News Of Asia

Funny guys: Fake Duterte, Kim Jong Un make a splash at Hong Kong church

3 Feb, 2019 47 views

by Agence France Press A Rodrigo Duterte impersonator sparked frenzy and confusion during Sunday mass when he walked into a Hong Kong church popular with the city’s Filipino community. Accompanied by Howard X — …

President Xi says China loves peace but won’t compromise on sovereignty

2 Aug, 2017 73 views

BEIJING (Reuters) – China loves peace but will never compromise on defending its sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday while marking 90 years since the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. China has …

Japan helps to strengthen defence of Philippines in the high seas

9 Jul, 2017 132 views

Japanese Prime Minister Abe met for the first time with Duterte during the ASEAN summit held in Laos. He laid bare Japan’s intent to further boost the search-and-rescue and fisheries protection capabilities of the …

Dragon is rising: China launches new class of naval destroyer

29 Jun, 2017 76 views

China’s military on Wednesday launched a new type of domestically-built destroyer, state media said, the latest addition to the country’s rapidly expanding navy. The 10,000-tonne warship was launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, …

USA and PRC about DPRK

27 Jun, 2017 67 views

USA and PRC about DPRK

China’s Premier, Li Keqiang, Champions Free Trade, in Contrast to Trump

27 Jun, 2017 63 views

DALIAN, China — Premier Li Keqiang of China reaffirmed on Tuesday his country’s desire to be seen as the world’s new leader in globalization and free trade, but he offered no specifics on how …

North Korea Compares Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler

27 Jun, 2017 145 views

By Jonathan Cheng June 27, 2017 1:29 a.m. ET SEOUL—North Korea’s state media described President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy as “Nazism in the 21st century,” and compared the U.S. president to Adolf Hitler, …

Rising Waters Threaten China’s Rising Cities

26 Jun, 2017 123 views

In the Pearl River Delta, breakneck development is colliding with the effects of climate change. By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN, Photographs by JOSH HANERAPRIL 7, 2017 GUANGZHOU, China — The rains brought torrents, pouring into basements …

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

24 Jun, 2017 81 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 …