Asia & Pacific

Europe 01/10/22, 17:32

The government of Kazakhstan has confirmed that it has detained nearly 8,000 people as social protests against the government and out-of-control inflation continue to unfold across the country. Kazakh authorities reported on Monday, Jan. 10, that police detained nearly 8,000 people during protests last week that in many cases escalated into ...

Politics 01/08/22, 16:51

Beijing fined and issued a warning to the 7-Eleven store chain, a subsidiary of Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holding, for displaying on its website a map indicating Taiwan as a country independent from China.  The company was fined 150,000 yuans (US$23,500), according to a credit information site controlled by ...

Politics 01/07/22, 14:49

Following the launch of a new hypersonic missile from North Korea, the governments of the United States, South Korea and Japan criticized the action as a threat to regional peace.  The powerful detonation was detected from several countries, and North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported it without determining the exact ...

Politics 01/06/22, 17:04

Satellite photos show that the Chinese army is building a bridge over Pangong Lake on the border with India, according to India's New Delhi Television (NDTV). The move is expected to help China quickly deploy troops and heavy weapons to the conflict-stricken area. According to "India Today," the bridge is about 18 ...

United Kingdom 01/06/22, 16:51

Japan and Australia signed a "historic treaty" at a virtual leaders' summit on Jan. 6 that seeks to strengthen defense and security cooperation between the two nations in response to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s growing advance in the Indo-Pacific region. According to ABC Australia, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and ...

Europe 01/06/22, 16:09

Violent demonstrations in Kazakhstan, Asia, against the more than doubling of fuel prices were suppressed by government security forces. They claimed to have killed dozens of demonstrators in Almaty, the central city. The bloodiest clashes took place in the face of attempts to seize control of police stations, a police spokesman ...

China 01/04/22, 15:52

A private meeting between Chinese bishops and religious leaders with members of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong clearly showed the intentions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to influence the Hong Kong diocese to modify the religion and install one with "Chinese characteristics," controlled by the regime, in the ...

Politics 01/02/22, 16:18

On Dec. 30, Indian officials criticized China's Ministry of Civil Affairs for inventing new names for 15 sites in the disputed Himalayan border region.  On Friday, China renamed 15 more locations in Arunachal Pradesh, India's northeastern state, alleging that Tibet's southern part is an "inherent part" of its territory.  After that, India ...

Asia & Pacific 01/01/22, 22:05

In India, where vast crowds can congregate with little safety procedures, stampedes at religious events are not unusual. A stampede at a Hindu temple in Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, Jan. 1, killed at least 12 people and injured numerous more after an incident that began as an argument between pilgrims at ...

U.S. 01/01/22, 21:01

Following the withdrawal of forces from Syria in August, a flood of refugees landed in the United States in 2021, in what President Joe Biden described as the "biggest airlift in U.S. history." According to the most recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) figures, the Biden Administration has placed more than ...

Asia & Pacific 01/01/22, 12:30

Oriini Kaipara, a New Zealand news anchor, is the first person to present primetime news with a traditional chin tattoo. The 37-year-old, who has a moko kauae — a traditional Māori tattoo on the lower chin – read the news for Newshub Live at 6 p.m on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Kaipara has shared ...

U.S. 12/30/21, 16:18

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) deployed more than 200 special agents in Hong Kong to intervene in the news media Stand News, one of the few remaining opponents of the regime in the city. In addition to shutting down the newspaper, at least seven employees were detained. U.S. officials and ...

Middle East 12/30/21, 16:05

According to a new study published on Tuesday, Dec. 28, in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, the mummy of a famous Egyptian pharaoh has been digitally opened for the first time in 3,000 years. A team of experts utilized CT scanning to digitally open up the body of Amenhotep I to ...

Tech 12/29/21, 15:36

According to reports this week, the Chinese communist regime has sent dozens of robots equipped with firearms to replace hundreds of its army soldiers severely affected by the extreme cold conditions prevailing in the high mountains bordering India. According to a report in India's Times Now News, more than half of ...

Asia & Pacific 12/29/21, 15:03

According to a recent report, the desire to have sons in India due to the refusal to "carry" the burden of having female daughters has led to a steady increase in abortions of pregnant women with female babies. According to a report published by The Guardian, in India alone, experts estimate that ...

Asia & Pacific 12/29/21, 14:50

The Chinese regime is warning of "drastic measures" if Taiwan moves toward independence, asserting that Taiwan's provocations and external meddling could intensify in 2022, a Beijing official said Wednesday.  During a press briefing, Ma Xiaoguang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said that China is willing to ...