News Of Asia

A Trade war between South Korea and Japan again over high-tech products? Calls for boycott of Japan grow in South Korea as diplomatic row simmers

6 Jul, 2019 12 views

Joyce Lee Calls in South Korea for a boycott of Japanese goods in response to Tokyo’s curbs on the export of high-tech material to South Korea picked up on Friday, as a dispute over …

Thai President Tsai Ing-wen to visit U.S. in July, angering China

2 Jul, 2019 13 views

Yumou Lee Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the United States in July while visiting Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said on Monday, angering China, which urged Washington not to allow …

U.S. ‘Winning’ Trade War After Reviving China Talks, says Trump

1 Jul, 2019 8 views

By Alex Wayne  White House hasn’t provided details of agreement with Xi President complains Fed ‘has not been of help’ in trade war Trump Says U.S. ‘Winning’ Trade War President Donald Trump declared the …

US-Iran Tensions and its impact on South Korea

1 Jul, 2019 40 views

For South Korea, the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran stretches far beyond oil imports. Troy Stangarone  As a country dependent upon the Middle East for oil imports, South Korea has a significant economic …

Chinese scientists guilty of ‘researching while Asian’ in Trump’s America

30 Jun, 2019 19 views

Leading cancer researcher Wu Xifeng was hounded from her job at a Texas institution thanks to a hostile political climate in the United States Such attitudes are not only stymying life-saving work but also …

Trump meets North Korea’s Kim at DMZ in landmark visit

30 Jun, 2019 9 views

US president and North Korean leader each step over border at Demilitarized Zone, in landmark meeting. US President  and North Korean leader  have each stepped over the border at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the …

Canadian navy ships sailed through Taiwan strait amid tension with China

28 Jun, 2019 100 views

BEIJING/OTTAWA  – China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Canadian navy ships sailed through the Strait of Taiwan, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from China, an act that could inflame already bad bilateral relations. Such …

Japan: Baffled by Trump, Chinese propagandists waffle ahead of Osaka

27 Jun, 2019 146 views

Surprise TV airing of pro-US romance movie reflects Xi Jinping’s wavering KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer TOKYO — As he heads to the Group of 20 summit in Osaka and a planned meeting …

Australians’ trust in China plummets to lowest level in 14 years, survey shows

26 Jun, 2019 39 views

Only 32 per cent of Australians trust China to act responsibly, according to an annual poll by the Lowy Institute – the lowest level since 2005 In addition, 77 per cent said Canberra should …