China bans burqas in public in continuing crackdown on Uighurs
The regional communist government in Xinjiang, a vast Uighur Muslin area in western China, has passed a law banning locals from wearing the burqa in public in the capital (more…)
China angered by Japan’s backing India in border dispute
The Chinese government has lodged a diplomatic protest with Japan over a comment by Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida about the border dispute between India and China. SUBSCRIBE l (more…)
China suffers major blow in surprise outcome of Sri Lankan election
A vocal critic of Sri Lanka’s increasingly close ties with communist China won a surprise presidential election in the strategically located Indian Ocean island nation. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
U.S. rejects N. Korean proposal linking nuke test, joint exercise
With the heightened tensions in the Korean Peninsula triggered by the Sony Pictures Entertainment hacking and retaliations, North Korea offered a significant concession for the first time ever. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
South Korea: North’s nuclear warhead tech at ‘significant level’
LONDON — North Korea, a leading ally of Iran, was said to have developed the technology to produce a nuclear warhead. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Turkey again delays BMD decision originally made in China’s favor
ANKARA — Turkey, amid U.S. pressure, has again delayed awarding a prime contractor for its ballistic missile defense program. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
China sentences Japanese man to death for possession of drugs
A 45 year-old Japanese man is determined to appeal his death sentence handed down to him by a local court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu on Dec. (more…)
Israel wins unmanned aerial vehicle bid in S. Korea with Heron-1
LONDON — Israel has been selected to supply a strategic unmanned aerial vehicle to South Korea. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Marine charged in Philippines on heels of new agreement with U.S.
U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton was charged by a Philippine government prosecutor with murder for allegedly killing a Philippine transgender prostitute in a motel room (more…)