https://www.scmp.com/rss/520224/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Slovenia’s incumbent liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob claimed victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as results put his party just slightly ahead of the conservatives. Golob took over from Donald Trump admirer Janez Jansa as a political newcomer in 2022, leading a three-party centre-left coalition in the country of 2 million people. The race was expected to be tight, and foreign interference claims shook the campaign, with authorities probing whether an Israeli company was behind... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347477/slovenians-vote-race-between-pro-trump-nationalist-and-liberal-incumbent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347477/slovenians-vote-race-between-pro-trump-nationalist-and-liberal-incumbent?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:25:26 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo For the philosopher Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, everything is “geist”, which could be translated as either mind or spirit. So everything is either mindful, spiritual or mental, depending on your preferred translation. He calls institutions “objective spirit”. This is because ideas are only “subjective” when they are stuck in people’s heads or in books. Once those ideas are realised, for example, in forms of governments and social institutions, they become objectified and take on a concrete reality,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3336432/russia-will-end-european-union-not-other-way-around?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3336432/russia-will-end-european-union-not-other-way-around?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:30:09 +0000 Aileen Chuang Aileen Chuang Hong Kong has signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement (CDTA) with Norway, marking its fourth such pact this year as the city steps up efforts to strengthen its appeal as an international business and investment hub. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu signed the agreement with the Government of the Kingdom of Norway in Beijing on Tuesday. Hui had visited Norway to discuss the matter in June. Under the agreement, Hong Kong residents who... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3336653/hong-kong-signs-tax-treaty-norway-marking-fourth-such-agreement-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3336653/hong-kong-signs-tax-treaty-norway-marking-fourth-such-agreement-year?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:47:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organiser, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows in its history. The broadcasters who had threatened to boycott the event cited the death count in Gaza and accused Israel of flouting rules meant to guard the contest’s neutrality. Israel accuses its critics of mounting a global smear campaign against it. After a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335253/israel-cleared-stay-eurovision-spain-ireland-and-others-boycott-contest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335253/israel-cleared-stay-eurovision-spain-ireland-and-others-boycott-contest?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:13:31 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Slovenians on Sunday rejected in a referendum a law that allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives, according to preliminary results released by the election authorities. The near-complete count showed that around 53 per cent voted against the law while around 46 per cent supported it. The no-votes also represented more than 20 per cent of 1.7 million eligible voters in Slovenia, which is requested by the election rules. Turnout was nearly 41 per cent, the State Electoral Commission... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3333873/slovenia-referendum-rejects-new-law-legalise-assisted-dying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3333873/slovenia-referendum-rejects-new-law-legalise-assisted-dying?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Nov 2025 21:48:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters In its 80-year history, the United Nations has never had a woman serve as secretary general – a fact that some world leaders now view as a glaring symbol of gender inequality at the highest level of global diplomacy. With Secretary General Antonio Guterres due to complete his second five-year term at the end of 2026, some at this week’s annual UN General Assembly were vocal in their call for a woman to assume the role. “It is high time for a woman to be chosen as UN Secretary General,” Estonia’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3327058/calls-grow-first-female-un-chief-80-years-lets-make-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3327058/calls-grow-first-female-un-chief-80-years-lets-make-history?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:40:36 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Germany’s culture minister on Saturday slammed threats by several European countries to boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel took part as politicising a cultural event. Spain said this week it would boycott the world’s largest live televised music event in May if Israel participates, and Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands have made similar threats. “Eurovision was founded to bring nations together through music. Excluding Israel today goes against this fundamental... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3326256/germany-slams-israel-boycott-eurovision-brings-nations-together?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3326256/germany-slams-israel-boycott-eurovision-brings-nations-together?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:26:12 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings A member-driven organisation representing European business interests in China is urging policymakers to seize the opportunity – while forming the nation’s next five-year plan – to rebalance the economic-development model and strike at the heart of cutthroat price competition that hurts both foreign and domestic firms. The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, which has more than 1,600 member companies, recommends in its latest position paper that China should use its 2026-2030 plan to... