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A Korean Central News Agency photo showing an aerial view of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone
North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism
SINGAPORE — North Korea is opening a beach resort that its leader Kim Jong Un hopes will boost tourism in the secretive communist regime, state media reports.Wonsan Kalma on the east coast will open to domestic tourists on 1 July, six years after it was due to be completed. It is unclear when it will welcome foreigners.Kim grew up in luxury in Wonsan, where many of the country's elite have private villas, and has been trying to transform the town, which once hosted a missile testing site.State media KCNA claims the resort can accomodate up to 20,000 visitors, occupying a 4km (2.5 mile) stretch of beach, with hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and a water park - none of which can be verified.Heavily sanctioned for decades for its nuclear weapons programme, North Korea is among the...
June 26, 2025

North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism

Commodore James Blackmore says the HMS Prince of Wales' deployment demonstrates ongoing commitment to the region
UK aircraft carrier in Indo-Pacific on rare deployment
LONDON — A British aircraft carrier has docked in Singapore on a rare Indo-Pacific deployment which will see it call on Australia, Japan, Korea and take part in several multinational exercises.HMS Prince of Wales' visit comes weeks after two Chinese aircraft carriers concluded simultaneous drills in the region, in an unprecedented move prompting Japan's protest.The carrier strike group's commander James Blackmore says he does not expect conflict with Chinese counterparts, noting the UK and China each "has every right to sail its ships in international sea space"."I almost expect they'll want to come and want to watch what we're doing... Lots of other parties will wish to witness what we're doing," he tells the BBC."But I do recognise it...
June 25, 2025

UK aircraft carrier in Indo-Pacific on rare deployment

Antoinette Lattouf
Australian journalist wins unfair dismissal case over Gaza post
SYDNEY — A journalist has won her case against Australia's national broadcaster, with a court ruling she was unfairly sacked over a social media post about the war in Gaza.Antoinette Lattouf said the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) cut short her stint as a fill-in radio presenter in December 2023 due to her political views, her race and after lobbying from pro-Israel groups.Hours before her sacking, Lattouf shared a post from Human Rights Watch (HRW) that was critical of Israel, a move that the ABC said breached its editorial policy.The ABC apologised to Lattouf after the ruling, saying that it had "let down our staff and audiences" in its handling of the matter.On Wednesday, Justice Darryl Rangiah ruled that the ABC sacked Lattouf for reasons including her...
June 25, 2025

Australian journalist wins unfair dismissal case over Gaza post

Spiralling geopolitical tensions are posing major risks for the global economy
Turmoil and trade wars dominate China's 'summer Davos'
TIANJIN — Oil prices have hit their lowest in two weeks after Israel agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a ceasefire with Iran.But business leaders at a key economic meeting in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin find themselves troubled by the state of the global economy, and the prospect for meaningful growth.The rapid escalation of the conflict between Iran and Israel - which has now pulled in the United States - temporarily replaced trade, tariffs and inflation at the top of a long list of concerns with far-reaching consequences."It is the most complex geopolitical and geo-economic backdrop we've seen in decades," Borge Brende, president and chief executive of the World Economic Forum (WEF), said ahead of the summit, dubbed the "Summer...
June 25, 2025

Turmoil and trade wars dominate China's 'summer Davos'

Facing political turmoil and protests, Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency in 1975
Indira Gandhi's Emergency: When India's democracy was put on pause
DELHI — At midnight on 25 June 1975, India — a young democracy and the world's largest — froze.Then prime minister Indira Gandhi had just declared a nationwide Emergency. Civil liberties were suspended, opposition leaders jailed, the press gagged, and the constitution turned into a tool of absolute executive power. For the next 21 months, India was technically still a democracy but functioned like anything but.The trigger? A bombshell verdict by the Allahabad High Court had found Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractice and invalidated her 1971 election win. Facing political disqualification and a rising wave of street protests led by veteran socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan, Gandhi chose to declare an "internal emergency" under Article 352 of the constitution, citing...
June 25, 2025

