[ad_1] Tainan, Taiwan CNN — Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as the leader of the island’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, after her party suffered heavy losses in mid-term elections. The DPP’s losses in Saturday’s vote come as a heavy blow for Tsai as she had tried to frame the …
Read More »Protests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy
[ad_1] Beijing CNN — Protests are erupting across China, including at universities and in Shanghai where hundreds chanted “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” in an unprecedented show of defiance against the country’s stringent and increasingly costly zero-Covid policy. A deadly fire at an apartment block in the …
Read More »BTS singer Jin set to begin South Korea military service, source says
[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea CNN — K-pop superstar Jin will begin his mandatory military service next month, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed Friday, after the BTS singer appealed to the supergroup’s devoted fans to stay away from his South Korean army training center. The source said …
Read More »North Field East project: QatarEnergy signs deal to supply gas to China for 27 years
[ad_1] QatarEnergy chief Saad al-Kaabi told Reuters on Monday the firm signed a 27-year sales and purchase agreement with China’s Sinopec, the longest in the history of liquefied natural gas (LNG) deals. “Today is an important milestone for the first sales and purchase agreement for North Field East project, it …
Read More »Taiwan’s TSMC to bring its most advanced chip manufacturing to Arizona
[ad_1] CNN Business — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to bring its most advanced technology to Arizona, the founder of the chip giant said Monday. TSMC’s plans come as tensions between Washington and Beijing are rising over chips, with President Joe Biden imposing a sweeping set of controls on the …
Read More »North Korea: Kim Jong Un took his daughter to a missile launch and no one is quite sure why
[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea CNN — Father and daughter walking hand in hand near a towering weapon of mass destruction. That was the scene North Korea showed the world on Saturday as state media released the first pictures of Kim Jong Un with a child believed to be his daughter, …
Read More »Malaysia faces hung parliament for first time in history
[ad_1] Malaysia was facing a hung parliament for the first time in its history as support for a conservative Islamic alliance prevented major coalitions from winning a simple majority in a general election. Without a clear winner, political uncertainty could persist as Malaysia faces slowing economic growth and rising inflation. …
Read More »Daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s is revealed to the world in first public appearance
[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of “a new type” of intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, alongside his young daughter, whose existence had not previously been confirmed. Striking photographs released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) appear to show Kim …
Read More »G20, APEC, ASEAN: World leaders conclude three summits in Asia — with Russia firmly on the sidelines
[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand CNN — The three major summits of world leaders that took place across Asia in the past week have made one thing clear: Vladimir Putin is now sidelined on the world stage. Putin, whose attack on Ukraine over the past nine months has devastated the European country …
Read More »North Korea fires ICBM into sea off Japan, according to South Korean officials
[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday, the second missile test by the Kim Jong Un regime in two days, in actions condemned as unacceptable by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The ICBM was launched around 10:15 a.m. local time from …
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