Japan and China will restart mutual visits by their defense officers in July after a four-year hiatus to establish a mutual understanding amid strained relations, the program’s organizer said on May 30. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) will send 10 senior officers to visit China in July, while the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) members will visit…
Japan, China to Restart Reciprocal Visits of Defense Officers After 4 Years
South Auckland Residents Wake up to Toxic Smoke
A scrapyard blaze in south Auckland briefly brought the city’s train network to a standstill as residents received health warnings over the toxic smoke covering the region. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) were alerted to smoke in south Auckland at midnight on May 31. On arrival, they found a pile of scrap metal that…
Japan to Test Beaming Solar Power From Space in 2025
Japan is exploring ways to beam solar power from space, a project expected to be tested out in 2025 even as concerns remain about costs involved in such projects. Space-based solar power will involve placing solar panels in space at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers (22,369 miles) to generate electricity. The solar power that is…
South Korea Salvaging Suspected Wreckage of North Korea’s Crashed Spy Satellite
South Korea conducted a salvage operation on Wednesday to recover an object presumed to be the wreckage of a North Korean military spy satellite that had crashed into the sea due to rocket malfunction. North Korea launched its military reconnaissance satellite using the newly developed “Chollima-1” rocket at around 6.27 a.m. local time on Wednesday…
Malaysia Authority Says 1MDB Fugitive Jho Low Hiding in Macau: Report
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency has revealed that Jho Low, the Malaysian financier wanted for his role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, is currently hiding in Macau. The financier, whose full name is Low Taek Jho, has been a fugitive since 2015 when investigations into the theft of billions of dollars from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1MDB…
Chinese Muslims Clash With Police Over Partial Demolition of Mosque in Yunnan
May 31, 2023
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Chinese Muslims in Yunnan Province clashed with armed police in an attempt to stop the communist regime’s forced partial demolition of a local mosque. Several viral videos on social media showed that many protesters gathered at the entrance of Najiaying Mosque in Nagu Town of Yuxi City in China’s southwestern province Yunnan on May 27….
Retail Crime in New Zealand Remains Rampant Despite Government Measures
As New Zealand continues to endure a retail crime wave, some small business owners have criticised the central government’s latest measures for security fog cannons which they say is doing nothing to address the root issue. An anti-theft device, the fog cannons work by releasing an immediate cloud of fog, making it much more difficult…
Papua New Guinea Delays Signing Australia Security Deal Over ‘Certain Wordings’
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on May 30 that he had delayed signing a proposed security treaty with Australia as “certain wordings and provisions” require consultation with domestic processes. Marape and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles met on the sidelines of the Korea-Pacific Islands summit in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss…
Retracted COVID-19 Papers Cited 7 Times per Paper
May 30, 2023
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An Australian investigation into COVID-19 research found that among the more than 270,000 papers that have been published since the start of the pandemic, 212 retracted papers were cited 2,697 times, with a median of seven times per paper. Publishing processes were often compromised with COVID-19, according to the co-author of the investigation and director…
Taiwan May Reactivate Nuclear Plants in Event of China Blockade: Official
Taiwan plans to preserve its idle nuclear power plants in order to ensure their readiness for reactivation in case of an emergency, including a potential naval blockade by China, a lawmaker said on May 28. Vice President Lai Ching-te was responding to a question posed during the National Taiwan University forum about how the self-ruled…
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