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Los Angeles – US prosecutors on Thursday unsealed criminal charges against a Chinese national, saying China’s ruling Communist Party used an agent in California to influence the state’s politics. FBI agents arrested Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64, at his home in Chino Hills, near Los Angeles, on charges that he acted as an agent for a…
Macao – Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the casino hub of Macau to diversify its economy as he swore in the new government on Friday at an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the former Portuguese colony’s handover to China. New Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai – Macau’s first leader born in mainland China…
The US Defense Department’s annual report on China’s military power released this week said the PLA is accelerating modernization but still faces many operational challenges in carrying out a rapid and decisive attack on Taiwan . Click here for full story in Mandarin, Source link
Copenhagen, Denmark – Denmark has allowed representatives of Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to board a Chinese bulk carrier at the center of an investigation into Baltic Sea cable violations, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Thursday. yi peng 3 The ship is wanted in Sweden for questioning over the severing of two undersea fiber-optic cables…
Hanoi- Police in Vietnam have arrested a man suspected of opening fire at a Hanoi cafe after an argument with staff, killing 11 people while two of the seven rescued from the flames were rescued, officials said Thursday. Has been admitted to the hospital. In a statement, police said the man confessed to using gasoline…
Sydney— Australian rescue and medical teams have arrived in Vanuatu, where a 7.3-magnitude earthquake two days ago killed at least 14 people, including a Frenchman and two Chinese citizens, and injured hundreds, officials said Thursday. French Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Jean Jean Wilmar on Thursday confirmed the death of a French citizen, Vanuatu resident Vincent Goiset, who…
Pacific Islands increase their participation and advocacy on the global stage in 2024 – whether through climate action or by taking advantage of US-China geopolitical competition. Both countries are competing for influence in the region. VOA’s Jessica Stone reports. Videographer: Jessica Stone, Charlie Piringi Source link
Taipei, Taiwan – Australia last week signed a two-million-dollar deal with Nauru and Papua New Guinea that analysts say will help Canberra counter China’s growing influence in the Pacific. The deals, which support development in Nauru and promise to inject millions of dollars into the establishment of a rugby team in Papua New Guinea over…
Tokyo- Space startups in Japan and India said Tuesday they have agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental approach to the increasingly looming problem of orbital congestion. Tokyo-based Orbital Laser and Indian robotics company Inspatiity said they will study business opportunities for services in space such as de-orbiting…
Bangkok – Rights groups and activists on Monday continued to urge Laos’ government to provide answers about the suspected abduction of prominent rights advocate Sombath Somphone, who was last seen at a police checkpoint in the country’s capital 12 years ago. CCTV footage captured by a roadside camera in central Vientiane on December 15, 2012,…
