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Arrests made over death of Kim Jong-nam

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AlJareeza

Malaysian police say first female suspect was carrying Vietnamese passport and was alone at the time of arrest.

Malaysian police have detained a second woman believed to be connected to the death of Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported.

Police Inspector General Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed the detention on Thursday and said an official statement would be released later in the day, state news agency Bernama said.

On Wednesday, a a woman carrying Vietnamese travel documents bearing the name Doan Thi Huong was arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the scene of Monday’s poisoning. Tiếp tục đọc “Arrests made over death of Kim Jong-nam” →

Vụ ông Kim Jong-nam bị giết: Bắt nữ nghi phạm thứ 2

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16/02/2017 10:30

(NLĐO) – Tổng thanh tra cảnh sát Malaysia Khalid Abu Bakar hôm 16-2 xác nhận một phụ nữ khác đã bị bắt vì nghi liên quan đến cái chết của ông Kim Jong-nam, anh trai nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong-un.

 Theo tuyên bố được cảnh sát đưa ra, người phụ nữ này 25 tuổi, có mang hộ chiếu Indonesia. Thông tin ghi trên hộ chiếu cho biết người phụ nữ này tên Siti Aishah, đến từ TP Serang.

Nữ nghi phạm đầu tiên bị bắt hôm 15-2 và dự kiến ra tòa ngày 16-2. Nhiều phóng viên đã tập trung bên ngoài tòa án ở Sepang để đợi đưa tin về phiên tòa. Tiếp tục đọc “Vụ ông Kim Jong-nam bị giết: Bắt nữ nghi phạm thứ 2” →

Lời khai của nữ nghi phạm sát hại anh trai Kim Jong-un

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Thứ tư, 15/2/2017 | 18:22 GMT+7
  VnExpress

Nữ nghi phạm trong vụ sát hại Kim Jong-nam, anh trai nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong-un cho biết cô được 4 nam thanh niên chỉ đạo thực hiện vụ tấn công.

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Nữ nghi phạm đã bị bắt khi quay lại sân bay tìm bạn. Ảnh: Star

Theo Oriental Daily của Malaysia, nữ nghi phạm 29 tuổi bị cảnh sát Malaysia bắt giữ hôm nay trong cuộc điều tra liên quan đến vụ sát hại Kim Jong-nam, anh trai của nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong-un.

Nghi phạm đi cùng một người bạn nữ và 4 người đàn ông. Họ đến Malaysia với tư cách du khách. Nghi phạm nói rằng ngay sau khi họ hạ cánh tại sân bay, 4 người đàn ông nói rằng họ muốn chơi khăm một trong những hành khách. Họ chỉ đạo cô phun chất lỏng vào mặt Kim Jong-nam. Người phụ nữ còn lại bịt khăn tay vào mặt nạn nhân.

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North Korea: isolated state with a long history of assassinations

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The Guardian

Kim Jong-nam’s death is believed to have been an ordered hit. If so it would not be the first time citizens were targeted abroad

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and his exiled half-brother Kim Jong-nam.
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, left, and his half-brother Kim Jong-nam. Photograph: Wong Maye-E, Shizuo Kambayashi/AP

Kim Jong-nam was almost certainly murdered by North Korean agents, according to intelligence officials in South Korea, as suspicions mount that his assassination at Kuala Lumpur airport was ordered by his estranged half-brother, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.

Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-il’s eldest son, was once seen as heir apparent, but fell out of favour in 2001 following a failed attempt to enter Japan on a forged passport, apparently to visit Disneyland. He lived in Macau while his brother took over the nuclear-armed state. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea: isolated state with a long history of assassinations” →

North Korean officials objected to autopsy on Kim Jong Nam’s body: Source

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ChannelNewsAsia

  • Posted 15 Feb 2017 21:52
  • Updated 15 Feb 2017 23:26

People watch a television news report in a Seoul railway station on the death of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader. (Photo: AFP/JUNG Yeon-Je)KUALA LUMPUR: North Korean government officials in Malaysia objected to an autopsy being performed on the body of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Malaysian government sources aware of the discussions said on Wednesday (Feb 15).

North Korea embassy officials leave the morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. (Photo: Reuters / Edgar Su)

The officials requested that the body be released to them right away, but Malaysia rejected the request, several sources said.

No decision has been taken on whether the body of Kim Jong Nam will be handed over to North Korea, the sources added. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korean officials objected to autopsy on Kim Jong Nam’s body: Source” →

Female suspect arrested over death of Kim Jong-nam – female suspect carrying Vietnamese passport

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Female suspect arrested over death of Kim Jong-nam

Malaysian police say female suspect was carrying Vietnamese passport and was alone at the time of arrest.

