An alarming report published Monday in the
Washington Post claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could fire an intercontinental ballistic missile right as Joe Biden is inaugurated.
“North Korea appears to be taking steps toward a new test of a powerful submarine-launched missile, U.S. weapons experts said, as it steadily dials up the pressure on President-elect Joe Biden,” it wrote, suggesting that the Supreme Leader is, “planning a very different fireworks display to greet the incoming U.S. president.”
One of the weapons experts the story relies upon is Michael Elleman, a director at the hawkish and secretive think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), who told the
Jan 21, 2021
The United Kingdom, which has been struggling with the novel coronavirus pandemic and has one of the highest totals of COVID-19 related deaths, has been raising its diplomatic profile since denouncing China over Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong.
Following the approval of the legislation by the National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp parliament, in May, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s administration strongly condemned the move as a clear and serious breach of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. The declaration had stipulated that Hong Kong should continue to enjoy a high level of autonomy after its handover to China, thus reaffirming the “one country, two systems” principle.
Update: January, 20/2021 - 18:04 |
Lt. Gen. Vũ Chiến Thắng, Director of the Foreign Relations Department speaks at the forum. Photo qdnd.vn
HÀ NỘI Việt Nam took part in the 9th Fullerton Forum, held via videoconference on Monday and Tuesday to prepare for the Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, the
Quân đội Nhân dân (People’s Army) newspaper reported.
The forum, with the participation of more than 20 Asian-Pacific nations, was an occasion for defence policy makers to discuss emerging security challenges ahead of the 2021 Shangri-La Dialogue.
Basing on countries’ concerns, organisers of the 2021 Shangri-La Dialogue will identify issues that attract great attention to design the agenda for the coming event, set to take place in Singapore from June 4 - 6.
Covid-19 has laid bare the fact that the world today is increasingly connected, and that no country can address long-term problems on its own, said Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad on Monday (Jan 18).. Read more at straitstimes.com.