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3325859/eu-chamber-china-flags-manufacturing-maladies-urging-course-correction-5-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3325859/eu-chamber-china-flags-manufacturing-maladies-urging-course-correction-5-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:01:04 +0000 Mark Magnier,Finbarr Bermingham,Khushboo Razdan Mark Magnier,Finbarr Bermingham,Khushboo Razdan US and European leaders reacted with veneration, concern and stiffened resolve on Wednesday to China’s epic military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Over 25 foreign leaders – including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un – joined Chinese President Xi Jinping at the showcase event marked by intimidating weaponry and choreographed troop manoeuvres. “I thought it was very, very impressive, but I understood the reason they were doing... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3324250/western-leaders-parse-china-military-parade-displaying-authoritarian-strength?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3324250/western-leaders-parse-china-military-parade-displaying-authoritarian-strength?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:21:26 +0000 Jess Ma,Jeffie Lam,Harvey Kong Jess Ma,Jeffie Lam,Harvey Kong Hong Kong made a groundbreaking move on Friday when it became the headquarters for a new intergovernmental mediation body but the unit’s real tests will be in the types of substantive cases it handles and whether more countries will join the convention, experts have said. While the China-led International Organisation for Mediation launched on Friday with 33 signatories, and the conspicuous absence of major Western countries, leading lawyers said they expected more nations would join once the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3312544/hong-kong-hits-high-global-legal-body-now-comes-hard-part?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3312544/hong-kong-hits-high-global-legal-body-now-comes-hard-part?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 May 2025 02:30:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Police in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of US first lady Melania Trump that was sawed off and carried away from her hometown. The life-size sculpture was unveiled in 2020 during US President Donald Trump’s first term in office near Sevnica in central Slovenia, where Melanija Knavs was born in 1970. It replaced a wooden statue that had been set on fire earlier that year. Police spokeswoman Alenka Drenik Rangus said on Friday that the police were informed about... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310728/melania-trump-statue-missing-her-native-slovenia-after-last-one-set-fire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310728/melania-trump-statue-missing-her-native-slovenia-after-last-one-set-fire?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 May 2025 20:43:46 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Hong Kong is the second-most friendly city to cryptocurrencies in the world, according to a new report by migration platform Multipolitan, which highlights the market as a hub for attracting industry wealth, talent and innovation. The city ranked just behind Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, in the Crypto Friendly Cities Index, released on Thursday as part of Multipolitan’s Crypto Report 2025. The index evaluates cities based on factors such as regulation, tax regimes, digital infrastructure and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3307722/hong-kong-ranks-second-most-crypto-friendly-city-ahead-singapore-abu-dhabi-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3307722/hong-kong-ranks-second-most-crypto-friendly-city-ahead-singapore-abu-dhabi-report?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:00:09 +0000 The NBA world is abuzz with news of Luka Doncic’s transfer from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers – and now his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, is breaking her silence. The model simply wrote “Thank you” to the city of Dallas on her Instagram Story after the trade was revealed, along with a blue heart emoji (the team’s colour). She also re-shared her beau’s “Dear Dallas” Instagram goodbye letter, and a photo of Doncic holding up his new Lakers jersey. Here’s what we know about... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297557/who-nba-player-luka-doncics-fiancee-anamaria-goltes-and-what-has-she-said-about-his-move-la-lakers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297557/who-nba-player-luka-doncics-fiancee-anamaria-goltes-and-what-has-she-said-about-his-move-la-lakers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:00:08 +0000 Sasa Doncic is standing up for his son Luka, who was sent from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis in a surprise three-term deal made over the weekend. The trade stunned fans and reporters alike, but it was ESPN’s Tim MacMahon who posited a reason for the shock move. The NBA sportswriter said the Mavericks had “major concerns” about Doncic’s ability to fulfil his potential because of issues they saw with his conditioning and lifestyle, per the New York Post. But... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297441/who-luka-doncics-former-basketball-player-dad-sasa-doncic-dallas-mavericks-stars-father-furious?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297441/who-luka-doncics-former-basketball-player-dad-sasa-doncic-dallas-mavericks-stars-father-furious?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000 Before Melania Trump became a fashion model and first lady of the United States, she was Melanija Knavs, the Slovenian daughter of a car salesman and a textile factory worker. Melania is the second first lady born outside the US. The first was John Quincy Adams’ wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, who was born in London. John Adams was president from 1825 to 1829. Melania’s hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, has become a tourist destination since Donald Trump was first elected US president in November... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3295166/inside-melania-trumps-humble-slovenian-hometown-tourist-destination-donald-trump-was-first-elected?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3295166/inside-melania-trumps-humble-slovenian-hometown-tourist-destination-donald-trump-was-first-elected?