philippines president ferdinand marcos jr. said a "paradigm shift" was needed in how his country approaches the south china sea issue, as diplomatic efforts with beijing were headed "in a poor direction". marcos, in an interview with japanese media on dec. 16, parts of which were shared with philippine media on monday, said traditional diplomatic efforts were being disregarded, according to a presidential palace release.
Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines said the Philippines needed a "paradigm shift" in dealing with the South China Sea as diplomatic efforts with Beijing were heading in a "bad direction." According to a government release, Marcos said in an interview with Japan on December 16 that traditional diplomatic efforts are not being taken seriously. On Monday, part of the interview was shared by the Philippines.
taiwan’s ruling party has seen its lead in the race to be the next shrink, as the race heats up less than a month before voting. the democratic progressive party’s lai ching-te had the support of 35% of respondents in a survey released tuesday by online news outlet my formosa, just ahead of hou yu-ih of the kuomintang at 31.7%. ko wen-je, the taiwan people’s party’s nominee, was third with 18.2%.
Taiwan's ruling party's lead in the next election has narrowed, and with less than a month to go before the vote, the election has entered a white-hot stage. Taiwan People's Party (TAIWAN People'S Party) candidate Ko Wen-je won with 18With 2% of the vote, it came in third.
taiwan expressed condolences to mainland on tuesday and offered help after an earthquake killed more than 100 people on the northern edge of the qinghai-tibetan plateau.
Taiwan expressed condolences and offered help to the mainland after an incident on Tuesday on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau that killed more than 100 people.
in only two years, a small, colorful vaping device called elf bar has become the most popular disposable e-cigarette in the world, generating billions in sales and quickly emerging as the overwhelming f**orite of underage u.s. teens who vape.last week, u.s. authorities publicly announced the first seizure of some of the company’s products, part of an operation confiscating 1.4 million illegal, fl**ored e-cigarettes from china. officials pegged the value of the items at $18 million, including brands other than elf bar.
In just two years, a small colored e-cigarette called ELF Bar has become the world's most popular disposable e-cigarette, generating billions of dollars in sales and quickly becoming a favorite among minors in the United States. s.Vape for teens. Last week, U.S. authorities publicly announced the first seizure of some of the company's products as part of a campaign to confiscate 1.4 million illicitly flavored e-cigarettes from China. **We put the value of these items at $18 million, including brands other than ELF BAR.
from delayed sci-fi sequel "dune: part two" to the held-up third "deadpool" movie, 2024 will see some major movie releases as the industry recovers from this year's twin hollywood strikes which halted film production. awards season kicks off the year, with smash hit "barbie" leading the golden globe nominations with nine nods. historical drama "oppenheimer", which featured in a summer box office clash with "barbie" dubbed "barbenheimer," has eight nominations.
From the delayed sci-fi sequel Dune 2 to the shelved third installment Deadpool, there are some major releases coming in 2024 as the film industry recovers from two Hollywood strikes this year. This year's awards season kicked off, with the hit film "Barbie" leading the Golden Globe nominations with nine nominations. The historical drama Oppenheimer received eight nominations, and the film competed with Barbie, known as "Babenheimer," at the summer box office.
south korea, the united states and japan said on tuesday they h**e activated a new system to detect and assess north korea's missile launches in real-time.the announcement comes after north korea said it had tested the isolated state's newest intercontinental ballistic missile (icbm) on monday to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear force against mounting u.s. hostility.
South Korea, the United States and Japan said Tuesday that they had launched a new system to detect and assess North Korean missile launches in real time. Earlier, North Korea said it had tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday to assess the combat readiness of its nuclear forces in response to growing U.S. hostility.
a volcanic eruption has begun in the southwest of iceland after several weeks of relative calm in the area, threatening an evacuated fishing town, a power plant and the country’s main tourist attraction. l**a is spewing out of the ground close to grind**ik, a town of about 3,700 inhabitants that had been emptied in early november following intense seismic activity. it sits on the reykjanes peninsula, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of the capital.
After weeks of relative calm in southwest Iceland, volcanoes begin to erupt, threatening an evacuated fishing town, a power plant, and the country's main tourist attractions. Lava is pouring out of the ground near Grindavik, a town of 3,700 inhabitants emptied after intense ** activity in early November. It is located on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of the capital.
a number of container ships are anchored in the red sea and others h**e turned off tracking systems as traders adjust routes and prices in response to maritime attacks by yemen's iran-aligned houthis on the world's main east-west trade route. attacks in recent days on ships in the major red sea shipping route h**e raised the spectre of another bout of disruption to international commerce following the uphe**al of the covid pandemic, and prompted a u.s.-led international force to patrol waters near yemen.
Some container ships are anchored in the Red Sea, others have turned off tracking systems as merchants adjust their routes and responses to maritime attacks by Yemen's Iranian-aligned Houthis on the world's main east-west routes. In recent days, attacks on ships on key Red Sea routes have cast the specter of renewed disruption to international commerce following the upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic and prompted a U.S.-led international force to patrol the waters near Yemen.