S.Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines
SEOUL, Dec 30, 2021, Reuters. South Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate said he will seek…
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SpaceX satellites’ near-misses fuel US-China tensions
BEIJING, Dec 29, 2021, Bloomberg. A pair of dangerously close space encounters is adding to…
New war plans don’t target China’s regional military activities: Seoul
SEOUL, Dec 27, 2021, The Korea Herald. South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Monday publicly dismissed…
Biden signs bill banning goods from China’s Xinjiang over forced labor
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 24, 2021, CNN. US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law…
S. Korea holds talks with China amid spat with Taiwan
SEOUL, Dec 23, 2021, Reuters. Senior South Korean diplomats will hold talks with Chinese counterparts…
McDonald’s faces a French fries shortage in Japan
TOKYO, Dec 22, 2021, BBC. The world’s biggest fast food company McDonald’s is suffering a…
Japan to pay 75B yen more under new 5-yr deal to host U.S. troops
TOKYO, Dec 21, 2021, Kyodo. Japan’s government said Tuesday it will increase its financial support…
Blinken says US weighing new sanctions on Myanmar
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15, 2021, AP. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden…
China’s Xi is set to meet Russia’s Putin virtually on Wednesday
BEIJING, Dec 13, 2021, CNBC. Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet virtually with…
China’s response to Aukus deal was ‘irrational’, Peter Dutton says
BEIJING, Dec 12, 2021, The Guardian. China has responded “irrationally” to the Aukus pact between…
Blinken heads to Southeast Asia to deepen cooperation on China pushback
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 12, 2021, Reuters. The Biden administration will seek to bolster economic and…
Nicaragua ends relations with Taiwan in diplomatic victory for China
BEIJING, Dec 10, 2021, CNN. Nicaragua’s government has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan and…