Ten vessels from China, Russia sailed through Tsugaru Strait, which separates Sea of Japan from the Pacific.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/19/china-russia-navy-ships-jointly-sail-through-japan-strait
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Taiwan foreign minister says the country ‘very concerned’ China will launch a war against the island at some point.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/4/china-flies-56-aircraft-near-taiwan-in-latest-record-incursion
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — China flew more than 30 military planes toward Taiwan on Saturday, the second large display of force in as many days.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 39 aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in two sorties, one during the day and one at night. That followed a similar pattern on Friday, when 38 planes flew into the area south of the self-governing island.
China claims Taiwan, which lies off its east coast, as its territory. The two split in 1949 during a civil war in which the Communists took control of mainland China and the rival Nationalists set up a government on Taiwan. The Communist Party marked the 72nd anniversary of its rule on Friday.
Taiwan’s premier, Su Tseng-chang, spoke out on Saturday against the first day’s flights.
“China has always conducted brutal and barbarian actions to jeopardize regional peace,” he said while attending the opening ceremony of a science park in southern Taiwan.
China has been sending military planes into the area south of Taiwan on a frequent basis for more than a year. The 38 and 39 planes on Friday and Saturday were the most in a single day since Taiwan began releasing reports on the flights, Taiwan’s Central News Agency said.
The Defense Ministry said 20 planes took part in the daytime flights on Saturday and another 19 at night. It identified most of them as J-17 and SU-30 fighter jets.
Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/03/chinese-warplanes-fly-toward-taiwan-for-2nd-straight-day-514968
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The Delta variant is wreaking havoc in the poorly vaccinated region, which has recorded 38,522 deaths in the past fortnight
South-east Asia has recorded twice as many Covid-related fatalities as North America over the past two weeks, according to the Red Cross, which warned wealthier countries that they must urgently share their vaccine supplies.
The more aggressive Delta variant, combined with a lack of vaccines, is driving record outbreaks in countries across the region – from Vietnam to Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar. Indonesia, the worst hit, has one of the highest daily death tolls in the world, with 1,466 deaths reported on average over the past seven days.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/18/red-cross-sounds-vaccines-alarm-as-covid-deaths-in-south-east-asia-soar
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Crescent-shaped landmass 50km south of Minami Ioto could disappear due to erosion
The 6,000-plus islands that make up the Japanese archipelago have a new addition, after scientists said an undersea volcanic eruption 1,200km (745 miles) south of Tokyo had created a new landmass.
The island was formed in the Pacific Ocean about 50km south of Minami Ioto, the southernmost island of the Ogasawara group.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/17/undersea-volcanic-eruption-creates-new-japanese-island
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Army says warships, anti-submarine aircraft and fighter planes sent to the south-west and south-east of island
China has launched live-fire air and sea exercises near Taiwan in response to what it called “external interference and provocations by Taiwan independence forces”.
According to a statement from Col Shi Yi, the spokesperson of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command, warships, anti-submarine aircraft and fighter planes were dispatched to the south-west and south-east of Taiwan on Tuesday.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/17/china-holds-live-fire-exercises-near-taiwan-response-provocations
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Helen Davidson in Taipei
It’s certainly sad that artist Yayoi Kusama’s “Yellow Pumpkin” sculpture was washed to sea during a typhoon on Naoshima island in Japan yesterday. But the Instagram video showing the pumping rolling in the breaking surf is like a work of art itself, bringing to mind the dancing plastic bag scene in American Beauty. — Read the rest
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/08/09/watch-a-typhoon-in-japan-washes-yayoi-kusamas-iconic-yellow-pumpkin-out-to-sea.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watch-a-typhoon-in-japan-washes-yayoi-kusamas-iconic-yellow-pumpkin-out-to-sea
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Nearly 100 members of Congress are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the Justice Department’s alleged racial profiling of Asians, according to a letter shared with Axios.
Why it matters: The case of Anming Hu, a scientist who was baselessly targeted in an espionage probe, has renewed scrutiny of the DOJ after an FBI agent admitted to falsely implicating the Chinese Canadian.
What they’re saying: “Over the years, multiple people who happened to be of Asian descent have been falsely accused by the Department of Justice of espionage,” the letter states, citing Hu, Wen Ho Lee, Sherry Chen and Xiaoxing Xi.
“This is across administrations and it’s both Democratic and Republican administrations, making the same mistakes over and over again,” Lieu told Axios.
Worth noting: At a roundtable hosted by Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) last month, Chen and Xi gave emotional testimonies about the anxiety and turmoil caused by the DOJ’s actions.
