Tag: Asia & Pacific

Number 1 Herb to Detoxify From Heavy Metals

Amid recent studies showing that our household spices are rampant with heavy metals, including lead, aluminium, and mercury, health experts have highlighted that one of the best strategies for detoxifying from heavy metals is to consume more of a herb that can easily be added one’s diet with little expense—cilantro, otherwise known as coriander outside…


Indonesia President Says ASEAN Officials Attacked While Delivering Aid to Burma

Indonesia’s president has urged all parties in Burma to cease violence after officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were attacked in a “shootout” while delivering aid to the country. “Stop using force because it’s the people who will become victims. This condition will not make anyone win,” Indonesian President Joko Widodo said…


Taliban Agrees With China, Pakistan to Bring Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan

The Taliban has agreed to extend China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects to Afghanistan and pledged to deepen trilateral cooperation with China and Pakistan to achieve “win-win results.” Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Pakistan’s Islamabad on…


New Zealand Defence Force to Receive Biggest Pay Increase ‘In Decades’ as Personnel Leave in Droves

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are getting the biggest pay rise in over a decade in an attempt to stop serving members deserting the forces. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the wages of men and women who served in the defence force have lagged behind. “It’s unfair, and it’s leading to significant rates of…


Japan’s PM Vows Stronger Cooperation in Landmark Visit to South Korea

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Sunday to deepen cooperation with South Korea to tackle escalating global security challenges in the region as he became the first Japanese leader to visit the country in over a decade. Kishida met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for a second time since their meeting in Tokyo…


Thai Voters Cast Early Ballots One Week Before Election

Many Thais lined up on Sunday in long queues to vote early in parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14. More than 2 million Thais had registered for early voting out of 52 million eligible voters who are aged 18 and above, according to the country’s election commission. “I wish to see change and improvement in…


South Korean President Yoon Responds to Beijing’s Outcry Against the Washington Declaration

The outcome of the U.S.-South Korea summit and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s recent remarks has drawn criticism and threat from Chinese state-run media. For several days following the U.S.-Korea summit, Chinese state media collectively denounced the signing of the Washington Declaration, a set of U.S. deterrence measures against potential North Korean aggressions. The state-run…


Japanese Leader Expresses Sympathy for Korean Colonial Victims

SEOUL, South Korea—Japan’s prime minister expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart on Sunday renewed resolve to overcome historical grievances and strengthen cooperation in the face of shared challenges such as North Korea’s nuclear program. Comments by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…


Japan Leader Expresses Sympathy for Korean Colonial Victims

SEOUL, South Korea—Japan’s prime minister expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart on Sunday renewed resolve to overcome historical grievances and strengthen cooperation in the face of shared challenges such as North Korea’s nuclear program. Comments by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…


China Ranks 2nd Worst in Latest World Press Freedom Index

China joined other communist states—Vietnam and North Korea—at the very bottom of the latest Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index released on May 3, which was World Press Freedom Day. China ranked in 179th place on this year’s index of 180 countries and regions, one spot above North Korea and one place lower than…