Taiwan military lashes out at China’s defense white paper
By Matt Yu, Shen Peng-da and Joseph Yeh for the China Post. China on Wednesday released its first defense white paper since 2012, a document criticized by Taiwan’s Ministry of…
S. Korea fires warning shots at intruding Russian warplane
Two other Russian warplanes, two Chinese bombers enter KADIZ without prior notice. A Russian military aircraft intruded into South Korea’s airspace above the East Sea twice on…
Pro-independence group forms political party in Taiwan
The move will unlikely improve cross strait relations. The pro-independence Formosa Alliance formed a political party on July 20, saying that it hoped to field at least 10…
Dozens die in suspected arson at animation studio in Kyoto
The perpetrator has been arrested. More than two dozen people died when a fire, possibly caused by arson, broke out at a studio managed by animation production company Kyoto…
Death toll in Mumbai building collapse likely to rise
A massive rescue operation is underway in India. The death toll in the building collapse in India’s financial capital Mumbai rose to 14 on Wednesday as rescue operations…
Korea says Japan’s arbitration process offer unacceptable
Seoul has taken Japan to the WTO with an official complaint. A couple of days ahead of the deadline set by Japan for South Korea to respond to its offer of a formal arbitration…
Chinese economy grows at slowest rate in decades
Growth slumps to 27-year low in China, with talk of more aggressive stimulus measures. China’s economy grew 6.2 per cent in the second quarter of this year, its slowest rate in…
Hong Kong protests: Chaos speads to Sha Tin mall after rally ends
Protests continue, this time against Chinese vendors. Violent clashes between law enforcers and some protesters erupted yet again on Sunday (July 14) following a largely peaceful…
Why is Korea so dependent on Japanese materials?
Korea’s neglect in basic technologies leaves major industries vulnerable. The aggravating trade dispute with Japan reveals some hard truths about South Korea’s lack of basic…
Why Pakistan must stop hanging juvenile offenders
Despite the prohibition, cases of juvenile offenders’ executions are far from the exception. The following is an excerpt from Justice Project Pakistan’s (JPP) book, The…