The Shinzo Abe Cabinet has finished discussion and the drafting of a significant defense and security act for the Diet (parliament) that will fundamentally change the decades-old limitations on (more…)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has formalized his country’s quasi-alliance relationship with Russia by his high-profile participation in counterpart Vladimir Putin’s celebration of the 70th anniversary of the “defeat of (more…)
The traditionally dormant Taiwanese military presence in the South China Sea is suddenly active in the heated-up disputes in the region. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
EAST ASIA INTEL Today’s media consolidation has limited the resources available to news operations for covering overseas news. On Sept. 3, a joint Russian and Chinese naval exercise will (more…)
President Xi Jinping has invited Eric Chu, Chairman of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT, or the Nationalists) Party for a “historic handshake” in Beijing early next month on May 4. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
The traditionally dormant Taiwanese military presence in the South China Sea is suddenly active in the heated-up disputes in the region. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
China has issued an official invitation to North Korea’s leader to attend a military parade set for early September. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
SEOUL — The United State is expected not to raise the issue of development of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense [THAAD] battery in South Korea for the time (more…)
SEOUL — North Korea has stepped up efforts to bolster relations with Russia, which has impacted calculations by China and South Korea on their ties the reclusive nation. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
