China opposes U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies for Russia-related reasons
China firmly opposes the United States imposing sanctions on Chinese enterprises for Russia-related reasons, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Monday.
Asian news from Ukraine
Bird’s eye view of Ukraine’s utter destruction
As soldiers and citizens provide information from the front lines and affected areas of the war in Ukraine – two years old as of February 24, 2024 – in quasi-real time, an active open-source intelligence community has formed to keep track of troop activity, destruction and other aspects of the war.
South Korea sees surge in Russians seeking asylum as Ukraine war grinds on
In 2023, more than 5,000 Russian nationals submitted refugee applications, a fivefold increase from the previous year’s total of 1,038, said the report cited in the Korea Herald.
Delays in promised Western military aid to Ukraine are costing lives, the defense minister says
Half of promised Western military support to Ukraine fails to arrive on time, complicating the task of military planners and ultimately costing the lives of soldiers in Russia's war, the Ukrainian defense minister said Sunday.
UK PM Sunak says West should be bolder about seizing Russian assets
Western nations should be bolder about confiscating Russian assets which they froze after the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
House China committee demands Elon Musk open SpaceX Starshield internet to U.S. troops in Taiwan
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter on Saturday to Elon Musk demanding that U.S. troops stationed in Taiwan get access to SpaceX's Starshield, a satellite communication network designed specifically for the military.
Ukraine eyes Japanese companies for nuclear power expansion: minister
KYIV -- Ukraine will seek cooperation from Japanese companies for the four new nuclear reactors the country plans to build in the western oblast of Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko told Nikkei in a recent interview.
Fire Jens Stoltenberg now before it is too late
Jens Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian Prime Minister and now Secretary General of NATO should be fired now, before it is too late. Heannounced he is giving Ukraine “permission” to use its soon to be delivered F-16s to launch attacks inside Russia.