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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspected a military unit that was responsible for bombarding a southern island, state media said Friday ahead of a presidential election in the South. Pyongyang fired a barrage of 170 artillery shells onto Yeonpyeong island in November 2010, killing four people including two civilians in the first North Korean attack on a civilian area since the 1950-53 Korean War. Tensions have soared on the Korean […]
DAVAO, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United States, as he welcomed three Chinese warships to his home town. Duterte, who has loosened the Philippines’ long alliance with the US while strengthening ties with China and Russia, said he could not commit to the American president because of a busy schedule that included a trip to Moscow. “I am tied up. I […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — A New Zealand navy ship docked in the Philippines on Tuesday (April 4) for a four-day goodwill visit aimed at enhancing cooperation between the navies of the two maritime nations. The Anzac-class frigate ‘Te Kaha’ arrived in Manila to design and execute a passing exercise with their Filipino counterparts upon their ship’s departure on April 7, with the aim being to improve communication capabilities, New Zealand Navy Commander Steve Lenik […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines and Thailand renewed their commitment to respecting the rights of countries and the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, saying doing so was “in the interest of all countries within and outside the region.” The renewal of their commitment was stated in a joint statement read in English by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is on a three-day official visit in Thailand. Prior to Thailand, Duterte was […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief Jens Stoltenberg headed for Washington on Monday for the first time since United States President Donald Trump was elected, holding talks with senior officials about defeating the Islamic State group, his office said. Stoltenberg will meet US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday, then meet foreign ministers from the coalition working to defeat the group, according to his office.
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, is to visit Guatemala next month amid US-China tensions spurred by US president-elect Donald’s Trump speaking by telephone with the Asian leader and threating to snub Beijing’s “One China” policy. Guatemala’s foreign ministry confirmed the visit, to take place January 11-12, just a week before Trump takes office on January 20. The Central American country is among just 21 nations in the world that defy China’s […]
ACEH PROVINCE, Indonesia (Reuters) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited injured residents in the quake area of Aceh province on Friday (December 9). Widodo met over 130 patients treated in Chik Ditiro Hospital in Pidie Jaya regency, reported Kompas TV. Wednesday’s (December 7) 6.5 magnitude quake has killed 102 people and injured over 700. Hundreds of buildings crumbled to the ground and thousands left homeless. The province of Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo was Thursday set to visit remote islands close to waters where Chinese and Indonesian vessels have repeatedly clashed, as tensions mount between the nations in the South China Sea. Widodo aims to assert Indonesia’s sovereignty over the Natuna Islands in the northwestern fringe of the archipelago during the trip and is accompanied by a high-level delegation including the foreign minister and armed forces chief, the government said. […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Tensions over trade and Chinese investment in a German robotics firm dominated Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Beijing Monday, with differences about steel and China’s future market status on display. China has been pressing the European Union to grant it “market economy” status this year, making it harder for the bloc to levy anti-dumping tariffs even as Beijing is accused of selling excess steel cheaply on world markets at the cost […]
