A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Tuesday, Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BMKG) said, triggering a tsunami warning for around two hours. The tsunami warning, asking local authorities to immediately instruct residents of the affected area to move away from shores, has since been lifted. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) earlier pegged…
South Korea Reinstates Japan to Preferential Trade List for Better Ties
South Korea reinstated Japan to its list of preferred trading partners on April 24, marking a step toward improving relations three years after they downgraded each other’s trading status over historical disputes. The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said Japan’s return to South Korea’s “white list” of preferred trading partners will shorten…
Japan Needs Legislation to Prevent CCP Spies From Accessing Trade Secrets: Former Intelligence Officer
April 24, 2023
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using Chinese expatriates and Japanese experts to steal state-of-the-art technology for the Chinese regime, Japanese reports have revealed. After being questioned, these people leave Japan without indictment. Early in April, Japanese police reportedly investigated a CCP member who, while working as a technician for a Japanese company, sent…
Kiwis Granted Direct Citizenship Pathway in Australia in ‘Historic Decision,’ NZ PM Says
April 24, 2023
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New Zealanders looking to settle long-term in Australia are in for celebrations as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a direct pathway to Australian citizenship for Kiwis. From July 1, New Zealand citizens who arrived since 2001 and have lived in Australia for four years and meet the standard citizenship criteria will be eligible to…
China’s Ambassador to France Questions Sovereignty of Ex-Soviet States, Infuriating European Leaders
April 24, 2023
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The Chinese communist regime’s ambassador to France publicly claimed on Friday that Crimea “belongs to Russia from the very beginning,” and that post-USSR republics “have no effective status” in international law, infuriating European leaders. Lu Shaye, the Chinese regime’s “wolf warrior” diplomat who often makes aggressive and controversial remarks, was interviewed by French media on…
US, South Korea Made Progress in Securing Critical Technologies: White House
April 23, 2023
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The United States and South Korea have made “historical progress” in deepening cooperation to secure critical technologies and address economic coercion, the White House said on Sunday. This came as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol prepared for his first state visit to the United States on Monday for talks with President Joe Biden, which Washington…
Memorializing an ‘Iconic’ Appeal: NY Parade Spotlights Communist China’s War Against Faith
April 23, 2023
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NEW YORK—Any other Sunday for college freshman Elsie He would have been a day of reading, studying for class, or doing meditation. But something else was weighing on her mind that cloudy April 25. Donning her usual outfit of a light single-layer cotton jacket, long dark pants, and sneakers, with her long black hair tied…
New York Parade Spotlights Communist China’s War Against Faith
April 23, 2023
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NEW YORK—Twenty-four years ago thousands of Chinese citizens gathered outside of Zhongnanhai, the Chinese Communist Party’s headquarters at the heart of Beijing. They were Falun Gong practitioners, and were there to peacefully call on the communist regime to end the harassment and suppression of their peers by local authorities. Less than three months later the…
Vietnam Protests China’s Unilateral Fishing Ban in South China Sea
April 22, 2023
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Vietnam has accused China of violating its sovereignty as Beijing imposed a unilateral annual fishing ban on the South China Sea. It has again brought to international attention the long disputed waters by eight governments. Since 1999, the Chinese communist regime has implemented seasonal fishing bans in the South China Sea every year, which have…
Rare Big Tornado Near Burma Capital Kills 8
BANGKOK—A tornado that tore through two villages in central Burma, also known as Myanmar, near the current capital Naypyitaw killed eight people and destroyed more than 200 houses, a rescue worker said Saturday. The tornado hit Aung Myin Kone and Tadau villages on Naypyitaw’s southern outskirts at around 6:10 p.m. on Friday, Thet Paing Soe, a…
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