With Eyes on China, Philippines, US Mull Saving Deal Manila Once Scrapped
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Comments by Philippine officials indicate that, with a growing Chinese maritime threat, Mani…
Continue ReadingCategory: Legal Judicial
HKTB Chairman Welcomes Agreement To Relaunch Bilateral Hong Kong-Singapore Air Travel Bubble
Dr YK Pang, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), welcomes the agreement between the Governments of the Hong K…
Continue ReadingSingapore-Hong Kong Agree To Launch Air Travel Bubble On May 26
Singapore and Hong Kong Monday agreed to set May 26, 2021 as the launch date for their Air Travel Bubble (ATB).
It was orig…
Continue ReadingChinese, US Military Exercises Are New Norm in Disputed Asian Sea
TAIPEI – Back-to-back military exercises by the United States and China in a contested Asian sea this past week a…
Continue ReadingIranian currency rates for August 10
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has announced the official rate of foreign currencies on August 10, Trend reports refer…
Continue ReadingWhat China’s Asian Maritime Rivals Expect from Bolder US Support
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Asian countries who feel pinched by China over competing maritime claims expect the U.S…
Continue ReadingSingapore Sentences Man to Death Via Zoom
The Singapore Supreme Court has sentenced a man to death via a video chat service due to the coronavirus lockdown in the c…
Continue ReadingIn Chechnya, Message to Press Is Clear: Journalists Are Not Welcome or Safe
Former rebel fighter-turned-president Ramzan Kadyrov has made it clear that independent journalism will not be tole…
Continue Reading