- US leader tweets about ‘presidential harassment’ as he calls report ‘fake news’
- Intelligence community inspector general considers complaint credible and of ‘urgent concern’, but US spy chief won’t share details with lawmakers
The foreign ministers pose for the ‘family photo’. Photo: AFP
When Canada hosted first-ever meeting of women foreign ministers, Japan sent a man
Foreign Minister Taro Kono found himself the only man at a photo session dominated by women
Topic | Diplomacy
The foreign ministers pose for the ‘family photo’. Photo: AFP
Stephen Orlins said the proposed legislation “risks being counterproductive”. Photo: Handout
US bill on Hong Kong won’t help city out of political crisis, former diplomat says
- If city loses special status as a result of the proposed legislation it ‘would be the death knell for Hong Kong’, according to Stephen Orlins
- National Committee on US-China Relations president makes remarks as protesters march to US consulate, calling on Washington to pass the act
Topic | Hong Kong protests
Stephen Orlins said the proposed legislation “risks being counterproductive”. Photo: Handout
The US Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Montgomery. Photo: AFP/US Navy
US Navy’s improved littoral combat warships in Asia to be armed with radar-evading precision missiles
- The improved capabilities of littoral combat warships could give the US Navy’s forces in Asia a much-needed boost amid the Chinese navy’s technological gains, analysts say
- But the experts caution against overestimating the powers of the warships, which are seeing double deployments in Singapore for the first time
Topic | United States
The US Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Montgomery. Photo: AFP/US Navy
China’s land-based DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile will be among the military hardware on show on October 1. Photo: Reuters
China’s National Day parade to showcase advances in nuclear deterrence
- Military experts say PLA modernisation brought about during Xi Jinping’s presidency will be the main focus of October 1 celebration in Beijing
- It’s necessary for China to ‘show some of its muscle’ amid the trade dispute with the US, observer says
Topic | China military
China’s land-based DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile will be among the military hardware on show on October 1. Photo: Reuters
Chinese J-10 jets perform at the Dubai air show in 2017. Photo: AFP
Chinese fighter jets seen in skies over Beijing as preparations for National Day parade step up
- October 1 event is intended to be a showcase for military’s progress under Xi Jinping, with J-20 stealth fighters set to take pride of place
- Domestically developed weapons are main focus of event despite long-standing problems in building aircraft engines
Topic | China military
Chinese J-10 jets perform at the Dubai air show in 2017. Photo: AFP
Attacks on Saudi oil facilities have halved the kingdom’s output. Photo: Reuters
China calls for calm in aftermath of drone strikes on Saudi oil facilities
- King Salman briefs Chinese president on attacks and says ties between two countries are ‘solid and good’
- Beijing is caught between its biggest source of imported oil and a country with huge market potential, observers say
Topic | Saudi Arabia
Attacks on Saudi oil facilities have halved the kingdom’s output. Photo: Reuters
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, sits outside the Iranian Embassy in Knightsbridge. File photo: DPA
Two British-Australian women and one Australian man detained at Iran’s Evin prison
- They are reportedly in same prison where British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held since 2016
- The women are thought to be the first British passport holders who do not also have Iranian nationality to have been imprisoned by Tehran in recent years
Topic | Iran
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, sits outside the Iranian Embassy in Knightsbridge. File photo: DPA
A woman walks past an advertisement featuring Japanese and South Korean flags at a shop in Tokyo. Photo: AP
Japan’s tabloid media accused of racism towards South Korea as tourism dives
- A Japanese newspaper has accused the nation’s tabloid media of racism in its coverage of the country’s ongoing diplomatic spat with South Korea
- This comes as the number of South Koreans visiting Japan in August dropped by nearly a half since last year
Topic | Japan
A woman walks past an advertisement featuring Japanese and South Korean flags at a shop in Tokyo. Photo: AP
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi is given a lapel pin by an activist following the news conference Wednesday at the Capitol in Washington. Behind Pelosi is Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong. Photo: AP
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi backs congressional legislation on Hong Kong
- Pelosi, the leader of the House of Representatives, says she will bring the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act to a vote ‘as soon as possible’
