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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North and South Korea will this year seek a permanent end to the Korean War they said after a summit, 65 years after the hostilities ended in an armistice, rather than a peace treaty. The two Koreas will seek meetings with the US and possibly China — both of the parties to the ceasefire — “with a view to declaring an end to the War and establishing a permanent and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit the Philippine Rise next week. The President made the pronouncement during a speech on Thursday, April 26, in Davao. According to the President, he would “make a statement there that nobody but nobody owns this place (but us).” He said this included “the continental shelf, the underground landmass that extends under the sea.” It was President Duterte that gave the name Philippine Rise to the active […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The last time South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in was on duty for a tree-related event in the Demilitarized Zone, it involved 813 troops, 27 helicopters, B-52 bombers with fighter escorts — and an aircraft carrier prowling offshore. As a young serviceman, Moon played a supporting role in “Operation Paul Bunyan”, likely the most expensive tree-felling in history, when US and South Korean troops cut down a poplar whose leaves were […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Friday heaped praise on the leaders of the two Koreas for holding a landmark summit, calling their handshake over the Military Demarcation Line that divides the peninsula a “historic moment”. “We applaud the Korean leaders’ historic step and appreciate their political decisions and courage,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular press briefing. “We hope and look forward to them taking this opportunity to further open a new […]
YEREVAN, Armenia (AFP) — Armenia’s acting head of government Karen Karapetyan on Friday rebuffed talks proposed by opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan who says he is the only possible candidate for prime minister. Karapetyan’s refusal to negotiate came after he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone Thursday. The Moscow-allied ex-Soviet country has been in the grips of a political crisis over the past weeks, with veteran leader Serzh Sarkisian quitting after a decade in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Sony on Friday reported profits worth $4.5 billion, extending a roaring recovery supported by better sales of smartphone image sensors and movies, and improvement in its finance businesses. The firm said its net yearly profit reached 490.8 billion yen ($4.5 billion) for the year to March, compared with 73.3 billion yen a year earlier, thanks to increased sales across the board and favorable foreign exchange rates. Annual operating profit more than doubled […]
MADRID, España (Eagle News) –Los libros han salido por las calles principales de Madrid. Es porque este mes comenzaron las actividades culturales que ponen énfasis en el papel de la literatura en la sociedad española, o en la sociedad en general. El 23 de abril, por ejemplo, se celebró el Día Internacional del Libro. Se espera que los puestos de libros permanecerán por las calles hasta los meses siguientes, con la Feria del Libro de Madrid teniendo lugar el 25 […]
by Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair strained ties at a summit on Friday after an intense border dispute last year marred relations. Xi will host Modi for what has been described as an “informal summit” in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Friday and Saturday. While last year’s high-altitude standoff in the Himalayas has been resolved, […]
by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The UN Security Council will pay a visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar beginning Saturday as it weighs next steps to address one of the world’s worst refugee crises, stemming from the forced exodus of Muslim Rohingya. Myanmar has come under international scrutiny since a military campaign launched in August drove more than 700,000 Rohingya from their homes in northern Rakhine state and into […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Southeast Asian leaders are expected to rally against protectionism at a summit in Singapore this weekend amid fears that tit-for-tat tariffs between the US and China could escalate into a global trade war. A region of around 650 million people, Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies, thanks largely to the benefits of free and open trade. But officials and analysts have warned that an escalation of trade tensions between […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in discussed denuclearization and a permanent peace on the Korean peninsula at their summit Friday, Moon’s spokesman said. “The two leaders had a sincere and frank dialogue over the denuclearization and the establishment of permanent peace of the Korean peninsula and development of inter-Korea ties,” said Yoon Young-chan. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, April 27, welcomed the results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey that showed 3 out of 4 Filipinos still trust President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government was “grateful for our people’s vote of confidence” despite the attacks against the country’s chief executive leader. Some members of the international community have criticized Duterte for his war on drugs, which he said led to a […]
