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Filipino American Chelsea Manalo made history by becoming the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Philippines.   The 24-year-old, who has faced bullying due to her skin color, aims to empower others with her beauty and confidence. Raised by her mother and stepfather after her father’s death, Manalo …

President-elect Lai Ching-te said “Taiwan will continue to walk side by side with democracies from around the world” during a post-election news conference.   Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with …

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s quest for self-reliance led to policies that attempted to make the country less dependent on the U.S. That may have been more important to the current trend than former U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. When did supply-chain disruptions begin? Some might feel it all started …

Over 13 million people were ordered to stay home in the Chinese city of Xi’an, which imposed a strict lockdown on Wednesday and dramatically tightened travel controls to fight a growing Covid-19 outbreak. With Beijing preparing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in February, China is on high alert as …

Taiwan will not start a war with China but will defend itself “full on, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Thursday, amid an increase in tensions between the pair that has raised concern internationally. Military tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, are at their worst in …

A senior member of the Japanese Yakuza criminal syndicate has been sentenced to death by hanging.    A court in Fukuoka found Satoru Nomura, 74, the head of the Kudo-kai in Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, had ordered four assaults, one of which resulted in death. Nomura denied any involvement.   The Asahi …

Country’s first portable and ‘multipurpose’ radar can be carried by a single soldier and can detect small and low-flying targets. 24 Apr 2021 China has unveiled new advanced radars that could detect stealth aircraft, including drones, as well as low-flying cruise missiles, as the country continues to aggressively boost its …

North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-Un has snubbed attempts by US President, Joe Biden to reach out and open up lines of dialogue over increasing nuclear threats posed by North Korea to its neighbors and the broader international community.” Biden’s administration launched secret attempts last month to reach out to North Korea …

Rescuers in east China on Sunday pulled 11 miners from hundreds of metres underground where they had been trapped for two weeks, state media reported, as the race to locate the remaining 10 intensified. The miners were brought to the surface starting from around 11 am Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV …

Saudi Arabia intercepted a “hostile target” over Riyadh on Saturday, said state media in the kingdom which has come under repeated attack from Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels since 2015. It was unclear who was behind the incident, with the kingdom’s brief statement stopping short of accusing anyone and the Huthis …