Indira Gandhi's Emergency: When India's democracy was put on pause

There have been protests against US bases in Japan for years (2019 file photo)
US marine jailed for seven years for sexual assault in Japan
TOKYO — A court in Japan has sentenced a US marine to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa last year.Lance Cpl Jamel Clayton, 22, attacked the woman in her 20s, choking her from behind and attempting sexual intercourse, the court ruled.The case is one of a string involving US servicemen based in the Okinawa archipelago, where more than half of the 54,000 US soldiers serving in Japan are based.Previous crimes committed by American personnel have sparked anger and protests by locals in Okinawa, the largest of which took place 30 years ago, when tens of thousands took to the street following the rape of a 12-year-old girl.In the last year alone, there have been four sexual assault cases involving US service members in Okinawa, including...
June 24, 2025

US marine jailed for seven years for sexual assault in Japan

Tourists in Thailand will not be allowed to enter Cambodia after heightened restrictions at checkpoints
Thailand bans tourists from going to Cambodia as border dispute persists
SINGAPORE — Thailand has imposed restrictions on all travellers heading into Cambodia, as the two countries remain locked in a bitter border dispute.The ban applies to any vehicle or person trying to cross into Cambodia from checkpoints across several Thai provinces, as well as foreign tourists flying into Siem Reap.The military said in a statement on Monday that the new restrictions "matched the current security situation".Bilateral relations between the two countries are at their worst in more than a decade, after armed clashes along the border in May left one Cambodian soldier dead.Since then, the two countries have imposed punitive measures on each other. Cambodia has banned imports from Thailand, ranging from fruit and vegetables to electricity and internet, as well as...
June 24, 2025

Thailand bans tourists from going to Cambodia as border dispute persists

Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were shot dead in Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam in April
Indian investigators now claim all Pahalgam attackers were Pakistan nationals
DELHI — Indian investigators say all three militants involved in April's deadly attack on tourists near Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam town were Pakistani nationals from the UN-proscribed militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).Police had earlier issued sketches of three men saying two were Pakistanis while one was a local man.The claim by the National Investigative Agency (NIA) came after it arrested two local men for allegedly sheltering the attackers. Pakistan has not commented on these claims.It had earlier rejected involvement in the attacks in which 26 people were killed. The attack in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot, had brought India and Pakistan on the brink of war.The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors, who have fought three wars over Kashmir, claim the region in...
June 23, 2025

Indian investigators now claim all Pahalgam attackers were Pakistan nationals

J-10 jet fighters perform in formation to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army Air Force in Beijing (File photo)
China sends dozens of planes across central line in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING — China dispatched 74 military aircraft towards the Taiwan Strait between late Thursday and early Friday, with 61 of them crossing its median line, the Taiwanese defence ministry has said.The incursion, which represents one of the largest in recent months, began a day after the UK sailed a navy ship across the strait, in a move welcomed by Taipei but condemned by Beijing.The Chinese planes were sent in two separate waves, with six naval vessels also accompanying the maneuvers, according to Taiwan.Beijing regards the democratically governed island as part of its own territory and has stepped up such deployments to demonstrate its readiness to encircle and potentially invade Taiwan.Analysts say the moves are also aimed at intimidating Taiwan’s population and exhausting its...
June 20, 2025

China sends dozens of planes across central line in Taiwan Strait

The Liaoning, seen here in a 2018 file photo, is one of two Chinese aircraft carriers taking part in the drill
Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern
SINGAPORE — A Chinese naval drill near Japan has sparked concern from Tokyo, which in recent days lodged a protest with Beijing and made the rare decision to publicly disclose Chinese military movements.In the last few weeks China's two aircraft carriers, the Shandong and the Liaoning, have been conducting simultaneous drills in the Pacific, in an unprecedented move.Chinese fighter jets have done hundreds of landings and take-offs from the carriers. A few came close to Japanese surveillance planes, prompting Tokyo to convey its "serious concerns" to Beijing.China has said its activities are consistent with international law and accused Japan of conducting "dangerous moves".On Tuesday, the Japanese defence ministry released a map tracing the Chinese aircraft...
June 19, 2025

Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern

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