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After nine armored personnel carriers (APCs) were impounded in Hong Kong by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government, there is speculation that China’s move was premeditated, in order to ensure that Singapore aligns itself with China as it seeks to assert itself as a regional superpower. This is...
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Vietnam on Monday punished two editors of a major newspaper which had earlier been fined for publishing what authorities said were false reports on toxic fish sauce. Vietnam is no stranger to toxic food. #Vietnam concerned about toxic chemicals in food https://t.co/DePSL2EwTb #foodchaintransparency pic.twitter.com/Cww8vyUvQp — John G. Keogh (@JGKeogh)...
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FAM investigates the brutal, coercive tactics used to extract conversions from suspects. The follow excerpts from iFeng (in Chinese), and the original report can be found here. In 1994, 21 year old Nie Shubin (聂树斌), was caught and charged with rape and murder. The following year, he was executed by the...
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(China Post) TAIPEI, Taiwan — 100,000 people gathered on Saturday in Taipei to rally against a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Wearing white shirts as instructed by the organizer Taiwan Family (下一代幸福), attendees showed up to demand that a potential amendment to the Civil Code regarding same-sex marriage be “left...
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(Taipei Times) – Former President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday held a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, in order to protest the World Chinese Economic Summit’s failure to acknowledge him as the former president of the Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan. At the...
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(The Guardian) – Donald Trump looked to have sparked a potentially damaging diplomatic row with China on Friday after speaking to Pro-Independence Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen on the telephone in a move experts said would anger Beijing. The call, first reported by the Taipei Times and later confirmed by...
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Beset by scandals such as allegations of embezzlement and gross violation of civil liberties, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, may find himself having to resort to playing the race card in order to maintain his party’s five decade long grip on power after his personal troubles with accusations...
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A human rights activist and Member of Parliament (MP) in Malaysia has lashed out at the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for being in denial over the tragic baby-selling scandal that has further cast Malaysia in an embarrassing light, following recent international media coverage of the arrest of activist...
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Russia is looking to learn from China’s Great Firewall so that they can more effectively censor the internet for its citizens. Russia, China cooperating on Internet censorship, report says https://t.co/yjIKv2LfBl pic.twitter.com/Rme1ZAEfRM — Patrick 📎💙 (@cahulaan) November 29, 2016 This is the latest move which has deepened Russian-Chinese ties. They...
After nine armored personnel carriers (APCs) were impounded in Hong Kong by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government, there is speculation that China’s move was premeditated, in order to ensure that Singapore aligns itself with China as it seeks to assert itself as a regional superpower. This is...
Vietnam on Monday punished two editors of a major newspaper which had earlier been fined for publishing what authorities said were false reports on toxic fish sauce. Vietnam is no stranger to toxic food. #Vietnam concerned about toxic chemicals in food https://t.co/DePSL2EwTb #foodchaintransparency pic.twitter.com/Cww8vyUvQp — John G. Keogh (@JGKeogh)...
FAM investigates the brutal, coercive tactics used to extract conversions from suspects. The follow excerpts from iFeng (in Chinese), and the original report can be found here. In 1994, 21 year old Nie Shubin (聂树斌), was caught and charged with rape and murder. The following year, he was executed by the...
(China Post) TAIPEI, Taiwan — 100,000 people gathered on Saturday in Taipei to rally against a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Wearing white shirts as instructed by the organizer Taiwan Family (下一代幸福), attendees showed up to demand that a potential amendment to the Civil Code regarding same-sex marriage be “left...
(Taipei Times) – Former President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday held a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, in order to protest the World Chinese Economic Summit’s failure to acknowledge him as the former president of the Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan. At the...
(The Guardian) – Donald Trump looked to have sparked a potentially damaging diplomatic row with China on Friday after speaking to Pro-Independence Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen on the telephone in a move experts said would anger Beijing. The call, first reported by the Taipei Times and later confirmed by...
Beset by scandals such as allegations of embezzlement and gross violation of civil liberties, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, may find himself having to resort to playing the race card in order to maintain his party’s five decade long grip on power after his personal troubles with accusations...
A human rights activist and Member of Parliament (MP) in Malaysia has lashed out at the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for being in denial over the tragic baby-selling scandal that has further cast Malaysia in an embarrassing light, following recent international media coverage of the arrest of activist...
Russia is looking to learn from China’s Great Firewall so that they can more effectively censor the internet for its citizens. Russia, China cooperating on Internet censorship, report says https://t.co/yjIKv2LfBl pic.twitter.com/Rme1ZAEfRM — Patrick 📎💙 (@cahulaan) November 29, 2016 This is the latest move which has deepened Russian-Chinese ties. They...