Keyword "Ken Ishii" - List of latest news (6 results)

05/04 Trump tariffs spark five-year AUD low

The Australian dollar has hit a five-year low as China hits back against Donald Trump’s trade war.

01/04 ‘Parasite’: Beijing fury as warships mass

China on Tuesday sent its army, navy, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan for large-scale drills Beijing said were aimed at practising for “precision strikes” and a blockade of the self-ruled island.

03/05 Fear surrounds China’s next big move

China’s almost ready. Its first aircraft carrier capable of going toe-to-toe with the US embarked on its first sea trials this week. Its combat jets are circling Taiwan daily in ever-growing numbers.

08/02 Director accuses Brad Pitt accused of ‘volatile’ behaviour on set

Thirty years ago, Brad Pitt starred in the dramatic Western Legends of the Fall, playing the tortured and bereaved Tristan Ludlow, the middle brother in a military family living in rural Montana.

01/11 Israel omitted from online maps in China amid war on Hamas in Gaza

People in China are calling attention to the fact that the state of Israel is not present on online maps in China, a concerning development given China’s historical obsession with map boundaries.

02/05 China slaps ‘exit ban’ on its own citizens

China has prevented increasing numbers of people from leaving the country as part of efforts to tighten controls under President Xi Jinping, a human rights group said Tuesday.