As part of a global campaign to create legislation to combat and prevent forced organ harvesting, lawmakers in Taiwan proposed a criminal law to “severely punish the atrocity of forced organ harvesting” around the world, and especially in mainland China, where forced organ harvesting from living prisoners of conscience has been going on for two…
Taiwan Legislators Propose Criminal Law Against Forced Organ Harvesting
December 18, 2022
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North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles, South Korea Condemns Tensions
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Sunday, said South Korea and Japan, prompting South Korea‘s presidential office to “strongly condemned” Pyongyang for escalating tensions. South Korea‘s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the two medium-range missiles flew about 500 kilometers (311 miles). Japan’s Vice Defence Minister Toshiro Ino said the missiles seemed…
US, German Embassies in China Suspend Visa Services as COVID Infections Soar
December 17, 2022
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U.S. and German embassies in China’s capital of Beijing announced on Dec. 15 the suspension of routine visa services due to the city’s COVID-19 outbreak that is also being seen in other large cities in China, following dozens of countries who have already suspended their visa applications in China. Meanwhile, concerns have been rising that the…
Japan Plans to Replace Aged Nuclear Reactors to Stabilize Energy Supply
Japan’s Industry Ministry has proposed replacing aging nuclear reactors with new ones, marking a reversal from the country’s policy on nuclear power a decade after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The ministry presented its guidelines on the use of nuclear reactors after gaining the understanding of the public, which appears to favor the move amid the…
Japan Unveils Biggest Military Build-Up Since World War II
TOKYO—Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War II with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears. The sweeping, five-year plan, once unthinkable in pacifist Japan, will make the country the…
Malaysia Landslide Death Toll Rises to 24, 9 More Missing
BATANG KALI, Malaysia—Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of a woman and two children, raising the death toll from a landslide on an unlicensed campground in Malaysia to 24 with nine others still missing. Selangor state fire chief Norazam Khamis told reporters the bodies of a mother and son were found buried under a meter…
Japan Approves Tax Hikes For Defense Spending, But Defers Implementation
Japan’s ruling bloc agreed on Friday to increase taxes to fund a substantial increase in the country’s defense spending but stopped short of deciding when the measure would go into effect. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has planned to increase defense spending to 43 trillion yen ($315 billion), or 2 percent of gross domestic product, over…
G-7 Nations to Provide Vietnam With $15.5 Billion to Cut Coal Use
HANOI—The Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized nations will provide $15.5 billion to help Vietnam transition away from coal, the British foreign office said on Wednesday. The deal will be the third agreement of this type reached by G-7 nations. The group signed similar deals last year with South Africa and last month with Indonesia. An…
Chinese Companies Submit to US Audit Watchdog Inspection, Avert Delisting Threat for Now
December 16, 2022
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), accounting watchdog in the United States, has received full access to inspect and investigate companies operating in China for the first-ever time. The PCAOB is also tasked with overseeing registered public accounting firms worldwide. The PCAOB had the sole discretion to select which firms to audit, the potential…
IEA Says Global Coal Consumption Will Reach All-Time High This Year
December 16, 2022
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Global coal consumption will hit an all-time high in this year amid high demand in Europe, despite attempts to transition toward a “carbon-free” economy. Use of coal is expected to remain at similar levels over the next few years if more is not done to move countries to a low-carbon economy, according to a report by…
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