AlJazeera
Malaysia police have arrested a female suspect in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un.

Police said the woman they arrested on Wednesday carried a Vietnamese passport and was alone at the time of arrest.

The woman, detained at the low-cost terminal of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the Malaysian capital, was identified on the travel document as Doan Thi Huong born on May 31, 1988, police said.

The “suspect was positively identified from the CCTV footage at the airport and was alone at the time of arrest”, they added. Tiếp tục đọc “Female suspect arrested over death of Kim Jong-nam – female suspect carrying Vietnamese passport” →

Xin lỗi và bồi thường chiến tranh trong quan hệ quốc tế ; Kinh nghiệm lịch sử trong quan hệ Việt – Mỹ

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  • VHNA –  NGUYỄN THÁI YÊN HƯƠNG
  • Thứ ba, 26 Tháng 5 2015 21:26

                                                                Hòa giải và giảng hòa một cách chân tình không có nghĩa là chúng ta quên quá khứ

Nelson Maldela

Trong quan hệ quốc tế nói chung, vấn đề xin lỗi và bồi thường chiến tranh là một vấn đề luôn song hành với quan hệ giữa các nước trong quá trình hàn gắn vết thương để đến bình thường hóa quan hệ ngoại giao. Đây là vấn đề đã được nhiều nhà nghiên cứu quan hệ quốc tế đề cập theo góc độ xã hội, lịch sử. Tiếp tục đọc “Xin lỗi và bồi thường chiến tranh trong quan hệ quốc tế ; Kinh nghiệm lịch sử trong quan hệ Việt – Mỹ” →

6 câu chuyện về môi trường và phát triển cần để mắt trong năm 2017

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 English: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017

Năm vừa rồi 2016 đã mang lại những cú shock chính trị lớn cho thế giới: Donald Trump đắc cử; sự lên ngôi của “tin giả mạo”; sự trỗi dậy của chủ nghĩa dân túy, làn sóng  chống lại toàn cầu hoá ở Anh, sự kiện ở Philipin và các nơi khác. Rất nhiều sự kiện này được châm ngòi bởi một số nhóm người cảm thấy rằng họ bị cướp mất các cơ hội về kinh tế.

Một câu hỏi lớn cho năm 2017 là: Tiếp tục đọc “6 câu chuyện về môi trường và phát triển cần để mắt trong năm 2017” →

North Korean leader’s half-brother ‘killed’ in Malaysia

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ChannelNewsAsia

  • Posted 14 Feb 2017 19:37
  • Updated 15 Feb 2017 01:35

This file photo taken on Feb 11, 2007 shows a man believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s eldest son, Kim Jong-nam. (Photo: AFP)

SINGAPORE: The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam has been killed in Malaysia, South Korean media reported on Tuesday (Feb 14).

Malaysia’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Mohmad Salleh earlier told Channel NewsAsia that travel documents found on the man indicated he was Kim Jong-nam. He added that a post-mortem had not yet taken place and that the body was in Putrajaya Hospital. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korean leader’s half-brother ‘killed’ in Malaysia” →

Chinese weapons, warplanes reaching ‘near-parity’ with West: study

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This file photo taken on Dec. 14 shows a Chinese J-15 fighter jet preparing to take off from the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills in the Bohai Sea, off China’s northeast coast. China continues to arm itself faster than other countries to the point of moving towards near parity with the West in some military areas, according to the annual report of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released on Tuesday. | AFP-JIJI

Japan times

AFP-JIJI Feb 15, 2017

LONDON – China is beginning to export its own weapon designs, including armed drones, worldwide and is reaching “near-parity” with the West in terms of military technology, according to a report on Tuesday.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies said that China’s official defence budget of $145 billion (€137 billion) last year was 1.8 times higher than those of South Korea and Japan combined.

It also accounted for more than a third of Asia’s total military spending in 2016, the IISS annual Military Balance report said, adding that spending in Asia grew by 5 to 6 percentage points a year between 2012 and 2016.

Total global military spending instead fell by 0.4 percent in real terms in 2016 compared to 2015, largely due to reductions in the Middle East.

“China’s military progress highlights that Western dominance in the field of advanced weapons systems can no longer be taken for granted,” IISS director John Chipman said at a presentation in London.

