Tag: Asia & Pacific

Japan Scraps COVID Border Measures as ‘Golden Week’ Holiday Rush Begins

April 29, 2023
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Japan has lifted its COVID-19 border measures, allowing all arrivals to enter the country without showing proof of vaccination or negative test results, as the country’s “golden week” holiday began. Golden week is one of Japan’s busiest travel times from April 29 to May 5, with four national holidays falling within the same week. Japan…

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CCP Infiltrating Solomon Islands, Preparing Pacific Expansion, Ousted Premier Says

April 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON—An ousted Solomon Islands politician is speaking out against China’s communist regime, which he claims has infiltrated his own government and is seeking to do the same elsewhere. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, is bribing politicians throughout the Solomon Islands and weaponizing the Pacific Islands nation for its…

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LIVE NOW: Solomon Islands’ Former Premier Speaks About China’s Influence in the Pacific Islands at Heritage Foundation

April 28, 2023
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Daniel Suidani, former premier of Malaita, the Solomon Islands’ most populous province, discusses with Jeff Smith of the Heritage Foundation the growing and alarming influence of China in the Pacific Islands in a conversation held at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 28. …

Solomon Islands’ Former Premier Speaks About China’s Influence in the Pacific Islands at Heritage Foundation

April 28, 2023
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Daniel Suidani, former premier of Malaita, the Solomon Islands’ most populous province, discusses with Jeff Smith of the Heritage Foundation the growing and alarming influence of China in the Pacific Islands in a conversation held at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 28. …

LIVE 11 AM ET: Increasing US Engagement in the Pacific with Special Envoy Joseph Yun: A Hudson Institute Event

April 28, 2023
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Ambassador Joseph Yun, the special presidential envoy for compact negotiations and leading re-negotiator of agreements with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, discusses with Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin the concerns of these states regarding the influence that China’s Belt and Road Initiative imposed…

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LIVE NOW: Increasing US Engagement in the Pacific with Special Envoy Joseph Yun: A Hudson Institute Event

April 28, 2023
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Ambassador Joseph Yun, the special presidential envoy for compact negotiations and leading re-negotiator of agreements with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, discusses with Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin the concerns of these states regarding the influence that China’s Belt and Road Initiative imposed…

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Increasing US Engagement in the Pacific with Special Envoy Joseph Yun: A Hudson Institute Event

April 28, 2023
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Ambassador Joseph Yun, the special presidential envoy for compact negotiations and leading re-negotiator of agreements with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, discusses with Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin the concerns of these states regarding the influence that China’s Belt and Road Initiative imposed…

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At Least 11 Dead, 9 Others Missing After Boat Capsizes in Indonesia

April 28, 2023
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At least 11 people died, and nine others were missing when a speedboat carrying 78 people capsized off Indonesia’s western province of Riau on April 27, according to local authorities. The speedboat, Evelyn Calista 01, left a seaport in the Indragiri Hilir Regency of Riau province on Thursday for a 124-mile trip to Tanjung Pinang…

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Thailand Widens Investigation Into Woman Suspected of Killing 13 With Cyanide

April 28, 2023
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BANGKOK—Thai police have arrested a woman suspected of killing 13 people using pills laced with cyanide, saying they will widen a probe into a series of deaths that have gripped the nation. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, was charged with premeditated murder of one victim, while the other deaths were still under investigation, police said. She has…

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BOJ’s New Chief Keeps Ultra-Low Rates, Embarks on Policy Review

April 28, 2023
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TOKYO—The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept ultra-low interest rates on Friday but announced a plan to review its past monetary policy moves, laying the groundwork for new Governor Kazuo Ueda to gradually phase out his predecessor’s massive stimulus programme. While maintaining its commitment to “patiently” keep policy accommodative, the central bank removed a pledge from…

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