Tag: Asia & Pacific

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker McCarthy Deliver Statements

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) deliver statements to the media after their meeting at 3:00 p.m. ET on April 5. …


Leonardo DiCaprio Says CCP-Linked Financier Planned to Donate $30 Million to Obama’s 2012 Campaign

Malaysian financier Jho Low planned to donate up to $30 million to help former U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign, according to actor Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio recounted a discussion he had with Low, whose given name is Low Taek Jho, while testifying during a federal trial in Washington. “It was a casual conversation about…


LIVE 1 PM ET: President Tsai Ing-Wen Meets Speaker McCarthy

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meets Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Los Angeles at 1:00 p.m. ET on April 5. …


President Tsai Ing-wen Meets Speaker McCarthy

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meets Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Los Angeles at 1:00 p.m. ET on April 5. …


Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Meets US Speaker McCarthy

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meets U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Los Angeles at 1:00 p.m. ET on April 5. …


Japan to Supply Equipment to Armed Forces of ‘Like-Minded Countries’

Japan on Wednesday unveiled the guidelines for its “Official Security Assistance (OSA),” which seeks to supply like-minded countries with equipment and financial assistance to help them bolster their defenses. “The international community is facing changes defining an era, and Japan is situated in the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World…


Japan Reports First Death From Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin

Japan has confirmed its first death from unexplained acute hepatitis, a disease involving liver inflammation that has affected children in many countries, according to local reports on April 3. The Japanese health ministry did not provide further details about the case, nor did it reveal the age of the deceased patient. The Japan Society for…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Managing China-Related Proliferation Challenges: A Hudson Institute Discussion

How can China’s implementation of its nonproliferation commitments be improved? Can Chinese support for curbing horizontal nuclear proliferation regarding North Korea and Iran be enhanced? Hudson Institute Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis and Senior Fellow Richard Weitz, Japan Chair Fellow Komei Isozaki, Youngjun Kim of Korea National Defense University, Yeseul Woo of King’s…


Managing China-Related Proliferation Challenges: A Hudson Institute Discussion

How can China’s implementation of its nonproliferation commitments be improved? Can Chinese support for curbing horizontal nuclear proliferation regarding North Korea and Iran be enhanced? Hudson Institute Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis and Senior Fellow Richard Weitz, Japan Chair Fellow Komei Isozaki, Youngjun Kim of Korea National Defense University, Yeseul Woo of King’s…


Pakistan Court Rules Election Commission’s Move to Delay Votes ‘Unconstitutional’

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the election commission’s (ECP) decision to delay voting for two key provincial assemblies was “unconstitutional” despite the country’s ongoing political turmoil. The ECP had previously announced that the elections in Punjab, the country’s most populated province, would be rescheduled from April 30 to Oct. 8 because it lacked the…