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China completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea on Friday (October 9), the official Xinhua news agency reported, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. A completion ceremony was held for the lighthouses on Cuateron Reef and Johnson South Reef in the Spratly islands on late Friday, the official Xinhua news agency said. The United States and the Philippines have opposed the construction. State broadcaster CCTV showed […]
(Reuters) — Iraq said on Sunday (October 11), its air force had targeted and destroyed positions of the Islamic State in the western Sunni heartland of Anbar. A statement released by the Ministry of Defence said its aircraft conducted three successful airstrikes on IS targets, two of them in Dijla operation sectors and the third one in al-Jazeera wa al-Badiya area, destroying IS militants positions, inflicting heavy material losses and killing IS militants. […]
(Reuters) — The Saudi interior ministry said on Sunday (October 11) that house maids in the kingdom were more often the perpetrators, rather than victims, of assault. The statement came amid recent accusations by an Indian maid that her Saudi employer chopped off her arm. India’s foreign ministry called on Saudi Arabia on Friday to ensure swift justice for the woman, who was shown on television lying in a Riyadh hospital with a […]
(Reuters) — Isolated North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday (October 10) with a massive military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un and a senior Chinese official who had delivered President Xi Jinping’s call for stronger ties. Thousands of troops stood at attention in perfect formation under a blue autumn sky in Pyongyang’s main Kim Il Sung Square, named after Kim Jong Un’s grandfather and the founder of […]
Unidentified assailants fired missiles at the Qasr hotel in Aden used by Yemeni government officials and at a compound housing troops of the government’s Gulf Arab allies on Tuesday (October 6), residents said. Residents said they had unconfirmed reports that about 10 people were killed or wounded. Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and other officials were unhurt, officials said. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is believed to be in Saudi Arabia. Reuters video […]
A Beijing-based artist sticks his artwork onto abandoned buildings in the Chinese capital to comment on the city’s rapid development. A 25-year-old artist in Beijing called ROBBBB prefers to display his work on the walls of abandoned buildings, rather than a gallery. His artwork is mostly derived from photos of people he sees in the Chinese capital — anyone ranging from elderly people to construction workers. Construction work is a common sight in the cities […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says if China participated in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in the future, it would have significant strategic meaning. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday (October 6) that it would have significant strategic meaning if China joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in the future. Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday (October 5) reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (October 2) – According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, a Filipina nurse working in a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is the newest case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus or MERS-COV. Said agency guaranteed that the nurse is in good condition and is currently recuperating. (ENS, Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales)
An Afghan family with two of its family members refuging in Europe is eager to reunite with them there. Mujitaba Sediq, a young resident in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, is running a stationery to support his family. Owing to the turbulent situation in Afghan, Mujitaba’s elder brother lost his job as a translator in a foreigner-owned enterprise in Kabul. Seeing that it’s difficult to live in Afghanistan, the whole family decided to send Mujitaba’s elder brother […]
Based on satellite photographs, China already completed the construction of an airstrip in the Fiery Cross reef in the disputed Spratlys Island. Said airstrip is the largest and first Chinese base in the disputed territory.China is reported to be constructing two more airstrips. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Typhoon Dujuan hit southwestern China on Tuesday (September 29), causing gusty winds and rains, state media reported. Dujuan made landfall at around 8:50 a.m. (0050 GMT) in the coastal city of Putian after sweeping through parts of Taiwan, CCTV said. The Tropical Storm Risk website downgraded Dujuan to a Category 3 typhoon, from an earlier Category 4 status and estimated it would lose strength on Tuesday. In the neighbouring province of Zhejiang, torrential winds hit […]
(Reuters) — About 1,000 pro-democracy activists rallied outside Hong Kong government headquarters on Monday (September 28) to mark the first anniversary of protests that crippled parts of the Chinese-controlled city for weeks but failed to secure electoral reforms. The demonstrations last year, when activists streamed on to highways to demand full democracy, became the biggest political challenge to Beijing’s Communist Party leaders in years. Police, keen to avoid any repeat of last year’s occupations, far […]
