China & N. Korea ‘to boost military ties & provide security in Asia-Pacific’ amid tensions with US
August 19, 2019 at 12:17 PM
China and North Korea will boost military cooperation and work together to assure security in the Asia Pacific, a high-ranking Chinese commander has said. Both Beijing and Pyongyang view US activities in the region as a threat. Read More »
Pyongyang fires 2 missiles towards Sea of Japan, Seoul says
August 19, 2019 at 10:29 AM
North Korea has reportedly launched two projectiles into sea off its eastern cost, Yonhap reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. This follows a series of short-range missiles tests by Pyongyang in recent weeks. Read More »
N. Korea rejects further peace talks with Seoul in protest over joint war drills with US
August 18, 2019 at 10:40 AM
Pyongyang has signaled its unwillingness to continue negotiations with its southern neighbor, blaming the diplomatic deadlock on South Korea’s decision to participate in joint military exercises with the United States. Read More »
Beijing: US ‘insanely involved in anti-Chinese criminal cases in Hong Kong’
August 18, 2019 at 10:34 AM
China has accused the United States of collaborating with violent extremists in an effort to undermine stability in Hong Kong. Read More »
Trump offers Xi to meet and discuss Hong Kong via Twitter
August 16, 2019 at 01:24 PM
US President Donald Trump has proposed a summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in order to resolve the Hong Kong problem "quickly and humanely." Read More »
Hong Kong native Jackie Chan takes part in pro-Beijing campaign to protect national flag
August 15, 2019 at 02:13 PM
Chinese megastar Jackie Chan said he was heartbroken by the mass unrest in his native Hong Kong, and supported the state TV’s initiative to protect the national flag “desecrated” by protesters. Read More »
Flooding Persian Gulf with weapons turns it into ‘matchbox ready to ignite’ – Zarif
August 14, 2019 at 02:20 PM
The US and their allies are damaging security in the Persian Gulf by “flooding” the region with arms, and sending a US-led naval force there will make the situation worse, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. Read More »
‘Nonsense’: N. Korea won’t stop tests, rejects talks with Seoul unless it ends drills with US
August 13, 2019 at 01:45 PM
There will be no direct talks with South Korea if it continues to stage joint military exercises with the US, a senior North Korean diplomat has said. The warning comes just as Pyongyang test-fired two short-range missiles Read More »
Israel may ‘spark a war’ if it joins US-led flotilla in Persian Gulf, Iran’s navy chief warns
August 13, 2019 at 10:26 AM
Tehran has advised Israel to stay clear of the Persian Gulf, where the US has been struggling to amass an anti-Iranian armada, noting that every vessel illegally present in the region increases the risk of an all-out conflict. Read More »
South Korea’s Moon Reshuffles Cabinet Amid Tensions Around North Korea, Japan
August 12, 2019 at 10:44 AM
TOKYO (Sputnik) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday reshuffled the cabinet and appointed a new ambassador to the United States amid an escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula and a trade spat with Japan, presidential spokeswoman Ko Min-jung said. Read More »
