “Guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Nov. 12 (local time) in accordance with international law. […]
Crazed man in China burns 51 kindergartners with chemical substance: reports
A crazed man burned 51 schoolchildren and three teachers with a chemical substance after scaling the wall of a kindergarten in southwestern China, according to reports. The incident happened Monday in the Yunnan province city of Kaiyuan, according to ANI News and other media. Government officials said a 23-year-old man with the surname Kong had been charged with […]
Australian CEO and Actress Fiancée Racially Mock Asian People While in Singapore
Mock Asian People While in Singapore Lance Giles, CEO and founder of meal delivery business Youfoodz, and his fiancée Jordana Stott were caught on video mocking Asian people while in Singapore for the Global Restaurant Leadership summit. The two videos were uploaded to Giles’ Instagram account, in which Stott can be heard making fun of […]
Vietnam arrests eight more in connection with British death
Police in Vietnam have arrested eight people in connection with the discovery of 39 dead people, all believed to beVietnamese, in a truck near London last month, state media said on Monday, bringing the total number of arrests in Vietnam to 10. British police last week charged two men with manslaughter over the deaths of […]
Male Chinese ‘Relatives’ Assigned to Uyghur Homes Co-sleep With Female ‘Hosts’
Uyghur children play while their relatives rest outside their house, decorated with Chinese lanterns and barbed wire, at a complex in Hotan, Sept. 20, 2018. Male Han Chinese “relatives” assigned to monitor the homes of Uyghur families in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) regularly sleep in the same beds as the wives of […]
39 found dead in truck in England were Chinese nationals: police
The 39 people who were found dead inside the back of a semi-truck near an English port were identified Thursday as being Chinese citizens, British police confirmed. Essex Police said 31 men and 8 women were found dead inside the truck container Wednesday at the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, a town about 25 miles east of London. Additional details about the […]
‘No safe harbors’: China plots to block US military from key ports, Pentagon warns
China aims to thwart the U.S. military from using strategically significant ports around the world, U.S. officials and analysts said yesterday. China hopes to do this by investing aggressively in overseas infrastructure projects, the experts said. “Their single aspiration is to elevate their own status and capacity on a global scale,” said Chad Sbragia, the […]
Singapore and China sign agreement to boost defence cooperation
Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen (L) and China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (R) shake hands at the signing of the updated defence agreement. Photo: Mindef on Sunday signed an updated defence agreement to scale up bilateral military exercises, provide mutual logistics support and establish regular dialogues between their defence ministers.The enhanced Agreement on Defence […]
Special report: The hunt for Asia’s El Chapo
Suspected Sam Gor drug syndicate kingpin Tse Chi Lop (Reuters/-) 0 SHARES He is Asia’s most-wanted man. He is protected by a guard of Thai kickboxers. He flies by private jet. And, police say, he once lost $66 million in a single night at a Macau casino. Tse Chi Lop, a Canadian national born in China, is […]
North Korea shock: The secret weapon Kim is creating which could rival nuclear massacre
NORTH KOREA has embarked on developing a strategy for a deadly new weapon capable of replicating the death toll of a nuclear bomb, according to reports By JOEL DAYPUBLISHED: 02:34, Fri, Oct 11, 2019 | UPDATED: 10:37, Fri, Oct 11, 2019 North Korea extorted $2bn through cyber attacks claims reporter North Korea has embarked on a new weaponry programme which […]