There are calls for people to stop eating bat meat from an “extreme” animal market in Indonesia, amid fears over the coronavirus. WARNING: This story contains images and descriptions that some people may find distressing. The self-proclaimed “extreme” market — officially named Beriman — sells a variety of animals for food, including bats, rats, snakes and dogs. Syerly Sompotan, Deputy …

A second Chinese city will go into lockdown in an effort to control the spread of a new virus that has left 17 dead in the country. Authorities have suspended planes and trains in and out of Wuhan – a city of 11 million people – as well as all public transport within the city. Similar measures will take effect …

The affair of the alleged Chinese spy seeking asylum in Australia has grown even murkier, with Beijing saying he is nothing but a confidence trickster and common criminal Nine newspapers reported on Saturday that Wang “William” Liqiang has provided Australia’s counter-espionage agency ASIO details of how China’s senior military intelligence officers fund and conduct political interference operations in Hong Kong, …

The Chinese embassy in Canberra has hit back at Australian media reports of a man who says he worked as a secret Chinese operative for five years, saying he is a convicted fraudster. Wang Liqiang told Nine Newspapers he was seeking asylum in Australia, and was willing to detail his operations working as an intelligence agent for the Communist Party. …

Winners selected and announced for the final IWPG art competition among 6,500 participants from 30 countries Seoul, October 30, 2019 – The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) announced the winners of the 2nd International Loving-Peace Drawing Competition. This is an international competition is one of the policies for realizing world peace that is designed to foster children and youth, the …

Australian and Chinese leaders have talked up the opportunities for future cooperation on issues of common interest, brushing aside recent diplomatic strain stemming from philosophical differences. A 45-minute meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was the first item on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s agenda as he flew in to Bangkok on Sunday afternoon ahead of the East Asia Summit on …

World Peace Summit to Call for Collective Effort for Sustainable Peace and Development Ensured by International Legal Framework Hosted by HWPL in South Korea Suwon, September 19, 2019 – The international peace NGO (Heavenly culture, World Peace & Restoration of Light) HWPL, South Korea, hosted its 2019 World Peace Summit, “Legislate Peace (LP)” – Implementation of the DPCW (Declaration of …

An Iranian football fan has died after she set herself alight in what has been seen as a protest against a ban on women in football stadiums. Media in Tehran have reported that Sahar Khodayari died in hospital earlier this week after suffering burns across 90 per cent of her body. The woman, known as “Blue Girl” after her team’s …

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are appealing to President Donald Trump for help as they march near the US consulate general in the city. Some are carrying banners reading, “President Trump, please save Hong Kong” and “Make Hong Kong great again”. The protests, now in their 14th straight week, have continued despite Hong Kong’s leadership finally meeting one of the …

US President Donald Trump has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarised Zone between the two Koreas. Trump became the first US President in history to cross the border, in what he said was a “great day for the world”. “It’s a great, great honour,” Trump told reporters after the brief handshake. A media frenzy broke …