TAIPEI — Recent U.S. bomber flights over the contested South China Sea could boost the security of Southeast Asian countries that claim the waterway as Washington’s planes help check any maritime expansion by the dispute’s major player, China. Analysts believe the periodic B-52 bomber flyovers, including two last month, would give Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam a layer of protection against Beijing, which is pressuring the maritime sovereignty claims of all four in the resource-rich South China Sea. Stratofortress bomber aircraft “conducted operations” in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean September 23 and 25, the U.S. military’s Pacific Air Forces said in a statement last week. The B-52-model aircraft had set out from Guam for a “routine training mission,” the statement said. “Southeast Asian claimant countries should feel encouraged and inspired by the flyovers, which demonstrates U.S. dedication and … [Read more...] about US Bombers in South China Sea Satisfy Southeast Asia by Needling China
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String of disasters exacts heavy damage, human toll in Asia
FILE - In this July 24, 2018, file photo, villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos. The July 24 collapse of a dam in eastern Laos, along a tributary of the Mekong, killed at least 27 people and left more than 130 missing as flash floods wrecked roads and villages downstream as far as Cambodia and Vietnam. The government has not released damage estimates. (Attapeu Today via AP, File) less FILE - In this July 24, 2018, file photo, villagers take refuge on a rooftop above flood waters from a collapsed dam in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos. The July 24 collapse of a dam in eastern Laos, ... more Photo: AP FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, Kansai International Airport partially is flooded by typhoon Jebi in Osaka, western Japan. Landslides and flooding in western Japan killed 229 people in early July and inflicted damage exceeding … [Read more...] about String of disasters exacts heavy damage, human toll in Asia
Rose McGowan apologizes to Asia Argento
Asia Argento responds to Rose McGowan's apology over sexual abuse allegations published: 28 Sep 2018 views: 1 Asia Argento, left, responds to Rose McGowan\'s apology over sexual abuse allegations. The two actresses are pictured here in March 2018. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) Asia Argento has responded to Rose McGowan\'s apology. On Thursday, McGowan took to Twitter to say that her original Aug. 27 statement, which claimed Argento admitted to having sex with Jimmy Bennett, actually \"contained a number of facts that were not correct.\" \"The most serious of these was that I said that the unsolicited nude text messages Asia received from Jimmy Bennett had been sent since Jimmy was 12 years old,\" McGowan wrote, referencing how she\'d previously claimed Argento texted her partner, model Rain Dove, saying she did sleep with Bennett and that she had been receiving “unsolicited nudes.\" The texts were published by TMZ just … [Read more...] about Rose McGowan apologizes to Asia Argento
Melting Arctic Ice Opens New Shipping Route From Europe To East Asia
A Danish-flagged cargo ship has successfully passed through the Russian Arctic, in a trial voyage showing that melting sea ice could potentially open a new trade route from Europe to east Asia, The Guardian reported. The Venta Maersk made the journey as a one-off trial, said Palle Laursen, the chief technical officer of A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping group. The ship, carrying a cargo of frozen fish, arrived in St Petersburg on Friday, after leaving Russia’s Pacific port city of Vladivostok on Aug. 22.“The trial allowed us to gain exceptional operational experience.” – Palle Laursen He added that the ship had performed well in the unfamiliar environment. The Northern Sea route could be a shorter journey for ships traveling from east Asia to Europe than the Northwest Passage over Canada because it will likely be free of ice sooner due to climate change. Experts say it could reduce the travel distance from east Asia to Europe from the 21,000 … [Read more...] about Melting Arctic Ice Opens New Shipping Route From Europe To East Asia
Rose McGowan apologises to Asia Argento
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