There is a not-so-secret club in China. Members find each other in traffic by honking their horn – one long honk, followed by two short ones. Others identify each other by completing nonsensical couplets: “The son of heaven covers the tiger” – to which …
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for joining us, and thanks to our colleagues in New York. My name is Benjamin Weber. I’m the director of the Foreign Press Centers, and I’m very pleased to welcome our senior official …
Last year pointed to a decided slide toward authoritarianism, but Mr. Sullivan said there were some bright spots, including in Uzbekistan, Liberia and Mexico. The report this year, the first written entirely during the Trump administration, underwent …
MS NAUERT: Ambassador Kozak will take some of your questions, and I’ll kick off those questions. So thank you very much. One second. Sir, come on up. Thank you. Let’s start our first question with the Associated Press’s Matt Lee. QUESTION: Thank you. I …
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks on the phone with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at her office in Taipei, Taiwan, in this handout photo made availableTaiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS The Chinese navy conducted live fire …
MS NAUERT: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for coming, especially on a Friday. Today the State Department released the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Promoting freedom – promoting and defending human rights and fundamental …
I have lost count of how many times the proposed amendments to the Radio and Television Act (廣æ’電視法) that would repeal the ban on the government, political parties and the military from investing in the mass media have come and gone in the …
Artwork at Thammasat University's Rangsit campus mocks the luxury wristwatch scandal embroiling Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul) Corruption lurks everywhere where power intersects interest. No country is immune to it. …
A Chinese official called America “a bully” on Friday, accusing its primary foreign adversary of unfairly using its leverage to prioritize its own technology over other countries’ tech. The impassioned rhetoric, which was first reported by Bloomberg, …
Twenty-four EU countries pledged to band together to form a “European approach” to artificial intelligence in a bid to compete with American and Asian tech giants. Ministers signed a declaration on Tuesday (10 April) saying they will consider putting …
Could you imagine being denied access to a territory vaster than France, Spain and Portugal combined during your next holiday in Europe? This seems completely unthinkable, yet this is what is happening every year for several weeks in Tibet, write Vincent …
Well, it was the power ballad heard around the world – by which I mean heard in a variety of Asian emerging markets, but not the UK. Anyway, Jessie J has won a Chinese TV singing competition! Not since Deng Xiaoping’s government allowed Bernardo …
A worker in the furnace control room at the Zhong Tian (Zenith) Steel Group Corporation in Changzhou, Jiangsu. China now controls 50 per cent of the world’s production. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images China is systematically hollowing out the West’s …
A Liberian former warlord whose forces committed atrocities including murders and cannibalism during the country’s civil war was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in US prison – for immigration-related fraud and perjury. Nicknamed “Jungle Jabbah”, …
China's air force has released a propaganda film dubbed into Hokkien, a language identified with Taiwan's pro-independence movement, showing bomber aircraft flying patrols around the self-ruled island. China has been issuing increasingly stern …
The following text is a ucanews.com translation of the Protestant five-year plan for Chinese Christianity. The original Chinese document was compiled by the national committees of the government-sanctioned China Christian Council and Three-Self Patriotic …
Asia China's air force has released a propaganda film dubbed into Hokkien, a language strongly identified with Taiwan's pro-independence movement, showing bomber aircraft which have been involved in flying patrols around the self-ruled island. 20 …
I grew up in Ithaca, graduated from Cornell 34 years ago, and return this weekend to participate in the Ivy Policy Conference which concludes on Sunday, the 48th Earth Day. That confluence of personal, educational, professional and societal milestones …
Abysmal ranching Recent articles in the Trib about malnourished farm animals being rescued by the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office suggest these “ranchers” are expecting their land to support many more grazing animals than reasonable. Without supplemental …
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for joining us, and thanks to our colleagues in New York. My name is Benjamin Weber. I’m the director of the Foreign Press Centers, and I’m very pleased to welcome our senior official …
MS NAUERT: Ambassador Kozak will take some of your questions, and I’ll kick off those questions. So thank you very much. One second. Sir, come on up. Thank you. Let’s start our first question with the Associated Press’s Matt Lee. QUESTION: Thank you. I …
MS NAUERT: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for coming, especially on a Friday. Today the State Department released the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Promoting freedom – promoting and defending human rights and fundamental …
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, managed to deliver this week urgently needed …
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General on the death of H.E. Mr. Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations: The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the untimely …
Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan will deliver on-camera remarks on the release of the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2018, in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State. Ambassador …
Dear All, You are invited to attend the press conference by the United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mr. Aristide Nononsi at the end of his visit to the country. WHO: The United Nations Independent Expert on the …
Defence -Market Demand, Growth, Opportunities and Analysis Of Top Key Player Forecast To 2022 PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Defence Industry Description Wiseguyreports.Com Adds “Defence -Market Demand, …
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School and center for children with Autism hosts a observation tour for Eric L. Adams BROOKLYN, NY, KINGS, April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, Friday April 20th, 2018, /EINPresswire.com/ -- Shema Kolainu - Hear Our …
Movement organization inspired by Sen. Bernie Sanders calls on Canadian Prime Minister to stop the development of the Trans Mountain Pipeline WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Our Revolution, the movement …
ஐநா மனிதவுரிமைப் பேரவையின் தீர்மானத்தின் பரிந்துரைகளை சிறிலங்கா அரசாங்கம் முழுமையாகச் செயலாக்கும் வரை, சிறிலங்காவை பொதுநலவாய அமைப்பிலிருந்து இடைநீக்கம் செய்க LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM , April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- சிறிலங்காவை …
Founder of aerospace company Blue Origin to receive Gerard K. O'Neill Memorial Award WASHINTGON, D.C., USA, April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Space Society has named Jeff Bezos its 2018 recipient of the prestigious Gerard K. …
Tarps Now® Increases Focus on Debris Lifting Products for Spring Landscaping ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES, April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Spring landscaping creates a large amount of green waste such as branches, leaves and grasses …
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Executive Director, Dr Brian Hepburn, announced today the creation of a new website dedicated to providing the …
In the margins of CHOGM Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson welcomed his Zimbabwean counterpart Foreign (and Trade) Minister Sibusiso Moyo to London for a roundtable with other international partners. The historic meeting ushers in a new era in UK-Zimbabwe …
The U.S. Department of State hosted the second U.S.-Morocco Strategic Energy Working Group meeting in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 2018. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Diplomacy Sandra Oudkirk and Director General Amina Benkhadra, …
President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated the new President of the Republic of Cuba, His Excellency Miguel Diaz-Canel, after the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power announced on 19 April 2018 that First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel will …
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 762nd meeting held on 9 April 2018, received a briefing on “Effective Take-off of the AU Humanitarian Agency (AUHA): Addressing the Impact of Terrorism and Armed conflicts on Africa’s …
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General on the death of H.E. Mr. Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations: The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the untimely …
President Danny Faure met with the Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, in the margins of the Executive Session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), at Lancaster House this afternoon. The two leaders reviewed the excellent …
Cambridge, ON, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attention: Environmental, agricultural, municipal, recycling & waste management reporters/editors April 20, 2018 | Cambridge ON | For Immediate Release | As we gear up to celebrate Earth Day on …
They also urged Commonwealth to suspend Sri Lanka, until it fully implements the recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM , April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Thousands of Tamils rally …
South Africa, an affiliate of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), will host the 38th session of the IAIA conference at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban from 16 to 19 May 2018. IAIA is the leading …
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are launching an innovative joint project to rebuild livelihoods shattered by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by …
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has partnered with the University of Limpopo for a public lecture on South Africa’s hosting of the 10th BRICS Summit. Taking place under the theme: “BRICS in Africa: Collaboration, …
Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Joseph Malanji has said there is need to take action to promote clean energy, more sustainable methods to agriculture and transport for the protection and management of natural resources to ensure their …
Valparaiso, Fla., April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Air Force issued a combined solicitation for small businesses to provide storage aid systems. The closing date and time for proposals are May 22, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The place of …
Vancouver, April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada supports reasonable minimum wage increases to ensure employees can keep up with the cost of living. Licensed restaurant members also support British Columbia’s liquor server wage as it …
