Kim’s sister threatens a response to a US carrier’s deployment in South Korea
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened a high-profile response to the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea and other U.S. military activities.
Another US funding cut threatens human rights in North Korea - and hands more power to a dictator
Human rights in one of the world’s most egregious authoritarian regimes are set to be diminished even further, thanks to ...
South Korea acting president calls for unity to respond to U.S. trade war
South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday that the government, parliament and the private sector should be ...
India's Steel Industry Contemplates Potential Fallout From Trump Administration Tariffs
The recently announced U.S. tariffs on steel imports mean that countries like China, which export to the U.S., will need to ...
Why the PLA’s WZ-9 drone is a ‘serious challenge’ to US aircraft in the South China Sea
China’s deployment of its most advanced long-range surveillance drone to the South China Sea is a major challenge to US ...
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How Big Is Russia’s Appetite for Upheaval?
But even in a relatively permissive environment, Russia’s appetite for global upheaval has limits. New bursts of conflict ...
China won’t ‘replace’ USAID in Africa
But the exit of US foreign assistance has created an opportunity for Beijing to strengthen its presence on the continent, say ...
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China stands to gain from South Korea’s political crisis
While ethnic Chinese are being scapegoated within South Korea’s political crisis, Beijing is leveraging this opportunity to ...
US crypto reserve confirmed by Trump
- President Trump announced the names of 5 digital assets he expected to be included in a new US crypto strategic reserve ...
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Chinese tourists steal cremation urns on visa-free Jeju Island, demand $2M ransom
South Korean police are seeking Interpol's assistance in apprehending two Chinese tourists accused of stealing multiple ...
The ‘Leniency’ Trap: How China’s Plea System Gives Prosecutors More Power
China has embraced a plea deal system, but lawyers and scholars fear that it is being abused to further erode individual ...
Tourism grows strongly in January
Tourist arrivals in January reach 1.12 million, a 27 percent increase from same period last year Close to 1.12 million tourists arrived in South Korea in January, a rise from the same period last year ...