1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light […]
Sol W. Sanders Following is an excerpt from People! Vignettes gathered along the way through a long life, by Sol Sanders, to be published later this spring by Lulu.com. Former Mentor Minister Lee Kwan Yew, 91, died March 23, 2015 in Singapore. “You should get your equipment together before you come to an appointment with […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com The zeal with which the Korean government pursued the case of Tatsuya Kato, charged with criminal libel, bears disturbing parallels to the records of other countries that prosecute critics. The charge of libel is a favorite weapon of authorities in Singapore and Malaysia, to name two notorious practitioners […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Calling 2015 a year which has brought “both breakthrough and horror,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented a global report card of sorts on a “pivotal year” in which the world organization marked its 70th anniversary as well as helped achieve what he outlined as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China’s military buildup, including the construction of several airstrips on artificial islands, could lead to an arms race in the South China Sea, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said. “My concern is that, after many decades of peace and prosperity, we may be seeing the leading edge of a return […]
Special to WorldTribune.com More than a dozen primitive wooden “ghost ships” found drifting in Japanese waters are probably North Korean fishing vessels, officials said. The Japanese coast guard found four badly decomposed bodies on a vessel discovered on Dec. 6. The coast guard said a total of 25 bodies have been found on the ghost […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, EastAsiaIntel.com A series of internal speeches has confirmed President Xi Jinping’s arch-conservative view that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will choose its own survival over “subversive” reforms. A 10,000-word story in the Friday edition of the reformist Chinese newspaper Southern Metropolitan Daily has revealed the psychology behind Xi’s refusal […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — China’s President Xi Jinxing visited southern Africa both to build upon booming business relations and improve cozy political ties between the People’s Republic and key regional states. Beijing is already the African continent’s top trade partner with $222 billion in commerce; moreover China is weaving […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China-North Korea relations, once described by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to be “as close as lips to teeth,” has been strained recently as Beijing moves closer to South Korea while Kim Jong-Un is said to largely ignore Chinese delegations visiting North Korea. Now, Kim is sending his hand-picked all girl band […]