Amid an escalating row with Jakarta, Singapore says it will ban from its ports and naval bases an Indonesian warship named after two men who bombed a bank building in the city-state during the 1960s.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
CHINA Official Under Investigation
Ji Wenlin, a former aide to retired Chinese security czar Zhou Yongkang, was placed under investigation for alleged "severe discipline violations," a term used for cases of alleged corruption
CHINA's Role in Fight Against Human Rights Abuses in NORTH KOREA
A U.N. panel has released a 400-page report alleging widespread crimes against humanity in North Korea. The WSJ’s Ramy Inocencio speaks with John Delury at Yonsei University in Seoul to discuss how any action taken may hinge on China’s position.
CHINA's soldiers too big for tanks
Significant growth in the height and weight of Chinese soldiers leave them in danger of outgrowing their tanks and rifles
RUSSIA: Sochi 2014 Day 12 - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Russia v Norway
Alexander Radulov #47 of Russia scores an open net goal in the third period against Norway during the Men's Ice Hockey Qualification Playoff game on day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome
JAPAN: Essential Reading for Japanophiles
The Japan Times has started a regular book review column on "Essential Reading for Japanophiles". Below are links to the book reviews so far:
"The Pornographers" by Akiyuki Nozaka
"Snow Country" by Yasunari Kawabata
"The Tattoo Murder Case" by Akimitsu Takagi
"The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu
"The Setting Sun" by Osamu Dazai
"Naomi" by Junichiro Tanizaki
"Coin Locker Babies" by Ryu Murakami
"Snakes and Earrings" by Hitomi Kanehara
"Botchan" by Natsume Soseki
"Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto
Stay tuned for future updates . . .
"The Pornographers" by Akiyuki Nozaka
"Snow Country" by Yasunari Kawabata
"The Tattoo Murder Case" by Akimitsu Takagi
"The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu
"The Setting Sun" by Osamu Dazai
"Naomi" by Junichiro Tanizaki
"Coin Locker Babies" by Ryu Murakami
"Snakes and Earrings" by Hitomi Kanehara
"Botchan" by Natsume Soseki
"Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto
Stay tuned for future updates . . .
NORTH KOREA: U.N. panel says Kim Jong Un could be prosecuted
A United Nations panel on Monday sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warning that he could face prosecution for crimes against humanity. The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea said Kim presides over a brutal state "that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world," using everything from murder to sexual violence to mass starvation to terrorize "the population into submission.”
CHINA Rejects UN Criticism in NORTH KOREA Report
China said it rejected "unreasonable criticism" from a UN report on human rights abuses in North Korea that said Beijing may be "aiding and abetting crimes against humanity" by sending defectors back to North Korea to face torture or executions.
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