Asia
How 2023 has been the ‘year of the brink’ and 2024 could be worse
World
December 27, 2023
How 2023 has been the ‘year of the brink’ and 2024 could be worse
CNN — It could have been immeasurably worse. But holding back from the brink in 2023 has simply deferred vast crises…
China’s Xi claims ‘reunification’ with Taiwan is ‘inevitable’ as crucial election looms
World
December 27, 2023
China’s Xi claims ‘reunification’ with Taiwan is ‘inevitable’ as crucial election looms
Hong Kong CNN — The “reunification” of Taiwan with China is “inevitable,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping claimed in a speech…
Beijing records longest cold wave in modern history
World
December 25, 2023
Beijing records longest cold wave in modern history
CNN — Beijing recorded its longest cold wave since records began in 1951 as the biting temperatures and snowfall experienced…
How online scam warlords have made China start to lose patience with Myanmar’s junta
World
December 20, 2023
How online scam warlords have made China start to lose patience with Myanmar’s junta
CNN — In the end it was the thriving online scam centers that finally forced China to lose patience with…
Malaysia bans Israeli owned and linked shipping citing ‘cruelty against the Palestinian people’
Middle East
December 20, 2023
Malaysia bans Israeli owned and linked shipping citing ‘cruelty against the Palestinian people’
CNN — Malaysia’s government announced Wednesday that it was imposing a ban on all Israeli owned and flagged ships, as well…
Rescuers battle sub-zero temperatures as more than 100 killed by China’s deadliest quake in nearly a decade
World
December 19, 2023
Rescuers battle sub-zero temperatures as more than 100 killed by China’s deadliest quake in nearly a decade
Hong Kong CNN — At least 118 people were killed and hundreds more injured after an earthquake hit northwest China,…
North Korea test fires ballistic missile with potential to reach entire US, Japan says
World
December 18, 2023
North Korea test fires ballistic missile with potential to reach entire US, Japan says
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea launched a possible intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday morning in what analysts said…
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says
World
December 13, 2023
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says
CNN — Myanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban imposed a ban…
China-Philippines maritime standoff escalating on path that could drag US into conflict, analysts warn
World
December 13, 2023
China-Philippines maritime standoff escalating on path that could drag US into conflict, analysts warn
CNN — Last weekend’s clashes between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea send troubling signals that their…
China has another massive headache now: It can’t stem deflation
World
December 11, 2023
China has another massive headache now: It can’t stem deflation
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