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Phinij named ICA vice president
Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2024
» BEIJING: Phinij Jarusombat, former Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Thai-Chinese Cultural Relationship Council (TCCRC), was elected as a Vice President of the International Confucian Association (ICA) Council on Saturday.
Prabowo takes up Indonesian presidency, vows to tackle corruption
Published on 20/10/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto on Sunday took over as president of the world's third-largest democracy, vowing to combat internal issues such as corruption that plague the country and to make it more self-sufficient.
Senior executive calls for orderly Chinese expansion in Southeast Asian market
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/10/2024
» BEIJING - Chinese companies venturing into Southeast Asia, one of the hottest destinations for overseas expansion, should refrain from flooding the market with homogeneous products and services that would lead to vicious competition, a senior Chinese bank executive has urged.
Man throws 'Molotov cocktails' at Japan's ruling party
Kyodo News, Published on 19/10/2024
» TOKYO - A man threw objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and crashed a van into a concertina barrier at the nearby prime minister's office in Tokyo on Saturday morning, police said.
Beastly diversions
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/10/2024
» Re: "Thailand's most unlikely A-list celebrity", (PostScript, Sept 22) & "Hippo rescue", (PostBag, Oct 17).
Zelensky says ‘victory plan’ could end war next year
Published on 16/10/2024
» KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled his much anticipated “victory plan” on Wednesday, calling on his allies to take urgent steps to bolster Kyiv at a precarious moment in a bid to end the war with Russia next year.
Valuing Buddha?
Postbag, Published on 16/10/2024
» Re: "Temple, state forever tied at the hip", (Opinion, Oct 12).
China starts new round of war games near Taiwan, offers no end date
Reuters, Published on 14/10/2024
» TAIPEI: China's military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces", and offered no date for when they may conclude, drawing condemnation from Taipei's government.
Security fears
Published on 14/10/2024
» Re: "Handout not definite vote-winner: survey", (BP, Oct 6).
Taiwanese flock to China festival despite tensions
Published on 12/10/2024
» MEIZHOU, China - More than a thousand Taiwanese pilgrims have flocked to Fujian province in southeastern China for a religious festival, a rare instance of cross-strait cultural exchanges that are sometimes overshadowed by political tensions.