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BEIJING, Aug 9, 2023 (AFP) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia this week, Beijing said on Wednesday as it seeks to build ties in the region. Wang, who returned to the post last month after the unexplained disappearance of predecessor Qin Gang, will travel to the three countries from Thursday to Sunday, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement. “China hopes to strengthen strategic communication with the three […]
TAIPEI, Aug 8, 2023 (AFP) – Former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso warned a Taipei security forum Tuesday that the international community must “wake up” to the worsening situation surrounding the Taiwan Strait, a hotspot waterway separating the democratic island from China. Taiwan has in recent years been under increased political and military pressure from China, which claims the island as its territory and has vowed to retake it one day. The past year has […]
BEIJING, Aug 8, 2023 (AFP) – China Tuesday renewed calls for the Philippines to remove an ageing ship from a reef which Manila uses to press its stake in the Spratly Islands in defiance of Beijing’s claim to nearly the entire South China Sea. The move comes after the Philippines at the weekend accused the China Coast Guard of firing water cannon against boats on a resupply mission to its garrison stationed on the grounded […]
BUAN, South Korea, Aug 8, 2023 (AFP) – Tens of thousands of scouts were being evacuated from their problem-plagued South Korean campsite on Tuesday ahead of a typhoon, as the scout chief said the challenges were unprecedented in a century of global jamborees. “This is the first time in more than 100 years of World Scout Jamborees that we have had to face such compounded challenges,” Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General of the World Organization of the […]
BEIJING, Aug 7, 2023 (AFP) – China said on Monday that a maritime clash in which it fired water cannon at Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea was “professional and restrained”. A foreign ministry spokesperson said a Chinese coast guard ship “lawfully stopped” two Philippine vessels, adding: “This professional and restrained on-site operation is beyond reproach.” The incident happened on Saturday as the Philippine Coast Guard escorted charter boats carrying food, water, fuel […]
NAWABSHAH, Pakistan, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) – At least 28 people were killed Sunday when an express train derailed in southern Pakistan, the railway minister said, with an emergency declared at local hospitals struggling to deal with with dozens of injured. Accidents and derailments occur frequently on the country’s antiquated railway system, which has nearly 7,500 kilometres (4,600 miles) of track and carries more than 80 million passengers a year. “This is quite a big […]
PHNOM PENH, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) – Cambodia’s king on Monday will appoint Hun Manet the country’s new leader after his father Hun Sen calls time on nearly four decades of hardline rule. Days after a landslide victory in July’s election, Hun Sen — one of the world’s longest-serving leaders — announced he was stepping down as prime minister and handing power to his eldest son. The polls were widely decried as a sham after […]
BEIJING, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) – A shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with state media reporting at least 21 people injured and dozens of buildings collapsed. Videos on social media showed shaking light fixtures, trembling ground and people evacuating their buildings, with one clip showing people walking past bricks scattered on the ground. The quake, which struck at 2:33 am (1833 GMT […]
TOKYO, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) – Japan’s prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Sunday. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and 74,000 in Nagasaki three days later, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities days before the end of World War II. “Japan, as the only nation […]
MANILA, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) – The Philippines condemned the China Coast Guard Sunday for allegedly firing water cannon at its vessels in the disputed South China Sea, describing the actions as “illegal” and “dangerous”. The latest incident happened Saturday as the Philippine Coast Guard escorted boats carrying food, water, fuel and other supplies for Filipino military personnel stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. In a statement, the US State Department […]
🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M5.4 occurred 24 km SE of #Dezhou (#China) 11 min ago (local time 02:34:03). More info at:📱https://t.co/bKBgMenA4F🌐https://t.co/Y1YWZSPd2f🖥https://t.co/nZpmpw8uwc pic.twitter.com/IaSwSr6Cs2 — EMSC (@LastQuake) August 5, 2023 BEIJING, Aug 5, 2023 (AFP) – A shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with state media reporting at least 10 people injured and dozens of buildings collapsed. Videos on social media showed shaking light fixtures, trembling […]
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake took place 17km NNW of Dezhou, China at 18:34 UTC (8 minutes ago). The depth was 35km and was reported by EMSC. #earthquake #earthquakes #Dezhou #China pic.twitter.com/67eXc1W6R6 — Earthquake Alerts (@QuakeAlerts) August 5, 2023 Prelim M5.5 Earthquake Hebei-Shandong border region, China Aug-05 18:33 UTC, updates https://t.co/1h3RTo7frE — USGS Tweet Earthquake Dispatch (@USGSted) August 5, 2023 🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M5.4 occurred 24 km SE of #Dezhou (#China) 11 min ago (local time 02:34:03). […]
