Xi Jinping retains power for five more years and consolidates his position as China’s leader

Xi Jinping in 2019
Xi Jinping in 2019. Photo: Palácio do Planalto. CC BY-SA 4.0.

In a crowded hall and with overwhelming applause, the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party received last October 16 the current leader and president [Read More…]

Communists have infiltrated Philippine Congress: Duterte

President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte during the Meeting with Local Leaders and the Community at the Rizal Park in San Pedro Street, Davao City on Wednesday (March 06, 2013). The Liberal Party (LP) was founded on January 19, 1946 by Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third Philippine Republic. (Photo by: Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau).

President Rodrigo Duterte is alleging that communist insurgents waging a decades-old insurgency have gained a foothold in the Philippine Congress through representation by leftist groups. [Read More…]

Booted from Occupy Central, Hong Kong’s Pro-democracy Protesters Take on New Battlefields

Hong Kong police during protests.
Hong Kong police during protests. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

As the Hong Kong police removed the last scrap of tarp from the site of the 75-day massive sit-in protest at Admiralty, protesters vowed, “we’ll [Read More…]

Authorities blockade Chinese town rebelling over land dispute

Thailand News Breaking News
Thailand News Breaking News. Image: TN.

Villagers in the Chinese town of Wukan are now in open revolt as, in the fourth month of their land dispute with the government, they [Read More…]