News Of Asia

South Korea president calls on China’s Xi to do more on North Korea nuclear program

24 Jun, 2017 57 views

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday China should do more to rein in North Korea’s nuclear program and he would call on President Xi Jinping to ‘lift all measures’ against South Korean …

North Korean nuclear programme to replace South China Sea as key issue at Asia Security Summit

2 Jun, 2017 32 views

The three-day forum, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, is a platform for defence officials from some 50 Asia-Pacific states, including China, Japan, South Korea, the Asean countries and Britain and Russia. It has in …

Trump pulls US out of climate pact: is China set to lead?

2 Jun, 2017 17 views

By Robert Delaney As of today, the US will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris Accord,” Trump said in a special White House briefing. The president said the agreement “is less about the …

Thirteen Turkish soldiers killed in military helicopter crash

1 Jun, 2017 38 views

All 13 Turkish soldiers on board a Cougar military helicopter were killed when it crashed after getting caught in a high-voltage power line in the Senoba district of Turkey’s southeastern Sirnak province, the army …

Revealed: the sneaky ways Chinese are moving money across the border Foreign currency regulator SAFE sheds light on exodus of cas

31 May, 2017 93 views

The regulator said four companies, Shanghai Daxinhua Logistic, information technology firm Hangzhou Zhiyu, Harbin Goldenway Wooden Products and Daming Electron, used combinations of these methods to transfer a total of US$107 million overseas illegally …

Mattis to focus on North Korea at Asian forum as allies seek clear U.S. policy

31 May, 2017 66 views

By Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to press for greater cooperation to contain North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat at a regional security forum in …

North Korea Claims Breakthrough in Missile Technology

30 May, 2017 43 views

By Jonathan Cheng Updated May 29, 2017 11:32 p.m. ET SEOUL—North Korea’s latest missile launch is its third apparent breakthrough in missile technology in less than three weeks. Pyongyang claimed Tuesday that the short-range …

Noth Korea test-fires another missile

29 May, 2017 93 views

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Monday from the region of Wonsan on its east coast in an easterly direction, South Korea’s military said, coming after a series of test-launches of missiles in …

WHY ARE MIDDLE CLASS CHINESE MOVING THEIR MONEY ABROAD? Homes in Thailand, insurance in Hong Kong – investors have many ways to skirt the rules and send their savings overseas, leaving Beijing with a growing headache in its war on capital flight

27 May, 2017 89 views

Coco Lui The view from Guo Lili’s condo will be worth the years of saving she has put in to afford this tiny slice of the Thai capital. From her one-bedroom flat on the …