The health ministry has reported that Japan’s birth rate has hit a record low for the seventh consecutive year in 2022, highlighting the country’s population crisis as it rapidly shrinks…
Asia Pacific
State media reports Shenzhou-16 launch to Chinese space station
According to state media, China sent three astronauts to its fully operational space station on Tuesday as part of crew rotation, the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost…
By News Team May 30, 2023
China refuses US defense chiefs meeting.
According to media reports, China declined a request from the United States to meet their defense chiefs this weekend at an annual security forum in Singapore. “Overnight, the PRC informed…
By News Team May 30, 2023
North Korea will launch its first military spy satellite in June.
According to KCNA, North Korea will launch its first military reconnaissance satellite in June to monitor US activities. Ri Pyong Chol, vice-chairman of the Workers’ Party’s Central Military Commission, described…
By News Team May 30, 2023
Ex-Canadian soldier extradited to Thailand for gang murder
Canadian national Matthew Dupre was successfully extradited to Thailand on Monday after arriving in Bangkok on a special air force flight in connection with the killing of a criminal gang…
By News Team May 30, 2023