Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Tag: Taiwan
Hong Kong Bans Gaming App That...
The app makers call it a “war saga” where gamers can choose a rebel faction from Hong Kong, Taiwan and even Tibet and then play at fighting Chinese communist forces – or if they choose, fight for the communist side instead.
Chinese Police Crackdown on Writers of...
Police in northwestern China are cracking down on writers of online erotic fiction across the country, including many college students,according to RFA sources and media reports, amid concern that officers are punishing people outside their jurisdiction.
Asia Weekly:Adding More Realism to Taiwan’s...
A deadly typhoon strikes Taiwan and the Philippines. Following protests, factories and businesses in Bangladesh reopen. Security concerns are raised by more North Korean trash balloons.Endengered Turtles in Cambodia.
Asia Weekly: Readying Refugees for Resettlement
Exercises are conducted in the South China Sea by China, Russia, the US, and the Philippines.Taiwan says it will commit to bolstering own defenses. Thailand authorities investigate hotel poisoning deaths. Rare whale washes ashore in New Zealand.
Asia Weekly: Guam Military Buildup Without...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping concludes Europe visits.Joiint military exercises between the US and the Philippines called Balikatan.Taiwan debates demolishing the statues of Chiang Kai-shek.The biggest heavy metal music festival in Southeast Asia.
Taiwan Attracting Tech Students from Southeast...
Taiwan is seeking to fill its high-tech manpower shortage by looking to Southeast Asia as a pipeline. The number of international students studying on the island has been rising, particularly from Indonesia and Vietnam.
Asia Weekly:The Pollution Migrants in New...
Tensions between China and Taiwan flare up near Kinmen islands. Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea claimed around twenty-dozen lives.Nearly three-quarters of South Korean trainee doctors walk off the job.Some people decide to leave India’s capital city of New Delhi due to severe air pollution there. Major turning point for China’s passenger airplane industry in Singapore
On Japan’s Tiny Yonaguni Island, Tensions...
Yonaguni, a remote island, may be feeling the effects of Japan’s post-war military restraint more than any other place. The tiny Japanese island, which is not far from Taiwan, is beingslowly being transformed into a military outpost.
‘If You Laugh in the Face...
Hong Kong author Muk Yu never took part in the 2019 protest movement.But his debut book of eight short stories — titled “Smoke on the Streets” — set in the aftermath of mass resistance to the ongoing erosion of the city’s freedoms under Communist Party rule has already garnered a literary award on the democratic island of Taiwan.
Fiji Election’s Kingmaker Party Favors Australia,...
The leader of the kingmaker party in Fiji’s election says he doesn’t support forming a security relationship with China, preferring foreign relations to be closely aligned with Australia and like-minded countries in the Pacific region.