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(Japan Post) TOKYO —Japan has decided not to support a draft U.N. resolution urging the start of negotiations in 2017 to outlaw nuclear weapons, a senior Japanese official and other sources close to the matter said. Japan, the world’s sole victim of atomic bombings, will consider either abstaining or...
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(Straits Times) Dozens of refugees in Thailand are expected to return to Myanmar today under a voluntary repatriation process for people displaced by decades of fighting between Myanmar’s military and ethnic armed groups. The pilot group is unlikely to be followed immediately by large numbers of returnees, given that...
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FAM: Note that the following Bloomberg excerpt reflects the opinion of the author. (Bloomberg) After many years of 7- to 10-percent growth, economies tend to overheat, creating bubbles that burst. That’s what happened to South Korea and Japan in the 1980s and 1990s. But China’s economy keeps plugging along...
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(Japan Times) – A group of former U.S. diplomats held closed-door talks at the weekend with senior Pyongyang officials, even as international efforts gather pace to further isolate North Korea, diplomatically and economically. The two-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur, which was confirmed by the South Korean and U.S. governments,...
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(AsiaOne) – Asked which presidential candidate he would get along with in the White House, Duterte on Friday said he was “better off in saying that my favourite hero is Putin.” “I would like to answer your question candidly, honestly, and truthfully. Problem is, personally, it...
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Filmmaker Kim Kim-duk (“The Net”) this week called for the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) to reveal whether it is providing or denying funding according to a government blacklist. Last week politicians clashed with government over allegations that some 9,473 artists were on a blacklist, being operated by the right-wing...
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(IB Times) – The adoration many Thai citizens felt for the late King Bhumibol, expressed through the near certainty of seeing pictures of the monarch on the walls of homes, restaurants and taxis throughout the nation of nearly 70 million people, has for some turned into bitter anger toward those who have allegedly...
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(MMO) – Religious authorities’ decision to deny halal certification over the word “hot dog” is stupid and backward, said (Malaysian) Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz. #JAKIM says that "hot dog" is confusing for Malays. @nazri_aziz says "hot dog is hot dog lah". Hilarious! #Malaysia https://t.co/1HKYxNikAH —...
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This article is part of a Series on Ancient China found on Epoch Times, the link can be found at the bottom of this article. Part 10 Though Qin Shi Huang ruled for just 12 years, and his dynasty fell soon after his death, the emperor created the concept...
(Japan Post) TOKYO —Japan has decided not to support a draft U.N. resolution urging the start of negotiations in 2017 to outlaw nuclear weapons, a senior Japanese official and other sources close to the matter said. Japan, the world’s sole victim of atomic bombings, will consider either abstaining or...
(Straits Times) Dozens of refugees in Thailand are expected to return to Myanmar today under a voluntary repatriation process for people displaced by decades of fighting between Myanmar’s military and ethnic armed groups. The pilot group is unlikely to be followed immediately by large numbers of returnees, given that...
FAM: Note that the following Bloomberg excerpt reflects the opinion of the author. (Bloomberg) After many years of 7- to 10-percent growth, economies tend to overheat, creating bubbles that burst. That’s what happened to South Korea and Japan in the 1980s and 1990s. But China’s economy keeps plugging along...
(Japan Times) – A group of former U.S. diplomats held closed-door talks at the weekend with senior Pyongyang officials, even as international efforts gather pace to further isolate North Korea, diplomatically and economically. The two-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur, which was confirmed by the South Korean and U.S. governments,...
(AsiaOne) – Asked which presidential candidate he would get along with in the White House, Duterte on Friday said he was “better off in saying that my favourite hero is Putin.” “I would like to answer your question candidly, honestly, and truthfully. Problem is, personally, it...
Filmmaker Kim Kim-duk (“The Net”) this week called for the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) to reveal whether it is providing or denying funding according to a government blacklist. Last week politicians clashed with government over allegations that some 9,473 artists were on a blacklist, being operated by the right-wing...
(IB Times) – The adoration many Thai citizens felt for the late King Bhumibol, expressed through the near certainty of seeing pictures of the monarch on the walls of homes, restaurants and taxis throughout the nation of nearly 70 million people, has for some turned into bitter anger toward those who have allegedly...
(MMO) – Religious authorities’ decision to deny halal certification over the word “hot dog” is stupid and backward, said (Malaysian) Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz. #JAKIM says that "hot dog" is confusing for Malays. @nazri_aziz says "hot dog is hot dog lah". Hilarious! #Malaysia https://t.co/1HKYxNikAH —...
This article is part of a Series on Ancient China found on Epoch Times, the link can be found at the bottom of this article. Part 10 Though Qin Shi Huang ruled for just 12 years, and his dynasty fell soon after his death, the emperor created the concept...