One of Japan's opposition parties leaders Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, takes part in a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept 9, 2020. (PIERRE-EMMANUEL DELETREE / POOL / AFP) Japan’s main opposition party picked Kenta Izumi to be its new leader, as it bids to […]
SUNRISE, FL, Dec 1, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTP), a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, announced that its NextFin Division has received conditional approval of its general insurance and re-insurance license application from the Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA), a growing […]
The Pacific Ocean looks over nuclear reactor units of No 3(left) and 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan on Feb 27, 2021. (HIRO KOMAE / FILE PHOTO / AP) TOKYO – Tokyo Electric Power Co will launch remedial works at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to […]
People at Merlion Park in the central business district of Singapore, May 19, 2021. (LAURYN ISHAK / BLOOMBERG) Singaporean businessman Ng Yu Zhi, who is at the center of an alleged $1.1 billion nickel trading scam, was sued by the liquidators of his Envy Group for damages totaling about S$517.4 million ($377.3 million), according to […]
Yemenis inspect a damaged factory following reported bombardment by the coalition forces in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on Nov 23, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP) CAIRO – The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said on Wednesday it launched air strikes on Houthi drone sites in the capital Sanaa in the second such raid in as many […]
How has the Communist Party of China succeeded in leading the nation's revolution and development since its founding 100 years ago, and how can it succeed in realizing national rejuvenation in the future? The resolution adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee offers answers to these questions. FULL TEXT: Communique of […]
On the heels of the Pentagon releasing its annual report on the "military and security developments involving" China, the US has made another provocative move against Beijing by sending a delegation of Congress members to Taiwan, which landed on the island in a military plane on Tuesday. Beijing has strongly condemned the US congressional delegation's […]
Talking about the United States' relations with China and the Joe Biden administration's China policies in a Sunday interview with CNN, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the present administration's goal "is not containment. It's not a new Cold War". Calling the relationship one of "competition", Sullivan, who has been known for advocating a […]
SUNRISE, FL, Nov 5, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTP), a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, announces it is seeking partners to power a suite of digital stable coins. NextPlay’s suite of coins will be built on top of recently acquired enabling technologies […]
Emergency workers and police officers at a train station in Tokyo on Oct 31, 2021 after a man brandishing a knife on a commuter train stabbed several passengers before starting a fire, which sent people scrambling to escape and jumping from windows, police and witness said. (KYODO NEWS VIA AP) TOKYO – A drifter who […]
In this file photo dated Oct 14, 2019, a Republic of Korea Air Force pilot checks a wing of an F-15K fighter jet during a preview of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition at a military air base in Seongnam, south of Seoul. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP) SEOUL – The Republic of Korea and […]
General view shows the G20 heads of state and government attend a roundtable meeting during the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, on Oct 30, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) It is not overstating the situation to say that humanity's survival is now at stake. And it is evident and imperative that concerted efforts must be forthcoming […]
Neither the "faith" Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen expressed in an interview on Wednesday that the United States would defend the island if it is attacked nor the US "commitment" to protect the island, which US President Joe Biden stressed last week, mean that is a certainty. Before US lives are truly sacrificed for the island, […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) It might not be easy to achieve zero hunger, which is one of the goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as per the schedule. According to the World Food Programme, another 83 million to 132 million people could be pushed into hunger because of COVID-19. Nevertheless, […]
(MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY) In February 2011, anti-government protests broke out in eastern Libya, which quickly evolved into domestic conflicts. The US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization took the opportunity to intervene militarily and soon toppled the Muammar Gadhafi regime. Since then, the country has been plunged into protracted turmoil. Right after the Libyan war, […]
Based on the conviction that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can become closely aligned with the Chinese mainland’s development under the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), and assume a hitherto “irreplaceable role” as China marches toward its second centenary goal, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor unveiled in her Policy Address on Oct 6 an […]
This picture taken from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on June 5, 2020 shows the border fence with the south-western Syrian governorate of Quneitra. (JALAA MAREY / AFP) JERUSALEM – Israel will keep the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in a 1967 war, even if international views on Damascus change, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali […]
Mervyn Cheung Man-ping says Meng Wanzhou’s positive attitude during her unjust house arrest in Canada is a living model for Chinese nationals to follow Against a backdrop of impressive achievements in the past year and after honoring the fallen heroes who have sacrificed themselves for the survival, peace, stability and prosperity of their motherland in […]
Meng Wanzhou waves at a cheering crowd as she steps out of a charter plane at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Sept 25, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The great attention given to Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's return to China on Saturday speaks volumes about the magnitude of the […]
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (center) talks to media at British Columbia Supreme Court after her extradition hearing ended in her favor, in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada on Sept 24, 2021. (DON MACKINNON / AFP) The great attention given Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's return to China on Saturday speaks volumes about the magnitude of […]