Seoul’s foreign minister visits Japan for first time in 4 years
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se paid a rare visit to Japan on June 21, the first since 2011, reviving hope of restoring a normal diplomatic relationship that has (more…)
Approval ratings plummet for South Korea’s President Park
President Park Guen-hye’s approval rating among South Korean voters has reached a new low, according to a reputable public opinion polling survey. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Taiwan’s KMT energized by gung-ho, long-shot woman candidate
While the ruling KMT party has been desperate in finding a willing candidate to run to retain the presidency in 2016, an unlikely dark horse has sprung out of (more…)
North Korean soldier killed by Chinese security forces
A North Korean solider who attempted to illegally cross the border into China was shot and killed by the Chinese border security forces in the early morning hours of (more…)
Philippine president infuriates China by again describing as ‘Nazi-like’
The Chinese communist government’s behavior in territorial aggrandizement is just like the Nazis in the 1930s, said the Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a speech in Tokyo on (more…)
Japan’s Abe still plans to invite Russia’s Putin to improve ties
Despite Japan’s active participation in the international sanctions against Russia over aggression in Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has once again expressed his strong hope to invite the (more…)
S. Korea conducts own ballistic missile tests after U.S. lifts ban
South Korean defense officials announced June 4 that the country on June 3 had successfully tested a new ballistic missile that could destroy any target inside North Korea. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
China defense white paper stresses imminence of ‘military struggle’
China on May 26 published a new defense white paper that stresses the inevitability and imminence of a general war against unnamed enemies. This is the 9th defense white (more…)
China threatens Burma with large live-fire military drill in border region
China’s Chengdu Military Region Command started a large military drill along the Burmese-Chinese border on June 1, clearly designed to threaten the Burmese government forces fighting the ethnic Chinese (more…)