Chinese Prime Minister: Lack of confidence exacerbates risks to global growth
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 16 km WSW of Anamizu, Japan
The Kremlin: China is an important strategic partner for our country and we will work to develop relations with it
US Department of State: On the 10th anniversary of Uyghur human rights activist Ilham Tohti’s detention in the PRC, we call on the PRC to cease its genocide and crimes against humanity and to immediately and unconditionally release Tohti and all those arbitrarily detained in Xinjiang
8 kuukausi sittenIndia’s foreign minister met Iran’s president today in Tehran
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 122 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
India, Iran sign agreement on further development of Chabahar port
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 27 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines
Kreml: Venäjä aikoo kehittää kumppanuuksia Pohjois-Korean kanssa kaikilla aloilla
Kreml: Pohjois-Korea on Venäjän kumppani ja yhteiset suhteemme kehittyvät jatkuvasti
8 kuukausi sittenTaiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te hailed the island's "solid partnership" with Washington as he welcomed a US delegation Monday - which China said it "firmly opposed". The island lost one of its few formal diplomatic allies as Pacific nation Nauru unexpectedly announced it
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 293 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen met Monday with a US delegation who arrived on the heels of a crucial vote won by her ruling Democratic Progressive Party, according to an @AFP reporter at the Presidential Office
Chinese Foreign Minister: We call for an end to the harassment of civilian ships in the Red Sea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 106 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
North Korea missile flew about 1,000 km before landing in East Sea: South Korean military
The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the official visit of the head of the DPRK Foreign Ministry on January 15-17.
Chinese Foreign Ministry: Washington is sending wrong messages to independence groups in Taiwan
South Korean military identifies North Korea ballistic missile as intermediate-range class
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 177 km W of Labuha, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - Izu Islands, Japan region
Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) has conceded defeat in the 2024 presidential race as Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was headed to victory with most of the ballots counted
6pm: Two hours after polling closed, and the official CEC count has Lai comfortably ahead at 43.27%, Hou second with 34.01% and Ko trailing at 22.72%, with 1,841 polling places out of 17,795 (10%) reporting
5:40pm: The National Police Agency reported 92 legal violations at the polls, 49 of which involved taking photos of a ballot or bringing a phone or recording equipment into the voting booth, and 13 were for campaigning
8 kuukausi sittenSeveral voters were reported to have breached election laws as of noon Saturday, during Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections, with actions such as tearing up their ballot papers, according to local government election officials
Voting in Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections opened at 8 a.m. Saturday, with voting permitted until 4 p.m., as voters visited polling stations around Taiwan to cast their ballots.nPolls open for presidential, legislative elections - Focus Taiwan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Izu Islands, Japan region
The Chinese army pledges to crush any attempt at Taiwan independence on the eve of its presidential elections
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 43 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia
