Canadian oil companies buy ads to pressure politicians ahead of election
Three Canadian oil producing companies took out joint full-page newspaper advertisements on Thursday to turn up the pressure on politicians to support the struggling industry ahead of an election in October.
U.S. officials still hope for talks after latest North Korean missile tests
North Korea’s latest missile launches did not violate a pledge its leader Kim Jong Un made to U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, but efforts to resume denuclearization talks remained in doubt.
Pompeo says U.S. doesn’t ask Southeast Asians to take sides
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Southeast Asian counterparts at a meeting in Bangkok on Thursday that the United States never asked Indo-Pacific nations to take sides.
Ford warns no-deal Brexit risk has risen
Ford warned on Thursday that the chances of a no-deal Brexit has risen in the last few months as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson ramps up preparations for a possible disorderly exit in October.
South Korea warns of security impact if dropped from Japan’s easy-trade list
South Korea warned on Thursday that security cooperation with Japan might be hurt if it removes South Korea from its list of countries that face minimum trade restrictions, after talks failed to narrow their differences.
Chinese billionaire indicted in U.S. for alleged $1.8 billion aluminum tariff evasion
A Chinese billionaire has been indicted by a grand jury on charges he schemed with the aluminum company he founded to evade $1.8 billion of tariffs by smuggling huge amounts of the metal into the United States, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Indonesia says probing report of death of pregnant woman in Syrian camp
Indonesia is investigating a report that a pregnant Indonesian woman who had joined Islamic State died after allegedly being beaten and tortured in a refugee camp in Syria, a spokesman for the country’s foreign ministry said.
China’s Hong Kong PLA garrison releases video with scenes of ‘anti-riot’ operations
As Hong Kong’s political crisis simmers amidst heated protests, China’s People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong released a video showing footage of “anti-riot” exercises and its top brass warned violence is “absolutely impermissible”.
South Korea warns removing Japan’s white list would affect security cooperation: minister
South Korea’s foreign minister warned on Thursday that if Japan removes South Korea from its list of countries with minimum trade restrictions, Seoul would have to review bilateral security cooperation.
South Korea asks Japan to keep it on favored trading list amid dispute: Kyodo
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha asked her Japanese counterpart on Thursday to keep the country on a “white list” of countries that enjoy minimum trade restrictions, Kyodo News reported.
