China claims naming South China Sea islands with English names
MANILA, Jun 5, 2019, PhilStar. Distancing itself from the United Nations Convention on the Law…
Month: June 2019
Indonesian suicide bomber of Kartasura blast indoctrinated by ISIS
JAKARTA, Jun 5, 2019, ANTARA. Chief of the Public Information Bureau of the National Police…
Maduro says Venezuelan people want new parliamentary election
CARACAS, Jun 5, 2019, TASS. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that people want to…
Chinese tech titan Huawei buys Russian facial recognition technology
MOSCOW, Jun 5, 2019, RT. Chinese telecom giant Huawei has purchased the intellectual property rights…
Heatwave kills teacher in Delhi, association blames Arvind Kejriwal’s govt, extra classes
NEW DELHI, Jun 4, 2019, India Today. Delhi teacher died on Saturday after he could…
Xi’s visit to open new prospects for China-Russia ties: Xinhua
BEIJING, Jun 4, 2019, Xinhua. China-Russia relations are set to embrace yet another “highlight moment”…
[Analytics] Trump says he would have sued EU over Brexit, but Theresa May is ‘probably a better negotiator’
With the showy, royal puffery of the queen’s banquet at Buckingham Palace and tea with…
Japan to introduce charges for plastic bags at stores to combat pollution
TOKYO, Jun 4, 2019, Xinhua. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (June 4) offered…
4 people dead in mass shooting in Darwin, Australia
DARWIN, Jun 4, 2019, SMH. A witness said the gunman went from ‘‘room to room,…
Vietnam could be optimistic about UNSC non-permanent seat: ambassador
HANOI, Jun 4, 2019, VNA. Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission…
[Analytics] Inter-Korean relations barely moving: Seoul minister
It is hard not to feel some sympathy for Kim Yeon-chul, Seoul’s point man on…
US presence in South China Sea OK if it will promote peace, stability: Philippines
MANILA, Jun 4, 2019, Inquirer. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Manila would not oppose Washington’s…