Avatarbertonomous1 day agoChina’s war chest: Beijing seeks to remedy its vulnerability to food and energy embargoesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondentA dependence on food and energy imports could be China’s biggest weakness in a potential future conflict with Taiwan Not much could unite Peng Lifa, the activist who disappeared after staging a rare anti-lockdown protest in Beijing last year, and Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader who Peng was …
Avatarbertonomous1 day agoBaby boomtown: does Nagi hold the secret to repopulating Japan?verified_publisherThe Guardian - Justin McCurry in NagiFertility rate is more than twice the national average and nearly half of households have three or more children – thanks in no small part to generous daycare and an all-in approach to raising families Set against mountains and forests, Nagi basks beneath a cobalt sky, reflected in perfectly …
Avatarbertonomous2 days agoChinese comedy group punishment sends chills through arts spherechannelnewsasia.comBEIJING: China's recent punishment of a comedy studio has sent a chill through the country's cultural sphere - a striking reminder of the …
Avatarbertonomous3 days agoNorth Korea spent the pandemic building a huge border wallverified_publisherReuters - Sudev KiyadaKim Jong Un upgraded security on the Chinese and Russian frontiers, blocking routes for smugglers and defectors
Avatarbertonomous2 days agoIndian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfiechannelnewsasia.comNEW DELHI: A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could retrieve his …
Avatarbertonomous4 days agoVietnam jails noodle vendor who parodied Salt Baechannelnewsasia.comHANOI: A Vietnam court has jailed a noodle seller who went viral for impersonating Salt Bae, after the celebrity chef served a gold-leaf steak to a …
