Tag Archives: China
India: Water security at risk as agreement with China fails
China and India recently failed to sign a bilateral agreement on how to share the water of the Brahmaputra River despite meeting to discuss the issue in May. Prime Ministers from both countries met in New Delhi to discuss several Read on! →
Samoa: Will the island be ‘exploited’ by Chinese firms?
Samoa is no stranger to colonisation. In 1830 Christian missionaries destroyed the Samoan religion; Germany ruled Western Samoa from 1899 until 1914; and after that the country passed over to New Zealand’s rule. It was not until 1962 that Western Read on! →
China: Xi pursues a unified communist ‘dream’
Last week, Xi Jinping took office as the President of the People’s Republic of China, officially assuming full power of his position during National People’s Congress. During his closing speech, Xi called upon the nation to unite in the pursuit Read on! →
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Kenya election: rape victim fears repeat of 2007 ordeal [BBC »] Amidst the violence that followed the disputed Kenyan election in December 2007, reported cases of rape and sexual attacks against women doubled, according to the UN. Send in the clowns [The Read on! →
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‘Unprecedented’ Conversation Yields Proposals for US-Iran Negotiations [Asia Society »] Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Mohammad Khazaee, and former US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering discuss the future of U.S.-Iran relations. Syria: Activist Dies in Jail, Read on! →
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Obama Pledges Push to Lift Economy for Middle Class [New York Times »] Obama promises an increase to the federal minimum wage during his State of Union Address. Horsemeat scandal exposes the cheap food imperative [Guardian »] What do we know of Read on! →
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ICC case against Kenya’s deputy PM proceeds despite claim that witness lied [Guardian »] But the case seems likely to be dropped against Kenyatta as the ICC had acted in bad faith, continuing proceedings on false evidence. Intervention: the US won’t, Read on! →
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Syria may respond to Israeli air strike, says ambassador [Guardian »] Syria have written a letter to the UN declaring their right to defend themselves from the Israeli airstrikes. Timbuktu Endured Terror Under Harsh Shariah Law [New York Times »] After nearly Read on! →
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‘Leave immediately’: Britons told to get out of Benghazi after threat from al-Qa’ida [Independent »] British nationals are being urged to leave Libya’s second city after a ‘specific threat to Westerners’ was made by North African terrorists. David Cameron: we are Read on! →
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A third way for Somaliland and Somalia [The Commentator »] Somaliland may never be recognised as fully independent in the international community, but there may be hope of some kind of resolution with Somalia. US general warns over Iranian cyber-soldiers [BBC News »] Read on! →