TOKYO – Japan’s top diplomat Toshimitsu Motegi will arrive in Singapore on Wednesday (Aug 12) for a three-day visit, becoming the first high-ranking minister to…
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Shadowy world of spies: Singaporean jailed for spying in 1980 gave in to sex blackmail
Spying cases involving Singaporeans are rare, but Dickson Yeo’s is not the first to have been uncovered. In 1980, a cypher officer working at the…
American flag lowered at US consulate in Chengdu: China state media
CHENGDU (AFP) – The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu on Monday (July 27), days after Beijing ordered it to…
Staff of US Chengdu consulate clear premise ahead of Monday's closure deadline
CHENGDU (REUTERS) – Staff of the US consulate in Chengdu made final efforts to clear the premises on Sunday (July 26) as security remained tight…
US consulate in Chengdu readies for closure in tit-for-tat spat with China
CHENGDU, CHINA (AFP) – Staff at the US consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu were busy packing belongings and removing the American insignia from…
Houston consulate officials were running espionage, influence activities: US officials
WASHINGTON – The Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas, was closed down to disrupt the espionage and influence activities being run out of it, which rose…
China vows to retaliate against US-ordered closure of Houston consulate
BEIJING – China on Wednesday (July 22) called the abrupt closure of its consulate general in Houston, Texas a “political provocation” from the United States…
UK will announce changes to extradition arrangements with China, says PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is to announce changes to its extradition arrangements with China and Hong Kong on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, citing…
Veteran US diplomat Richardson fails to secure release of Americans jailed in Venezuela
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson was not able to secure the release of American citizens held as prisoners in Venezuela during his…