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Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.
This week, the following hot news you should know:
Top 1 | Xi calls on Chinese to pull together with one mind to realize national rejuvenation
Xi Jinping on Monday called on all Chinese people to stay united as "a piece of hard steel" under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and pull together with one mind to power the giant ship of national rejuvenation through the wind and waves to reach its destination.
Xi made the remarks when he joined a group discussion with delegates from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region who are attending the 20th CPC National Congress.
Xi said the 20th CPC National Congress further points out the direction for the development of the Party and the country's cause and serves as a political declaration and program of action for the Party to unite Chinese people to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Top 2 | UK PM resigns after 45 days: Why, what she said and what happens next
Liz Truss resigned as British Prime Minister just 45 days after being appointed, brought down by an economic program that sent shockwaves through financial markets last month and divided her Conservative Party.
Speaking outside the door of Number 10 Downing Street on Thursday afternoon, Truss accepted she could not deliver the promises she made when she was running for Conservative leader, having lost the faith of her party.
Truss was elected by the Tory membership in September, but lost authority after a series of U-turns, sackings and resignations.
A leadership election will be completed by October 28 to replace Truss, who is the shortest serving prime minister in UK history. George Canning previously held the record, serving for just 119 days before he died in 1827.
Top 3 | Gas leaks and pipeline 'sabotage' as Germany reels from energy crisis
Germany's supply of crude oil from Russia has taken a hit after a leak was confirmed in the Polish section of the Druzhba pipeline.
While authorities in Warsaw have said that this latest incident shows no sign of being caused by sabotage, it comes at an ill-opportune time - just a couple of weeks after the Nord Stream gas pipelines were knocked out of use by explosions.
Europe is in the midst of an energy crisis after Russia all but cut off gas deliveries following Moscow's assault on Ukraine. A reduction in oil deliveries right now is the last thing that Germany needs.
Top 4 | Biden to lay out plan to complete emergency oil sales, support U.S. production
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a plan on Wednesday to sell off the last portion of the release from the nation's emergency oil reserve by year's end and detail a strategy to refill stockpiles when prices drop, a senior administration official said.
The plan is intended to add enough supply to prevent oil price spikes that could hurt consumers and businesses, while also assuring the nation's drillers that the government will swoop into the market as a buyer if prices plunge too low.
Biden's efforts to use federal powers to balance the U.S. oil market underscore just how much the conflict in Ukraine and rampant inflation have reshaped a president who came into office vowing to undo the oil industry and move the country swiftly into a fossil-fuel-free future.
Top 5 | Putin declares martial law in recently absorbed regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in four regions of Ukraine recently absorbed by Moscow as his proxy officials in a southern-held city pulled out with Ukraine troops advancing.
Putin's decree to introduce military rule in the Moscow-controlled regions also gives additional power to authorities in Russian border areas and comes after a string of battlefield defeats.
"We are working on solving very complex large-scale tasks to ensure security and protect the future of Russia," Putin said.
The decree gives greater powers to limit movement to, from and within the areas and allows for the residents of those territories to be moved to "safe zones".
Top 6 | Iranian FM responses to EU sanctions on Iran's morality police, minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian reacted on Monday to the European Union (EU)'s new sanctions on Tehran, calling them "superfluous" and "an unconstructive act out of miscalculation."
The EU on Monday issued sanctions against 11 individuals and four entities in Iran over their role in the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police in Tehran for wearing "unsuitable attire" and fell into a coma while in detention.
"The EU today adopted further superfluous sanctions on Iranian persons. It is an unconstructive act out of miscalculation, based on widespread disinformation. Riots and vandalism are not tolerated anywhere; Iran is no exception," Abdollahian said on Twitter.
Top 7 | Huawei to establish first European cloud services hub in Ireland
Huawei will invest 150 million euros (about $148 million) in building a cloud services hub in Dublin, Ireland, the first of its kind to be set up by the Chinese telecom giant in Europe, it said on Tuesday.
The cloud hub will create 200 new jobs for the local labor market in the next five years, said the company in a statement, noting the hub will serve customers across Europe and help Irish enterprises expand into new global markets.
"We see Ireland as a strategically important location for the global deployment of Huawei Cloud," said Tony Yangxu, CEO of Huawei Ireland.
Top 8 | Kenya's Parliament begins vetting cabinet nominees
Kenya's Parliament on Monday began the vetting process for President William Ruto's cabinet nominees nearly three weeks since they were announced.
The vetting procedure is constitutionally mandatory for all persons appointed to cabinet positions before they can be sworn into office.
Five nominees were scheduled to appear through the day before the 15-member parliamentary committee chaired by the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula.
The five included Musalia Mudavadi (Prime Cabinet Secretary), Aden Duale (Defence), Alfred Mutua (Foreign Affairs), Alice Wahome (Water, Sanitation and Irrigation) and Justin Muturi (Attorney General).
The vetting process is scheduled to run until October 22.
Top 9 | Chinese, Ugandan presidents exchange congratulations on 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, on Tuesday exchanged congratulations on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
In his congratulatory message, Xi said that with an everlasting traditional friendship, the two countries have in recent years established a comprehensive cooperative partnership, steadily increasing political mutual trust and deepening cooperation in various fields.
China and Uganda have firmly supported each other on issues involving their respective core interests and major concerns, and coordinated closely in global and regional affairs, he said.
The Chinese president said in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the two peoples have supported and helped each other in times of difficulty, writing a new chapter of China-Uganda friendship.
Top 10 | Iran imposes sanctions on British officials, institutes for 'backing terrorism'
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a number of British institutes and individuals for "supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, promoting and instigating terrorism, violence and hate-mongering and violation of human rights."
The ministry issued a statement on its website saying the move was made within the framework of the related legal regulations and sanction mechanisms as well as a "response in kind."
"Iran holds the British government responsible and accountable for supporting terrorists and violators of human rights who organize and instigate rioting and acts of terrorism in Iran from UK soil," said the statement.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
