Kevin McCarthy stressed the need to accelerate arms deliveries to Taiwan in the face of rising threats from China.McCarthy – the third highest ranking official in the US leadership hierarchy – and other Republican and Democratic lawmakers met Tsai at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California despite threats of retaliation from China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own.A China foreign ministry spokesperson quickly denounced the meeting, accusing the United States of colluding with separatists seeking “Taiwan independence” and saying that it has been breaching its commitments over the island.China considers Taiwan as a breakaway province and…
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Poyd Treechada or Nong Poy, who’s known as the most beautiful transgender in Thailand, spoke about the gender equality in her married life. At the Gender Fair, organized by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, last week, Poyd said everything was normal and just need a little adjustment.It’s important to be more patient and think more about the future once she has a family and is no longer just a girlfriend but a wife, Khaosod Online reported. Thailand’s most beautiful transgender Poyd Treechada. Photo by Poyd Treechada Instagram The 36-year-old actress said that the couple currently has no…
His t-shirt had the words “Kuya Thom goes home. Walking 15,000 km to give children a home” printed on it.According to Thomas, his journey is not for adventure or record breaking.Thomas is walking for Filipino children whose lives depend on landfill sites. These children are now being harassed and treated with violence.The Swiss is the founder of the charity organization Island Kids Philippines (IKP), based in the city of Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines. Two years ago, he started this 15,000-kilometre journey with the aim of raising funds to build schools for Filipino children. The now 41-year-old Thomas Kellenberger (right)…
Banerjee’s audience includes women from as far afield as the Middle East and United States who also have a deeper complexion but have historically been overlooked by the cosmetics industry.”I actually have a lot of followers who are outside India, and I feel like it’s probably because our skin tones match,” Banerjee told AFP.”They can see how the product looks like on my skin tone, how the lipstick applies on my skin tone, and just have that sense of belongingness.”Banerjee, 34, began experimenting with make-up videos in her spare time a decade ago, after graduating from university and moving to…
Hours earlier the 76-year-old former US president pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts in a dramatic hearing in New York that transfixed the nation — and began the countdown to the first ever criminal trial of an American president.”I never thought anything like this could happen in America — never thought it could happen,” Trump told an audience of several hundred donors, political allies and other supporters after returning to Mar-a-Lago, his beachfront mansion in southern Florida.”The only crime that I’ve committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it… It’s an insult to…
By Reuters  April 5, 2023 | 01:38pm GMT+7 A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022. Photo by Reuters/Denis Balibouse China has urged the World Trade Organization to scrutinize US-led technology export restrictions aimed at curbing its ability to make advanced chips, state television said on Wednesday. Chinese representatives told a regular WTO meeting this week that Japan, the Netherlands and the United States should report their plans and subsequent measures to the body, which it urged to step up supervision on the matter, broadcaster CCTV said.On…
The Hanoi Opera House. Photo by VnExpress/Ngan Duong The iconic Hanoi Opera House is set to close for renovation and the process will take place from 2023-2025 The makeover may be shortened to a year, Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, director of Hanoi Opera House, told Thanh Nien Newspaper on Monday.Architect Ho Thieu Tri, who participated in the renovation project of the Hanoi Opera House in 1997, will also take part in the renovation. “After 25 years, Tri is passionate to be a part of this renovation project,” Nguyet said.The Relics Conservation Institute, which took part in the previous renovation, will…
“Out of self-interest, the US maintains a zero-sum mentality and continues to strengthen its military deployment in the region,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.”The result will inevitably be increased military tension and endangering regional peace and stability,” she added.Longtime treaty allies Manila and Washington agreed in February to expand cooperation in “strategic areas” of the Philippines as they seek to counter Beijing’s growing assertiveness over self-governed Taiwan and China’s construction of bases in the South China Sea.The 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, known as EDCA, gave US forces access to five Philippine bases.It was later expanded to nine, but…
Actress Ham So-won (R) and husband Jin Hua. Photo by Allkpop South Korean actress Ham So-won has announced that she will divorce her Chinese husband Jin Hua and start a new life in Vietnam. “My family and I are really tired at the moment. I will get divorced because of criticism from antifans aimed at my family,” Ham said in a video posted to her YouTube channel Hamsowon TV on Monday. “In the future, I will take legal action on this.””I have spoken to my husband and his family,” she said.The actress said she made the decision after receiving messages…
Finland’s accession, ending seven decades of military non-alignment, roughly doubles the length of the border the North Atlantic Treaty Organization shares with Russia and bolsters its eastern flank as the war in Ukraine grinds on with no resolution in sight.Finland’s flag – a blue cross on a white background – was hoisted alongside those of the alliance’s 30 other members as a military band played in bright spring sunshine.”For almost 75 years, this great alliance has shielded our nations and continues to do so today,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg declared at the ceremony. “But war has returned to Europe and…