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jan 2025 22:00:18 +0000 Goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three penalties as Portugal won 3-0 in a shoot-out against a brave Slovenia side who had held them to a 0-0 draw after Cristiano Ronaldo’s extra-time miss from the spot in a dramatic Euro 2024 last 16 clash on Monday. Portugal had the lion’s share of the chances but also their goalkeeper to thank for a one-on-one save from Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko as fortunate Portugal stumbled into a quarter-final meeting with France in Hamburg on Friday. Costa saved from... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3268790/euro-2024-portugal-reach-quarter-finals-after-shoot-out-win-over-slovenia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3268790/euro-2024-portugal-reach-quarter-finals-after-shoot-out-win-over-slovenia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jul 2024 22:52:53 +0000 Manager Dragan Stojkovic praised Serbia’s persistent attacks and shots on goal which earned a last-gasp equaliser in their Euro 2024 Group C clash against Slovenia on Thursday and kept their tournament hopes alive. A header by substitute Luka Jovic deep into added time cancelled out right back Zan Karnicnik’s 69th-minute opener for Slovenia, in a fluctuating game in which Serbia had 15 attempts on goal. “We do not give up, we believe all the way to the end and the result came as a reward for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3267430/euro-2024-serbia-rewarded-never-say-die-attitude-1-1-clash-slovenia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3267430/euro-2024-serbia-rewarded-never-say-die-attitude-1-1-clash-slovenia?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:16:22 +0000 Slovenia’s parliament passed a decree recognising a Palestinian state, following last week’s recognition by three other European states. With the move in response to the devastating Gaza war, Slovenia becomes the latest to do so, pushing ahead with a vote in defiance of an opposition motion to derail it. On Tuesday, 52 members of the 90-member parliament voted in favour of the government-sponsored decree to recognise a Palestinian state after a chaotic six-hour parliament session. “Today’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3265402/israel-gaza-war-slovenia-becomes-latest-eu-country-recognise-palestinian-state?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3265402/israel-gaza-war-slovenia-becomes-latest-eu-country-recognise-palestinian-state?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:03:18 +0000 Barron Trump just celebrated his 18th birthday last Wednesday, marking a milestone moment for the only son of Donald and Melania Trump, the former first couple of the United States. The teenager, who is known as one of the shyer family members of the Trump clan, has remained largely out of the spotlight and lived a low-key life as a first kid at the White House from 2017, during his father’s presidency. Here’s what we know about Barron Trump, who’s now officially an adult. Barron Trump is the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3256733/who-donald-trumps-youngest-son-barron-trump-who-just-turned-18-melania-trumps-only-kid-204cm-tall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3256733/who-donald-trumps-youngest-son-barron-trump-who-just-turned-18-melania-trumps-only-kid-204cm-tall?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:00:15 +0000 Five people have been trapped in a cave in central Slovenia since Saturday after heavy rains caused flooding, rescuers told a news conference on Sunday. A family of three adults with two guides had on Saturday morning begun a tourist visit to the Krizna Jama (Cross Cave), some 50 kilometres south of the capital Ljubljana. The group became trapped on a dry platform after heavy rainfall provoked a steep rise in the water levels within the cave, known for its underground lakes. A rescue operation... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3247594/five-people-trapped-rainfall-floods-cave-slovenia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3247594/five-people-trapped-rainfall-floods-cave-slovenia?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:42:10 +0000 Lawyer and human rights advocate Natasa Pirc Musar won Slovenia’s presidential election, defeating an ally of ousted nationalist leader Janez Jansa to become the European Union state’s first woman head of state. Pirc Musar, who once served on the legal team of former US first lady Melania Trump, won 54 per cent in Sunday’s run-off, according to results with 93 per cent of votes counted. Anze Logar, a conservative former foreign minister who served in Jansa’s right-wing government, won 46 per... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3199487/melania-trumps-former-lawyer-elected-slovenias-first-woman-president-polls-indicate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3199487/melania-trumps-former-lawyer-elected-slovenias-first-woman-president-polls-indicate?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Nov 2022 20:27:06 +0000 When professional cycling restarted following the first Covid-19 lockdowns in summer 2020 with a condensed season of highlights, things had changed. It seemed as if tradition and the rule book had been tossed out of the team car’s window. It was game on; a free for all, with younger riders no longer accepting their traditional long-term apprenticeship roles. Leading this youthful revolution was 21-year old Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates. Going into that Tour he had been listed as a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3183620/tour-de-france-will-years-race-be-tadej-pogacar-show-once-again-or-can-jumbo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3183620/tour-de-france-will-years-race-be-tadej-pogacar-show-once-again-or-can-jumbo?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:11 +0000 Doo Hoi-kem ended a 28-month tournament-winning drought as she and fellow Hongkonger Zhu Chengzhu triumphed in the women’s doubles at the WTT Feeder Otocec in Slovenia late on Sunday. Three of Hong Kong’s pairs made it to the semi-finals of their respective draws at the World Table Tennis (WTT) event, but Doo and Zhu went on to finish the job, outplaying Indian duo Prapti Sen and Ayhika Mukherjee 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 in their final. A week earlier, Olympic team bronze medallist Doo and partner Wong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3183196/doo-hoi-kem-ends-854-day-title-famine-hong-kong-table-tennis-duos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3183196/doo-hoi-kem-ends-854-day-title-famine-hong-kong-table-tennis-duos?