Category: Politics
Kim offers to reopen inter-Korean hotline
KCNA VIA REUTERS SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is willing to restore severed inter-Korean hotlines next month, but accused the…
China’s high-end military technology touted at biggest aviation show
ZHUHAI, China — China put on an extravagant display of once-secret high-end military technology at its largest air show this week, while broadcasting its growing…
Death toll in Ecuador prison riot increases to 116; six decapitated
QUITO — The death toll from a riot at one of Ecuador’s largest prisons rose to 116, President Guillermo Lasso said on Wednesday, adding that…
New Zealand outlaws terror attack planning after IS-linked stabbing
NEW ZEALAND passed a new security law on Thursday that outlaws preparations for terror attacks, closing a loophole exposed after seven people were stabbed and…
China vaccine diplomacy wavers as nations seek Western shots
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS In the early days of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Chinese shots saved countless lives. They kick-started inoculation programs across Asia, Latin…
South Korea’s ruling party retreats on ‘fake news’ law after backlash
REUTERS SEOUL – South Korea’s ruling party has backed down on a controversial bill to impose tougher penalties for the publication of false information, after…
Whatever happens to Evergrande, nobody wants to short the yuan
BW FILE PHOTO The highly public unraveling of China Evergrande Group is shaking markets worldwide, but analysts are confident the nation’s own currency will be…
How global supply chains are falling out of fashion
Reuters MILAN – Fashion brands like Benetton are increasingly turning away from globe-spanning supply chains and low-cost manufacturing hubs in Asia, in a shift that…
Global energy shortage or a coincidence of regional crises?
Reuters Gasoline stations running dry in Britain. Power costs surging in the European Union ahead of winter. Forced restrictions on energy use in China. And…
US to declare 23 species, including ivory-billed woodpecker, officially extinct
https://en.wikipedia.org/ The ivory-billed woodpecker, whose last confirmed sighting was nearly 80 years ago, is one of 23 federally protected species that would be officially declared…
Kishida certain to be named Japan’s next PM
FORMER Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida gestures as he is elected to be the new head of the ruling party in the Liberal Democratic Party’s…
Myanmar’s junta powerless as currency drops 60% in 4 weeks
U.S. hundred-dollar bills are seen at AYA Bank’s money changer in Yangon, Myanmar, July 17, 2015. — REUTERS/SOE ZEYA TUN MYANMAR’S currency has lost more…
China’s regulators tighten scrutiny of FX dealers
REUTERS SHANGHAI – China’s regulators are tightening control over the inner workings of its currency market, pressuring banks to trade less and in smaller ranges,…
China seeks to calm power supply fears as crunch bites
REUTERS BEIJING China’s all-powerful economic planning agency waded into the country’s power crunch on Wednesday, attempting to reassure residents and businesses in areas hardest hit…
Singapore sends vaccines to neighbors as region seeks to reopen
REUTERS Singapore is contributing vaccines to its neighbors amid a regional effort to reopen its economies. Thailand and Indonesia each received 122,400 doses of the…
FDA leans toward authorizing Moderna booster at a half dose
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is leaning toward authorizing half-dose booster shots of the Moderna Inc. coronavirus vaccine, satisfied that it’s effective in shoring…
North Korea fires missile, accuses United States of ‘double standards’
KCNA VIA REUTERS SEOUL — North Korea fired a missile towards the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang…
Pandemic pushes Chinese tech giants to roll out more courier robots
REUTERS BEIJING — More than a thousand robots are set to join the delivery personnel ranks of Chinese behemoths Alibaba, Meituan and JD.com over the…
Trading scandal that rocked the Fed offers chance to reshape it
THE RESIGNATION of two Federal Reserve chiefs amid a stock-trading scandal means an unexpected number of top monetary-policy jobs are coming up for grabs —…
Senate GOP blocks bill to raise debt limit and avert shutdown
SENATE Republicans blocked a bill that would suspend the debt ceiling into Dec. 2022 and keep the government operating past Sept. 30, forcing Democrats to…