Beijing, China – Tensions between North Korea and China continue to mount as the Beijing government announced it is suspending all coal imports from North Korea until the beginning of 2018. This according to a statement made by the Chinese Commerce Ministry. Since the economic… Keep Reading
On Thursday, BuzzFeed ran an investigative report about Frontier Services Group, a Hong Kong based company chaired by Blackwater founder Erik Prince. The story asserts that former associates of Prince are speaking out against efforts by Prince to build a Blackwater type entity for the… Keep Reading
WASHINGTON, 26TH JANUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE: ‘North Korea greatest threat’ The US Army Pacific (USARPAC) Commander, General Robert Brown, stated on January 25th that North Korea remains the largest threat for the United States. The thing that keeps me up at night, though,… Keep Reading
JAPAN, 12TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE | The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) rescued 26 North Koreans from a sinking North Korean cargo ship 38 miles (61 kilometers) outside of the Japanese coast line. The JCG received a distress signal from the ship just outside of… Keep Reading
SENDAI, MIYAG, JAPAN, 11TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE | A recent study released by researchers at the Tohoku University in Japan suggests that the “missing element” in the Earth’s core is in fact silicon. After decades searching for the missing element the research staff… Keep Reading
TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN, 11TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE | The Chinese Aircraft carrier “The Liaoning”, and several Chinese warships, cut through the Taiwan strait in international waters during a time of tension between the two countries. While the aircraft carrier and its supporting ships… Keep Reading
After America’s longest war, thousands of refugees that fled the conflict face forced repatriation to Afghanistan, a country still at war. As Afghanistan fades from international attention and the Taliban control more territory than any time since the American led invasion of 2001, over one… Keep Reading
NOV 2 – South East Asia News Briefing: Kerry Pushes for TPP; China’s New Core Leader; Philippines Duterte Meltdowns; Burma’s Ethnic Tensions Test Peace. Asia #JohnKerry #DownWithTPP Last week U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Congress to ratify the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, better known… Keep Reading
OCT 11 – South East Asia News Briefing: Back to Vietnam; Philippines Duterte Break Up; Thailand Detains Hong Kong Activist; U.S. Taking Sides in Burma. Vietnam #GoodMorningVietnam Last week, after 21 years, two US warships made a port of call to Vietnam’s strategic deep-water naval base at Cam Ranh… Keep Reading
SEPT 29 – South East Asia News Briefing: Philippine’s Duterte Plays Russia-China-U.S.; U.S. Enforces North Korea Sanctions; Eruption in Indonesia; Thailand Torture; A Lizard. Philippines Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that Philippines-U.S. relations were at “the point of no return” and that he would seek closer economic… Keep Reading
SEPT 22 – South East Asia News Briefing: Russia-China-U.S. Flex Muscles in the Pacific; Duterte’s Philippine Drug War; Kim Jong Un’s Korean Nuclear Dreams; Thailand’s Freedom of Speech. South China Sea / Philippine Sea This week two major naval exercises came to a close, one… Keep Reading
14th of September – Lima Charlie’s South East Asia News Briefing: Philippines, Korea, Myanmar, China, Russia, South China Sea, Indonesia Philippines On Monday, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called for the withdrawal of all remaining U.S. Special Forces personnel in Mindanao, a major island group in… Keep Reading
North Korea’s 5th nuclear test this week and escalating nuclear program continues to be a problem for the civilized world. Except China. Punggye-ri, North Korea – On Friday, North Korea tested its 5th nuclear device, just on the heels of Monday’s launch of three ballistic… Keep Reading
Final Day of the 21st Century Panglong Conference Promising [VIDEO]. Naypyitaw, Myanmar – The four day 21st Century Panglong Conference has come to a successful close. The peace conference, a meeting between the government, military and armed ethic groups, is State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s first… Keep Reading
Day 3: The 21st Century Panglong Conference still on track to bring peace to war torn Burma [VIDEO]. Naypyitaw, Myanmar – The 21st Century Panglong Conference is State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s first attempt at bringing peace and national reconciliation to the war torn… Keep Reading
Day 2: The 21st Century Panglong Conference still on track to bring peace to war torn Burma despite Wa walk-out [VIDEO]. Naypyitaw, Myanmar – Day 2 of the 21st Century Panglong Conference saw the walk-out of a certain delegation that represents Myanmar’s largest and most… Keep Reading