- Taking part in news conference are Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Denise Ho, as well as Republicans in rare show of bipartisan support
Topic | Hong Kong protests
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi is given a lapel pin by an activist following the news conference Wednesday at the Capitol in Washington. Behind Pelosi is Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong. Photo: AP
Beijing supporters demonstrate at the International Finance Centre in Central in response to anti-government protests that have hit Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse
Showdown with Beijing looms as more US lawmakers back Hong Kong democracy bill
- Support grows in Congress for a Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act as anti-government protests rack the city amid police crackdowns
- But analysts worry the proposed legislation would be largely symbolic and enrage Beijing, further damaging already strained US-China ties
Topic | Hong Kong protests
Beijing supporters demonstrate at the International Finance Centre in Central in response to anti-government protests that have hit Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse
Stephen Orlins said the proposed legislation “risks being counterproductive”. Photo: Handout
US bill on Hong Kong won’t help city out of political crisis, former diplomat says
- If city loses special status as a result of the proposed legislation it ‘would be the death knell for Hong Kong’, according to Stephen Orlins
- National Committee on US-China Relations president makes remarks as protesters march to US consulate, calling on Washington to pass the act
Topic | Hong Kong protests
Stephen Orlins said the proposed legislation “risks being counterproductive”. Photo: Handout
The US Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Montgomery. Photo: AFP/US Navy
US Navy’s improved littoral combat warships in Asia to be armed with radar-evading precision missiles
- The improved capabilities of littoral combat warships could give the US Navy’s forces in Asia a much-needed boost amid the Chinese navy’s technological gains, analysts say
- But the experts caution against overestimating the powers of the warships, which are seeing double deployments in Singapore for the first time
Topic | United States
The US Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Montgomery. Photo: AFP/US Navy
China’s land-based DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile will be among the military hardware on show on October 1. Photo: Reuters
China’s National Day parade to showcase advances in nuclear deterrence
- Military experts say PLA modernisation brought about during Xi Jinping’s presidency will be the main focus of October 1 celebration in Beijing
- It’s necessary for China to ‘show some of its muscle’ amid the trade dispute with the US, observer says
Topic | China military
China’s land-based DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile will be among the military hardware on show on October 1. Photo: Reuters
Chinese J-10 jets perform at the Dubai air show in 2017. Photo: AFP
Chinese fighter jets seen in skies over Beijing as preparations for National Day parade step up
- October 1 event is intended to be a showcase for military’s progress under Xi Jinping, with J-20 stealth fighters set to take pride of place
- Domestically developed weapons are main focus of event despite long-standing problems in building aircraft engines
Topic | China military
Chinese J-10 jets perform at the Dubai air show in 2017. Photo: AFP
Attacks on Saudi oil facilities have halved the kingdom’s output. Photo: Reuters
China calls for calm in aftermath of drone strikes on Saudi oil facilities
- King Salman briefs Chinese president on attacks and says ties between two countries are ‘solid and good’
- Beijing is caught between its biggest source of imported oil and a country with huge market potential, observers say
Topic | Saudi Arabia
Attacks on Saudi oil facilities have halved the kingdom’s output. Photo: Reuters
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, sits outside the Iranian Embassy in Knightsbridge. File photo: DPA
Two British-Australian women and one Australian man detained at Iran’s Evin prison
- They are reportedly in same prison where British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held since 2016
- The women are thought to be the first British passport holders who do not also have Iranian nationality to have been imprisoned by Tehran in recent years
Topic | Iran
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, sits outside the Iranian Embassy in Knightsbridge. File photo: DPA
A woman walks past an advertisement featuring Japanese and South Korean flags at a shop in Tokyo. Photo: AP
Japan’s tabloid media accused of racism towards South Korea as tourism dives
- A Japanese newspaper has accused the nation’s tabloid media of racism in its coverage of the country’s ongoing diplomatic spat with South Korea
- This comes as the number of South Koreans visiting Japan in August dropped by nearly a half since last year
Topic | Japan
A woman walks past an advertisement featuring Japanese and South Korean flags at a shop in Tokyo. Photo: AP
