Tag: Asia & Pacific

LIVE January 30, 8:45 PM ET: NATO Secretary General Visits Air Base of Japan’s Self-Defense Force

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japanese Self-Defense Force’s Iruma Air Base in Tokyo at 8:45 p.m. ET on Jan. 30, where he’s expected to deliver a short speech. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: NATO Secretary General Visits Air Base of Japan’s Self-Defense Force

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japanese Self-Defense Force’s Iruma Air Base in Tokyo at 9:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 30, where he’s expected to deliver a short speech. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


NATO Secretary General Visits Air Base of Japan’s Self-Defense Force

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japanese Self-Defense Force’s Iruma Air Base in Tokyo at 9:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 30, where he’s expected to deliver a short speech. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Tempering Steel: Activist Reflects on Meaning of Suffering After Reading Article by Founder of Falun Gong

Duan Jinggang’s life changed forever in 2011 after he held up a banner in China’s southernmost island province Hainan telling “all corrupt dictatorial regimes” to step down. Amid a wave of pro-democracy uprisings in China inspired by anti-government rebellions in the Arab world in 2011, that defiant banner landed Duan in a Chinese police station,…


US Professional Skier Named as 1 Victim of Japan Avalanche

TOKYO—One of two foreign men swept up in an avalanche in Japan while back-country skiing in the central prefecture of Nagano and found without vital signs on Monday was U.S. professional skier Kyle Smaine, an outdoor magazine said. The men were among five foreigners engulfed in Sunday’s avalanche, which took place at about 2:30 p.m….


South Korea’s Rapid Progress in Hypersonic Missiles Could Become a Major Deterrent to North Korea, Experts Say

The South Korean military recently revealed that it has made rapid progress in developing hypersonic missiles and is advancing plans to test them next year. Experts said that this weapon, if successful, will become a new deterrent to North Korea and significantly impact the status quo on the Korean Peninsula. According to Yonhap News Agency,…


NATO Seeks ‘Stronger’ Ties With South Korea as North Korea Accused of Arming Russia

NATO said on Sunday that it sought to bolster military ties with South Korea in the wake of global security threats and North Korea’s “reckless” missile tests. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg embarked on a two-day visit to South Korea on Sunday, where he met with foreign minister Park Jin and took part in a…


Toyota Defends Title as World’s Top-Selling Automaker in 2022

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. sold 10.5 million vehicles in 2022, it said on Monday, defending its title as the world’s top-selling automaker for a third straight year. Global sales for the group, including truck unit Hino Motors and small-car maker Daihatsu, inched down 0.1o percent as record overseas sales of 8.6 million vehicles helped offset a…


Suicide Bombing at Mosque in Pakistan Kills 34, Targeted Police

PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A suicide bombing at a crowded mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar killed at least 34 people on Monday, the latest attack targeting police in this northwestern city where Islamist extremists remain active. Hospital officials said at least 150 people were wounded, with many of them in critical condition. Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called the blast…


Unprecedented Auckland Flash Flooding Caused by Climate Change: New Zealand PM

Flash flooding in New Zealand’s largest city that has claimed four lives was the result of climate change, the prime minister said. “Climate change is real, it’s with us, it’s having an impact on our weather,” new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told 1News. “We are seeing more of these extreme weather events; we’re going to…