TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China ordered Taiwan’s coast guard against interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat in what is seen as an increasing Chinese attempt to encroach on Taiwanese territory. Taiwan’s coast guard also repeated its call for the release of the boat and its crew members who […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Chinese “overconcentrated supply chains” pose a threat to U.S. jobs and recent investments meant to build up the U.S. green energy sector, and the Asian superpower’s pursuit of its trade policies “may interfere significantly with our efforts to build a healthy economic relationship.” In a prepared speech […]
ROME (AP) — Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean, in the government’s latest crackdown on their activities. An ordinance from ENAC’s western Sicilian office said the flights interfered with the Italian coast guard’s exclusive role in coordinating search […]
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines is prepared to respond to China’s attempts to disrupt its supply missions in the South China Sea and protect its troops stationed in the waterway, a top security official said on Wednesday. Jonathan Malaya, the spokesperson of the National Security Council, said the Philippines is committed to maintaining […]
The High Court has granted a temporary order restraining a businessman from interfering with a contract to provide accommodation to asylum seekers at three properties. Mr Justice David Nolan was satisfied Hamid Butt, of Millbank Road, Kinsale, Co Cork, was notified about CRM Properties Limited’s intention to issue its court case. Mr Butt failed to […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States, in a clear signal to China, opposes any outside interference or influence in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, a senior Biden administration official said on Wednesday. The Jan. 13 Taiwan elections come at a delicate time in U.S.-Chinese relations with President Joe Biden […]