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Head of U.S. Pacific Command urges democracy in Thailand

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U.S. Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris (left) and Thailand defense forces chief Gen. Surapong Suwana-Adth pose during the opening ceremony of the multilateral Cobra Gold military exercises at Sattahip Royal Thai Marine Corps Base in Chonburi, Thailand, on Tuesday. | REUTERS

Japan times

AP Feb 14, 2017

SATTAHIP, THAILAND – The highest-ranking U.S. military official to visit Thailand since a 2014 coup urged the country to restore democracy, saying Tuesday that America needs “a strong and stable ally” in Southeast Asia.

Adm. Harry Harris, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command, spoke at the start of the annual Cobra Gold joint military exercises, the largest in the Asia-Pacific region.

The U.S. is vying with an increasingly powerful China for influence in Asia.

“We look forward to Thailand’s reemergence as a flourishing democracy because we need Thailand as a strong and stable ally,” Harris said. “We need Thailand to get back to being the regional and global leader that it always has been.”

Twenty-nine countries, including China, India and Malaysia, are participating in or observing the exercises.

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U.N. Security Council strongly condemns North Korea missile test

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Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Koro Bessho speaks to reporters after a Security Council consultation on the situation in North Korea on Monday at U.N. headquarters in New York. | AP

AP, Reuters Feb 14, 2017

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea late Monday over its latest ballistic missile launches and warned of “further significant measures” if Pyongyang doesn’t stop nuclear and missile testing.

A council statement agreed to by all 15 members followed strong condemnation by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of the latest launch and U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to deal with North Korea “very strongly.”

The Security Council condemned Saturday’s launch and a previous test Oct. 19, saying North Korea’s activities to develop its nuclear weapons delivery systems violate U.N. sanctions and increase tensions. It called on all U.N. members “to redouble their efforts” to implement U.N. sanctions.

North Korea has repeatedly flouted six Security Council resolutions demanding an end to its nuclear and ballistic missile activities and imposing increasingly tougher sanctions.

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In China, a Lonely Valentine’s Day for Millions of Men

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By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW FEB. 14, 2017

A flower market in Beijing on Monday, the day before Valentine’s Day. China’s large gender gap is causing problems for the country’s men, especially poorer, rural ones. Roman Pilipey/European Pressphoto Agency

SHANGHAI — If you’re a “single dog,” a “bare branch,” a “leftover man” or a “leftover woman” — all monikers for unmarried Chinese — you may find Valentine’s Day particularly trying.

Judging by the numbers, quite a few of the long faces on Tuesday should belong to men.

That’s because China’s gender gap remains huge. There were 33.59 million more men than women in China in 2016, according to figures from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics that were issued last month, and 48.78 percent of China’s 1.38 billion people are female, compared with a global average of 49.55 percent.

For men, especially those lower on the socioeconomic ladder, marriage can be hard to attain.

The reasons for the gap are well known: a traditional preference for boys, compounded by the “one child” policy instituted in 1979 that led millions of couples to abort female fetuses. Worried by one of the world’s lowest fertility rates, the government changed the policy last year to permit all couples to have two children.

Công việc chăm sóc không lương – Để ngôi nhà thành Tổ ấm

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Author ActionAid Việt Nam – Date published Thursday, September 29, 2016
AA – Công việc chăm sóc không lương (CVCSKL) là một khái niệm không còn mới trên thế giới nhưng khá mới mẻ ở Việt Nam. Đã có nhiều nghiên cứu và báo cáo sử dụng khái niệm này hoặc nói đến thời gian sử dụng cho các công việc chăm sóc nói chung và công việc cho gia đình cũng như cho cộng đồng nói riêng.

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Duterte’s war on drugs a ‘reign of terror’, church says

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Aljazeera

President’s office slams criticism by Catholic Church, which says killing people is not the answer to drug trafficking.

The Church said Duterte’s government was carrying out a ‘reign of terror in many places of the poor’ [Erik De Castro/Reuters]

The Philippines’ Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” for creating a “reign of terror”.

In its most strongly worded attack yet on the crackdown on drug pushers and users, the powerful Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said killing people was not the answer to trafficking of illegal drugs.

The Church said, in a pastoral letter that will be read out in sermons on Sunday, it was disturbing that many did not care about the bloodshed, or even approved of it.

“An even greater cause of concern is the indifference of many to this kind of wrong. It is considered as normal, and, even worse, something that [according to them] needs to be done,” the bishops said in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by the Reuters news agency. Tiếp tục đọc “Duterte’s war on drugs a ‘reign of terror’, church says” →