Giorno: 28 Maggio 2023

Taiwan Reports Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sailed Through Strait

Read More A jet fighter takes off from China’s Shandong aircraft carrier, south of Okinawa prefecture, Japan, on April 10, 2023. (Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/Handout via Reuters) TAIPEI—The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, in the […]

Chinese Military Drills Around Japan Before G-7, Triggering Strong Reaction From Japanese

Read More The Chinese Navy’s 12-day military exercise around the Japanese archipelago ahead of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, likely in reaction to Japan’s warming relations with Taiwan, has caused a strong reaction from the Japanese populace. From April 30 to May 12, five Chinese warships circled the Japanese archipelago and surrounded the Sendo Islands […]

Comedian Arrested in Beijing as Informants Become Norm Again in China, Eroding Mutual Trust

Read More Recently, there is a growing trend of people informing on others secretly in Chinese society, with multiple high profile incidents occurring in succession. Current affairs analysts point out that the culture of reporting others to the authorities is a typical product of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ideology, and breeds a lack of […]

Chinese Ships Ignore Vietnam’s Demand to Leave Area Close to Russian-Run Gas Fields

Read More A Chinese research ship and five escort vessels were in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Friday close to gas blocks operated by Russian firms in the South China Sea, a day after Vietnam urged the ships to leave. The Chinese vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 began operating in Vietnam’s EEZ on May […]

Man Who Opened Asiana Plane Door in Mid-Air Tells Police He Was ‘Uncomfortable’

Read More Asiana Airlines’ Airbus A321 plane, of which a passenger opened a door on a flight shortly before the aircraft landed, is pictured at an airport in Daegu, South Korea, on May 26, 2023. (Yonhap via Reuters) SEOUL—A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes […]

Lady R, the talk of Simon’s Town when residents had front seat view of the Russian ship

Read More A view of the False Bay yacht Club and the South African Naval Docks in Simons Town, (Photo: David Harrison) The harbour master was ordered to allow the Russian cargo vessel to dock at the naval port and told not to board it This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options […]

Media shuns Tory party conference over demands for attendance fee

Read More It looks as if there will be empty seats in the rows usually reserved for members of the press at the annual Conservative party conference in Manchester this autumn, with media organisations across the political spectrum refusing to pay recently imposed fees. No other British political party charges for press accreditation, but last […]

ITV denies plans to axe This Morning over Phillip Schofield controversy

Read More ITV has said there are no plans to take its This Morning show off air after reports it could be axed over the Phillip Schofield controversy. The broadcaster denied speculation in Sunday’s newspapers about the show’s future, with a spokesperson saying: “As we said on the record yesterday [Saturday], This Morning is not […]

Just Stop Oil protesters charged over disruption of Twickenham rugby final

Read More Two men have been charged over a Just Stop Oil protest at the Gallagher Premiership rugby union final at Twickenham on Saturday when activists invaded the pitch and threw orange paint powder during live play. The Met police said Samuel Johnson, 40, of Reydon, Suffolk and Patrick Hart, 37, of Brislington, Bristol had […]

More than half of voters now want Britain to forge closer ties with the EU, poll reveals

Read More A clear majority of British voters now favours building closer relations with the European Union, according to new polling that highlights a dramatic reversal in the tide of public opinion since Brexit. Even in those constituencies that recorded the highest votes to leave the EU in 2016, more than twice as many voters […]