The Malaysian PM said the charges are politically motivated. “As far as we are concerned we want proof of guilt,” he said. “But so far, there is no proof. Only hearsay.”

Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al–Moallem and his accompanying delegation on Friday began an official visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the invitation of his counterpart Ri Yong Ho.

Almost 22 years since Hong Kong`s return to China, the special administrative region has greatly progressed, yet it has encountered some challenges. The younger generation, in particular, has been struggling with facing up to the huge gap between their glorious ideals and plain reality. A survey conducted by Hong Kong`s Wofoo Social Enterprise in September 2018 revealed that the happiness index of young people in Hong Kong was only 5.94 out of 10, much lower than 7.45 for seniors.

Youthful demonstrators block talks on controversial extradition bill, paralyzing the financial hub.

China`s National Development and Reform Commission is mulling establishing a national technological security management list system, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Detailed measures will be unveiled in the near future.

It truly looked grand, impressive – the fourth most populous country on earth voted in general elections, which were held on 17 April 2019. Hundreds of positions were for grab: that of the president, the vice president, members of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), and members of local legislative bodies. There were 190 million eligible voters in the country, and sixteen parties, including four new ones.

Auf einer Pressekonferenz in Tokio hat der malaysische Premierminister Mahathir die Ermittlungen zum Absturz von MH17 über der Ukraine scharf kritisiert und sie als politisch motiviert bezeichnet.

Speech at the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue by Gen. Wei Fenghe State Councilor and Minister of National Defense, PRC 2 June, 2019

North Korea has criticized US National Security Adviser John Bolton, calling him a “war fanatic” and a “human defect” that should be banished after the hawkish US official said Pyongyang’s latest missile tests violated UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.

The Thai authorities must end their harassment of a prominent opposition politician and not seek to undermine anti-military parties in the National Assembly, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said today. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the leader of the Future Forward Party (FFP), has faced at least two apparently politically motivated criminal cases over the past year.

Alors que les résultats définitifs sont encore en cours de tabulation, le BJP a augmenté sa part du vote populaire, dépassant 37 pour cent, et a remporté plus de 300 sièges au Lok Sabha. Cela lui donne une majorité absolue à la chambre basse du parlement indien sans tenir compte des 40 sièges ou plus remportés par ses partenaires au sein de l’Alliance démocratique nationale (NDA).

Conformément au projet d’accord militaire entre les États-Unis et le Sri Lanka, ce dernier devrait mettre en place toutes les conditions nécessaires pour déployer et entretenir une base militaire américaine sur son territoire. Le document, baptisé Accord de statut des forces (SOFA), oblige également le Sri Lanka à prendre le parti de Washington dans tout conflit militaire, limitant ainsi ses possibilités diplomatiques.

Le parti du Premier ministre Narendra Modi possédait jeudi une large avance dans les premières tendances du dépouillement des législatives indiennes, augurant d’une probable reconduction des nationalistes hindous à la tête du géant asiatique. À 10H20 locales (04H50 GMT), le Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) BJP était en tête dans 282 circonscriptions, sur 542 sièges de députés à la chambre basse du Parlement, d’après le site de la commission électorale.

In any form of conflict, one cannot expect China to use aggressive language to hammer a point, but as far as the US is concerned, that’s the norm. This doesn’t mean, however, that China is incapable of doing the same. She just doesn’t do it out of arrogance, but to rally the people into a coherent position against an external aggressor.