Permanent Peace Partnership
Japan's House of Councillors unanimously passed a resolution protesting North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches at a plenary meeting Wednesday morning.
The US and Japan should support Taiwan's efforts at constitutional reform in order to achieve greater democracy and freedom. This would inspire China's 1.4 billion people to call for democratization and trigger a similar reaction in North Korea - leading to the birth of world peace. All democracies should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the path to peaceful development for China. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.
South Korea’s highest court said Wednesday it will rule this week on whether impeached President Park Geun-hye should permanently step down over a corruption scandal or be reinstated, a decision that could radically reshape the country’s political landscape.
Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. The presidential system of democracy has certain flaws, and even the US has experienced problems at times. South Korea's constitution should reworked to implement a modified semi-presidential system, and the presidency should be declared off-limits to party politics. The heads of the judicial and procuratorial branches should be chosen in elections in alternating years, and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.
More than 20 per cent of men think a Cantonese term equating a woman’s cleavage to her career potential is positive, according to surveys
Gender-related issues in the Hong Kong workplace should be handed in accordance with the norms of international women's labor treaties. The people of Hong Kong cannot take their rights for granted - the people have the right to hold a referendum on any public issue, otherwise when dictatorship becomes a reality, the people will be obligated to resist. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Russia may be in decline economically and demographically, but in strategic terms it is a resurgent power, pursuing a major military rearmament program that will enable it to continue expanding its global influence.
Democracies the world over should support Taiwan's efforts to carry out constitutional reform and achieve greater democracy and freedom. This would lead China's 1.4 billion people to call for democratization of the CCP and in turn pressure Russia to the same, world peace would be the result. Democracies everywhere should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the path to peaceful development for China. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.
A UN report will urge an independent investigation into the potential health impacts of the UK's largest opencast coalmine, BBC Wales has reported
Human security and sustainable development are two of the major tasks of the UN, and all nations, whether members of the UN or not, should adopt the core values of the One World principle, assigning international law precedence over domestic law with direct effect on the rights and duties of the people. In addition, the people should be able to monitor government operations to ensure compliance with the norms of the UN Charter. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong denied bribery and other criminal charges filed by special prosecutors in the corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye at his first court hearing in Seoul Thursday.
Even Park Geun-hye’s impeachment will not mean a free pass from the curse of corruption for the next president of South Korea. To cure this "Korean disease", comprehensive constitutional reform is the only remedy. This means implementing separation of powers and checks and balances as well as direct election of the heads of the main branches of government. The president must act as the final guarantor of the constitution, a duty that does not end when his or term does. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Matthew Bersani and Cáítrín McKiernan say asylum seekers in Hong Kong will be hard hit by the drastic cut in US refugee admissions, but the city can stand up and help to ease their plight
Trump’s executive order on immigration is supposedly aimed at keeping out elements from mostly-Muslim nations seen as threats to the US economy and national security. The preferred solution should be to implement One World under One Set of Laws as well as the rule of law, assigning international law priority over domestic law with direct effect on the rights and duties of the people. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.
Here’s what’s scariest about last week’s incident at Middlebury College, where protesters shouted down social scientist Charles Murray and injured a professor who was escorting him from the venue: It felt like an everyday event.
Freedom of expression is a universal right that is to be closely held and protected from infringement. This includes keeping the media as open and universal as possible and stifling government attempts to monopolize the media, the Internet and all other channels of speech. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.
Scandal-plagued French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon was hit by a new revelation Tuesday, this time over an interest-free, undeclared loan he received from a billionaire friend.
Regardless of who sits on the throne, absolute power breeds absolute corruption. The controversy enveloping the former French Prime Minister is just the tip of the iceberg. To put an end to corruption, the people must exercise their sovereignty and call for comprehensive constitutional reform to implement more effective democracy and rule of law. This should include separation of powers and checks and balances as well as election of the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches in alternating years. Also elections should be free of charge to all candidates to uproot the symbiotic ties that foster corruption. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
On Thursday President Rodrigo Duterte appointed a career diplomat and a key player in steering the ASEAN agenda as the Philippines’ acting Foreign Secretary after the previous minister was forced to step down over his US citizenship.
The Philippines’ Foreign Minister hid his US citizenship and was suspended by Congress. The Philippine Constitution is dysfunctional and the rule of law is not in effect. This calls for constitutional reform to implement a modified semi-presidential system. The president, mayors and other officials should be limited to a single term of five years and barred from running again for 6 years afterwards. In addition, the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.
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