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The Chinese Government is reportedly bulking up its Military Bases along the North Korean Border, in preparation for the collapse of Kim Jung-un’s Regime. China secretly building new military base near border to prepare for North Korea collapse – Report – International… https://t.co/agYEnJg6Xk — North Korea 24 (@NorthKorea24) November...
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In October, one of the largest LGBTQ events in Asia was held in Taipei, Taiwan, attracting over eighty thousand people. Below are excerpts from a story from the Associated Press: ” (AP) — Su Shan and her partner are raising 5-month-old twins together, but only one of the women...
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Below is an excerpt from The Straits Times: “(Straits Times) – For China, the biggest question or factor in dealing with a Republican President Donald Trump in the White House is what he will do with the Asia-Pacific rebalance strategy of outgoing Democratic President Barack Obama.” Australia now...
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(The Guardian) – China has passed a law that bans film content deemed harmful to the “dignity, honour and interests” of the country. It also encourages the promotion of “socialist core values”. Booming box-office receipts have drawn Hollywood studios and a growing Chinese film-making industry into fierce competition for...
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(China Daily) – Decades of breakneck economic growth led to China becoming the second largest economy on Earth, but as a result inequality has grown. Since Deng Xiaoping launched economic reforms in 1978, China has gone from one of the most equal societies, to one of the most unequal....
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(BBC) – A German yachtsman is believed to have been abducted by Filipino Islamist militants, the Philippines’ army says. The naked body of a woman found on an abandoned yacht is thought to be his wife, army spokesman Filemon Tan said. 70yo German Jurgen Kantner missing/kidnapped off the Phillippines,...
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(Bloomberg) – China has replaced veteran reformer Lou Jiwei with a new finance minister who’ll be tasked with juggling fiscal stimulus and efforts to rein in excess leverage in the world’s second-largest economy. Xiao Jie, previously a senior aide to Premier Li Keqiang, will replace 65-year-old Lou, who has...
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According to Chinese news portal Apple Daily, an additional ten Hong Kong lawmakers could be potentially subject to investigation for subversive activities against the Chinese government. After a top law-making body in Beijing issued a rare interpretation of Basic Law, the foundation of Hong Kong’s legal system, on Monday...
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FAM: It is understood that the Hong Kong Free Press report below regarding a ruling from the Chinese central government is in response to several democratically elected Hong Kong lawmakers’ defiant attitudes towards China. (Hong Kong Free Press) – The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC)...