No response yet from Trump, Kim Jong-un on attending Victory Day in Moscow: Kremlin
MOSCOW, Dec 28, 2019, TASS. The Kremlin has not yet received responses from US President…
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Indonesian K-pop fans fume over tariff on e-commerce imports
JAKARTA, Dec 28, 2019, The Jakarta Post. Local K-pop fans have expressed their disappointment on…
S. Korea’s Constitutional Court rejects petition on 2015 Seoul-Tokyo sex slave deal
SEOUL, Dec 27, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday rejected a petition by…
[Analytics] In East China Sea, Beijing plays long game
Globally it is the South China Sea that garners headlines, as China extends its footprint…
North Korea sends no Christmas “gift” to US in consideration of China
BEIJING, Dec 27, 2019, Kyodo. Christmas has passed without any “gift” from North Korea, despite…
[Analytics] Moon’s populist politics and its effects
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said in a meeting at the Blue House that his…
Bangladeshi PM to open Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s 3rd terminal Saturday
DHAKA, Dec 27, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday will inaugurate…
US flies spy planes again over Korean Peninsula amid concerns over N. Korea’s provocations
SEOUL, Dec 26, 2019, Yonhap. The United States has flown spy planes around the Korean…
E-commerce website Lotte.vn to down shutters
HANOI, Dec 26, 2019, VN Express. E-commerce website Lotte.vn will stop operating from January 20…
[Analytics] Can India survive in a China-centered Asia-Pacific?
The successful completion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with Asia-Pacific countries is more…
[Analytics] Modest but positive funding for US’ Asia-Pacific strategy
Asia-focused foreign and security policy analysts in Washington, many of whom have been sceptical about…
Christmas tree made of cigarette butts spreads awareness of environmental pollution in S. Korea
SEOUL, Dec 25, 2019, Korea Bizwire. A civic group has set up a special tree…