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China urges the United States to abide by the one-China principle, so as to avoid harm to bilateral ties and cooperation in important areas, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Monday at a regular press conference. Hua made the remarks in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that one-China principle is negotiable. “There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. And the government of […]
(Reuters) — Residents of northern Japan struggled on Monday (January 16) shoveling snow off rooftops and outside their homes after a winter storm dumped up to two meters (6.56 ft) of snow. The Blizzard hit northern and some central Japanese area since Friday (January 13) causing disruption of public transport across Japan and forced the authorities to issue warning over safety concerns. Japan’s NHK reported a 61-year-old man in Niigata Prefecture was trapped under […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office said on Monday (January 16) it was seeking a warrant to arrest the head of Samsung Group, the country’s largest conglomerate, accusing him of paying multi-million dollar bribes to a friend of President Park Geun-hye. Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was questioned for 22 straight hours last week as investigators probed a corruption scandal that resulted in parliament impeaching Park last month. The special […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — The signing of a contract which would secure the location of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea could be delayed, Seoul’s defense ministry said on Monday (January 16). The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is due to be deployed on land which is now part of a golf course owned by the Lotte Group conglomerate in the Seongju region, southeast of South Korea’s capital Seoul. “The […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, bid farewell through a video message released on Monday (January 16), as her term comes to an end on Friday (January 20) when a new U.S. administration comes in. “Hello everyone in Japan (Japanese), serving as the United States Ambassador to our closest friend and ally has been the greatest privilege of my life. I want to thank the people of Japan for taking me […]
BISHKEK, Kyrgystan (AFP) — A Turkish Airlines cargo plane crashed into a village near Kyrgyzstan’s main airport Monday, killing 32 people and destroying homes after attempting to land in thick fog, authorities said. The majority of the dead were from the village of Dacha-Suu where the cargo plane crashed at around 7.30 am local time (0130 GMT), a spokesman for the country’s emergency services, Muhammed Svarov, told AFP. The total number of dead “could be bigger” […]
Reuters — Around 300 people demonstrated outside the Israeli embassy in Paris on Sunday (January 15) in support of Israel over a conference held in the French capital which aims to help find a solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Some 70 countries, including key European and Arab states as well as the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, gathered in Paris for a meeting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
BOGOR, WEST JAVA PROVINCE, Indonesia (Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said during his visit to Indonesia on Sunday (January 15) that it was important to solve the South China Sea dispute peacefully. Abe made the comments after meeting Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the presidential palace in Bogor. Abe is in Indonesia on a two-day visit aimed at strengthening maritime security and economic ties. Widodo told a joint news conference with Abe that […]
Sydney, Australia (AFP) — Japan and Australia will work together to ensure the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal comes into force, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday, making no mention of strong US opposition. After talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Abe took the lead on the trade pact covering 12 Pacific Rim nations that was ratified by Japan’s parliament last month. “We agreed that we should demonstrate anew to the world the importance of free […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Prospective US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson better watch his mouth, angry Chinese media said Friday, warning Donald Trump’s nominee that his threats to block China in the South China Sea are fighting words. The comments came after the former ExxonMobil CEO told US senators that he would seek to deny Beijing access to the artificial islands they have been building in the South China Sea. China’s actions in the region […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong returned home Friday after marathon questioning by South Korean prosecutors as a suspect in a massive corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-Hye. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and the son of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-Hee, was quizzed for 22 hours over allegations of bribery. Looking exhausted, he did not respond to questions from journalists waiting outside the special prosecutor’s office before he rode […]
INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) — Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday (January 12) took a subway on his way back to home in Seoul from Incheon International Airport. He arrived in South Korea from New York on Thursday afternoon and said he will make a decision soon on his political career, amid expectations he will run in an election that may come early if President Park Geun-hye is forced from office. Ban, 72 is […]
