Lee, Abe agree on need to improve ties
Basic stance remains unchanged for both parties. Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Tokyo on Thursday and agreed that the deterioration of…
EU won’t intervene in Sri Lanka elections
EU officials sidesteps query on foreign interference. Dimitra Ioannou, Deputy Chief Observer, EU Election Observation Mission, yesterday, said that the EU mission couldn’t…
Bangladesh keen on funding 20 hydropower projects in Nepal
Nepal also asked Bangladesh to allow the export of local cardamom, yarn and broom grass (amriso) without any hurdles during the first day of trade talks. Bangladesh has expressed…
China urges the US not to ‘weaponize’ visas
China accuses the US of using another channel in their ongoing disputes. The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the Chinese delegation’s absence at the…
‘Embracing Taiwan’ campaign to be aired in the Philippines, Vietnam, India and Thailand
Taiwan has been under pressure from China in many diplomatic quarters. Four tailor-made television shows promoting Taiwan and co-produced by the Taiwan government and TV stations…
China says no plan to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, dismisses report
The statement came concurrently with the Hong Kong government removing a contentious extradition bill that sparked protests. Beijing refuted a media report on Wednesday (Oct 23)…
US bill on HK infringes on China’s sovereignty
An editorial from Chinese State Media. The passage by the US House of Representatives of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which confirms the United States’…
South Korea PM’s Japan visit a chance to mend ties
The two countries have not seen eye to eye after a trade dispute. Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon kicked off a three-day visit to Japan in the hope that a meeting with his Japanese…
Mahathir warns of possible trade sanctions on Malaysia amid US-China trade war
From a Reuters report in Straits Times. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday (Oct 21) that his exports-reliant country could be hit with trade sanctions amid…
New Delhi slams Islamabad for unilaterally stopping postal services
Prasad further said that Pakistan ‘without any prior notice or information has stopped sending postal department’s letter to India’. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on…