[Analytics] One year after Korea’s ‘Peace Olympics,’ a contested legacy
With the world poised in anticipation of the summit later this month between North Korean…
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Russia suspends INF Treaty in ‘mirror response’ to US halting the agreement
MOSCOW, Feb 2, 2019, RT. President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is halting its participation in…
Japanese crab fishing boat seized by Russian authorities
MATSUE, Feb 2, 2019, Kyodo. A crab-fishing boat from the western Japan prefecture of Shimane…
[Analytics] China powers up on facial recognition
The country has one of the world’s most powerful facial recognition systems, which is being…
[Analytics] Why Indo-Pacific region is becoming global hotspot
The Indo-Pacific region encompasses large oceanic and territorial areas between the Pacific and Indian Oceans,…
U.S. envoy calls for full declaration of N. Korea’s nuclear weapons program
STANFORD, Feb 2, 2019, Yonhap. The U.S. envoy for North Korea called on the regime…
[Analytics] Backchannels to Beijing close as detentions raise fears among old China hands
Former envoys say they are hesitant to visit China to try to rekindle valuable informal…
Xi visits cadres, residents in Beijing ahead of Spring Festival
BEIJING, Feb 2, 2019, Xinhua. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing’s primary-level cadres and…
Football: Qatar wreck Japan’s hopes of record 5th Asian Cup title
ABU DHABI, Feb 1, 2019, Kyodo. Qatar foiled Japan’s bid for a record-extending fifth AFC…
Japan-EU free trade pact enters into force
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2019, Kyodo. Japan’s economic partnership agreement with the European Union entered into…
Indonesia sends protest note to Vanuatu for smuggling separatist in delegation
JAKARTA, Feb 1, 2019, ANTARA News. The Indonesian Government has sent a note of protest…
S. Korean government plans to apply job-growth model in other regions
SEOUL, Feb 1, 2019, Hankyoreh. Hyundai Motor and the Gwangju Metropolitan Council have agreed to…