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:11:25 +0000 Mixed doubles table tennis duo Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem were left hoping it would be second time lucky at the WTT Feeder Otocec after being upset in the quarter-finals on Friday. Five days after Wong and Doo reached the final together in Croatia, they were unable to repeat their run in Slovenia, and were beaten by teenaged Korean pair Cho Dae-seong and Kim Na-yeong 4-11, 11-5, 6-11, 6-11. The Hong Kong duo were still alive in their men’s and women’s doubles draws, respectively, after the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3183016/hong-kong-table-tennis-duo-wong-chun-ting-and-doo-hoi-kem-left?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3183016/hong-kong-table-tennis-duo-wong-chun-ting-and-doo-hoi-kem-left?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:57:52 +0000 Is Melania Trump Slovenia’s most famous face? It would seem so after four years in the White House and endless column inches detailing her every move, project and even outfit. But where exactly in Slovenia is she from, and what makes her hometown special? We take a look at the small but beautiful town she grew up in and discover that it couldn’t be further from the skyscrapers of Manhattan. She calls the small town of Sevnica home The former first lady grew up in Sevnica, Slovenia. Trump was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3175592/melania-trumps-humble-beginnings-slovenia-her-hometown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3175592/melania-trumps-humble-beginnings-slovenia-her-hometown?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:00:28 +0000 Political newcomer liberal Robert Golob defeated Slovenia’s three-time Prime Minister conservative Janez Jansa in elections in a country split by bitter political divisions over the rule of law. Golob’s Freedom Movement (GS), which he launched only in January, has built on anger with Jansa’s regime in the former Yugoslav state. The opposition accuses Jansa of having tried to undermine democratic institutions and press freedoms since he returned to power in 2020. With almost all the votes counted... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3175392/political-newcomer-beats-veteran-slovenian-pm-janez-jansa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3175392/political-newcomer-beats-veteran-slovenian-pm-janez-jansa?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Apr 2022 02:49:12 +0000 The prime ministers of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia travelled to the embattled Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Tuesday in a show of support for Ukraine even as a bombardment by the Russian military edged closer to the centre of the city. The three leaders went ahead with the hours-long train trip despite worries within the European Union about the security risks of travelling within a war zone. Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on social media in the evening that he, deputy... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3170553/polish-czech-slovenian-leaders-way-kyiv-war-zone-bold-show-eu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3170553/polish-czech-slovenian-leaders-way-kyiv-war-zone-bold-show-eu?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:25:53 +0000 Slovenian officials have attempted to head off a potential dispute with China by clarifying that any Taiwanese diplomatic presence in the country will refer to “Taipei” rather than “Taiwan”. The move comes amid speculation that the Alpine nation would follow Lithuania in hosting a “Taiwanese representative office”, seen by Beijing as a breach of the one-China policy. But a foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed that if such an office was to open in Ljubljana, it would bear the name “Taipei”... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3165441/slovenia-tries-head-row-beijing-over-taiwan-office-saying-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3165441/slovenia-tries-head-row-beijing-over-taiwan-office-saying-it?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:18:13 +0000 Slovenia’s plans to open a Taiwan office looks likely to provoke a “shocked” Beijing into yet another diplomatic spat despite hopes of mending ties with the European Union, analysts said. This comes after Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa revealed plans to “exchange representatives” with self-ruled Taiwan in an interview on Monday with Indian broadcaster Doordarshan, where he also strongly criticised Beijing’s angry response to similar moves by Lithuania. The Chinese foreign ministry said it... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3164366/what-next-eu-ties-shocked-beijing-lashes-out-slovenia-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3164366/what-next-eu-ties-shocked-beijing-lashes-out-slovenia-over?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:02:14 +0000 The Chinese foreign ministry said it was “shocked” by Slovenia’s plans to allow Taiwan to open an office there, saying it would damage ties between China and Europe. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian also said that comments by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who made strong criticisms of Beijing in a television interview on Monday, were “dangerous”. “The one-China principle is a universally recognised norm in international relations and a general consensus of the international community,”... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3163967/china-shocked-slovenias-plans-allow-taiwan-open-office?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3163967/china-shocked-slovenias-plans-allow-taiwan-open-office?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:01:07 +0000 Taiwan has confirmed it is in talks with Slovenia to open representative offices on each other’s soil, after the Central European country’s leader accused China of “lecturing about democracy and peace” and criticised it for blocking Taiwanese membership of the World Health Organization. The island’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said that negotiations were under way and welcomed remarks by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who on Monday voiced strong criticism of Beijing in an interview with... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3163832/taiwan-plans-representative-office-slovenia-eu-nation-blasts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3163832/taiwan-plans-representative-office-slovenia-eu-nation-blasts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:30:28 +0000