First, some context:

3 die in protests after South Korean president removed from office

China plans to increase number of Marine Corps from 20,000 to 100,000 to boost global presence

What's the connection, you may ask. Well, do bear with me. See, three people have died in the riots in Seoul that followed the verdict of the Constitutional court ( Read more... )

Funny how everyone hated the TPP, but now it's straight from Jesus since Trump killed it and they are suddenly finding how good it was. The destruction of protective laws, the environment, and worker's rights by corporations and other talking points are now totally forgotten, eh?

Which is not to say that Trump isn't being typically stupid and short ( Read more... )

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Case-in-point as per the monthly topic: The Philippines. Their bombastic president Rodrigo Duterte has become prominent for showing the middle finger to America, actually calling Obama a sonofabitch, and generally turning his back on the US interests in the Pacific. Last month he ordered a halt to his nation's long-time military alliance with the ( Read more... )

Recently relevant case in point: Laos. Obama did try to heal old wounds while visiting the South-East Asian country. He was actually the first US president to visit Laos - ever. Still, the country has half a century old grudge with the US. The American invasion in Laos had all the features of a horror thriller movie from the Vietnam War times. One ( Read more... )

To all those who keep ranting about the "War on Christmas", this should put things into perspective a little bit.

The super-rich ruler who stones gays, now bans Christmas: Sultan of Brunei threatens Muslims who celebrate it with up to five years in prison while Christians must keep theirs secret

- Christmas trees, carols and even Santa hats are ( Read more... )

Originally posted by politic_zone at ISIS frightens China?
Even powerful sees threat for Asia region. I found a chinese magazine in NZ. According to the translation, it is talked about possible invasion of ISIS in asian territories.

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In 1950, the world looked quite different from what it is now. Exhausted from the war, Germany and France relinquished their leading positions as economic juggernauts, and minor countries like New Zealand and Venezuela joined the pack. But none of those turned into a world leader - and for a reason.

Fast-forward to 2050, and the world will ( Read more... )

If we're to believe the Uzbek intelligence, scouting units of the Islamic State have now appeared on the Turkmen and Uzbek borders. Meanwhile, Kyrgyz experts claim that the Islamic State has put aside 70 million dollars for the destabilization of the situation in the fiercely contested Fergana valley, the place where the borders of Kyrgyzstan, ( Read more... )

...a 9.1 magnitude earthquake (third largest earthquake ever recorded) caused the seabed of the Indian Ocean to rise by several meters triggering a massive tsunami that killed an estimated 230,000 people.


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