Source: https://www.axios.com/china-asians-racial-profiling-doj-congress-ffb865e1-329b-4b08-a6ea-9a48ecc02260.html
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Citizens search desperately for oxygen to care for their loved ones at home as overwhelmed hospitals turn people away.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/12/dying-in-their-homes-covid-hit-indonesians-scramble-for-oxygen
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US move comes on anniversary of a tribunal ruling that says Beijing has no claims over the South China Sea.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/12/china-military-drove-away-us-warship-in-south-china-sea
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China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units
Five Asian countries are jeopardising global climate ambitions by investing in 80% of the world’s planned new coal plants, according to a report.
Carbon Tracker, a financial thinktank, has found that China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units, even though renewable energy is cheaper than most new coal plants.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/30/five-asian-countries-80-percent-new-coal-power-investment
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A majority of Americans across racial groups say in a new poll they believe discrimination against Asian Americans is still on the rise as the U.S. continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.A poll publ…
Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/555529-majority-in-new-poll-say-discrimination-against-asian-americans-is-worse-than-a
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USS Curtis Wilbur sailed through Strait on Tuesday in what the US described as a ‘routine’ transit.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/19/china-says-us-threatens-peace-as-warship-crosses-taiwan-strait
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As COVID-19 cases rise among passengers, Hong Kong bans all flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/20/49-passengers-on-india-hong-kong-flight-test-positive-for-covid
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The 200m-tonne haul dwarfs previous record as poachers turn to ivory substitute amid crackdown on elephant tusk trade
Around 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25m have been seized in the Philippines in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country.
Conservationists have expressed alarm over the surging illicit trade in the endangered creatures, which are used as a substitute for ivory following a global crackdown in the trade of elephant tusks.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/17/philippines-seizes-illegally-harvested-giant-clam-shells-worth-25m
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A bottle-throwing ceremony marked the launch of Taiwan’s domestically developed ‘Yushan’ vessel, the navy’s 10,000-ton-class amphibious transport ship, which will enter service in 2022.
Speaking on Tuesday, President Tsai Ing-wen hailed the “milestone” in the country’s indigenous warship building plans as the amphibious transport vessel was launched. “I believe that this ship will certainly strengthen to navy’s ability to fulfil its mission and further solidify our defenses,” she said.
The navy claims that the ship, named after Taiwan’s tallest peak, will be tasked with amphibious operations, material transport for outlying islands, as well as domestic and international humanitarian rescue.
Cheng Wen-lung, chairman of state-backed CSBC Corporation Taiwan, the company which built the vessel, said the ship has space for landing craft and helicopters.
“During wartime it will have an amphibious warfare mission, bringing in reinforcements and fighting to retake offshore islands,” Cheng noted, adding that the vessel has a “stealthy exterior” and electromagnetic pulse protection.
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Tsai’s government has invested heavily in the modernization of its armed forces, with the air force receiving the majority of the big-ticket purchases, including new and upgraded F-16s. Apart from domestic production, Taiwan has struck several deals to buy military hardware from the US.
The vessel’s launch comes amid increasing tensions in the South China Sea. On Monday, Taiwan accused the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of its largest incursion of the nation’s air defense zone with jets and nuclear-capable bombers buzzing its airspace.
Beijing’s move came as the US and Philippines militaries kicked off joint wargames, as Chinese vessels remain anchored in a reef claimed by Manilla in the South China Sea.
Washington and Beijing have increasingly accused each other of provocations in the contentious South China Sea. Beijing says the US is meddling in its internal affairs as it considers Taiwan an integral part of its territory.
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Taipei says 25 Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Monday.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/12/taiwan-reports-largest-incursion-yet-by-chinese-air-force
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Train hit vehicle at more than 120km/h, about a minute after the truck rolled onto the tracks, crash experts say
The runaway truck that caused Taiwan’s worst rail disaster in decades slid onto the train tracks just over a minute before an express train came through at more than 120km/h, investigators have said, as newly released footage revealed the drivers’ attempts to brake.
At least 50 people were killed and around 200 injured on Friday last week when the eight-car train hit a construction vehicle that had rolled down an embankment, derailing the carriages as they entered a stretch of tunnel just outside the east coast city of Hualien.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/07/taiwan-train-crash-new-footage-released-as-experts-piece-together-last-moments
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The measures will affect more than 24 million people, as more contagious COVID variants fuel a resurgence in cases.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/philippines-announces-strict-covid-lockdown-in-and-around-manila
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Demonstrations protesting violence against Asian Americans erupted in multiple cities on Wednesday after a shooting spree in Atlanta left eight people dead, six of whom were Asian women.In Washington, D.C., …
Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/543764-crowds-in-multiple-cities-protest-violence-against-asian-americans-after
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