The last few weeks I’ve been asked by students, relatives (elderly ones usually), and friends: Do you think China will go to war? I am sure I will continue to get that question in the months to come. The anxieties over war come and go in cycles, and the latest escalation seems to be associated, ironically,…
Category: Governance
Terror in Little Saigon (ProPublica)
ProPublica Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Donate Matt Rota, special to ProPublica Terror in Little Saigon An old war comes to a new country. by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica November 3, 2015 in partnership with Frontline Introduction The journalists were assassinated on American soil, one after another. Duong Trong Lam was the first. He was 27…
State Treasurer, AARP, Senior Service Groups Urge Governor, Legislature To Pass Budget, Protect Older Illinoisans (PR Newswire)
State Seniors Face Grave Hardships as Local Organizations, Cut Critical Services & Face Closure SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With thousands of older adults at risk of, or already losing, in-home services due to the current budget stalemate, today AARP, State Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs, community organizations and Springfield residents urged Governor Rauner and…
November 5 Telephonic Press Briefing on US-China Cooperation in Africa (African Press Organization)
Media Advisory | November 5, 2015 Telephonic Press Briefing with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 13:00 GMT for a telephonic press briefing on the outcomes of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s September 2015 visit to the United States…
Leaders can set an example for improving ties (China Daily)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (right), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) and South Korean President Park Geun-hye (center) shake hands during the sixth China-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting in Seoul, Nov 1, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] The trilateral meeting between the leaders of China, Japan and Republic of Korea on Sunday has given us optimism, though cautious, about reconciliation in…
China, ROK, Japan agree to properly handle historical issues (China Daily)
SEOUL – Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Sunday that China, South Korea and Japan agreed to properly handle historical and sensitive issues lingering among the three neighbors. Li made the remarks at a joint press conference with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after the first China-Japan-South Korea leaders’…
Politics, lack of capital contribute to post-harvest losses (Philippine Star)
MANILA, Philippines Local politics and the absence of capital are contri-buting to post-harvest losses for rice and other high-value crops. According to a study conducted by the Philippine Institutes for Development Studies (PIDS), lack of capital to procure paddy or newly-harvested rice for processing as well as political squabbling contributed to value and vo-lume losses at…
Police declare war on gambling sites
By: Chung Hyun-chae Police said Friday that they will strengthen their crackdown on illegal gambling websites and site operators. Given that gangs are involved in
Gender equality needed for female workers
By: Kim Se-jeong On his calendar, Morten Hoeglund, 55, Norway’s deputy foreign minister, has days checked for picking up his three-and-half-year-old son from kindergarten. This
New parties to challenge NPAD
By: Do Je-hae The opposition camp’s breakup is gaining pace with the general elections less than six months away. Politicians formerly affiliated with the main