Poll finds S. Koreans equally dislike Japan’s Abe and N. Korea’s Kim
The Tokyo-Seoul relationship has reached a nadir and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is rated as low as North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-Un in a recent survey conducted in (more…)
S. Korean Christians killed by Islamic terrorists in the Sinai
A bus carrying South Korean Christians who were spending their life’s savings to visit Biblical sites in Egypt was blown up by Islamic terrorists, killing three tourists, the bus (more…)
Japan’s Abe: Constitutional amendment not needed for ‘proactive pacifism’
Does Japan have the right to use its Self Defense Forces to defend allies and friendly nations under a third country attack? That has been a tough question for (more…)
N. Korea withdraws invitation to U.S. official seeking Bae’s release
Hours before his trip to take place, Robert King, a U.S. State Department human rights official, was disinvited by Pyongyang to a trip seeking the release of the jailed (more…)
Turkey tells NATO partners it is undecided on China missile purchase
Under enormous pressure from the U.S. and its NATO allies, Turkey, also a member of NATO, appears to be relenting on its earlier decision to buy an air defense (more…)
Japan to break precedent with sale to India of 15 amphibious planes
In a historic move, Japan has overcome all self-imposed legal hurdles to sell India at least 15 advanced STOL amphibious planes known in Japan as the US-2. India is (more…)
Chinese flotilla ‘inspects’ reefs claimed by several of its neighbors
A three-vessel PLA Navy flotilla spent three days starting Jan. 23 to inspect reefs and tiny isles in the heart of the South China Sea. These land formations are (more…)
Taiwan: 20 percent cut will make military ‘leaner, more professional’
While China is dramatically modernizing its military, the Taiwanese government has announced a large cut of its defense forces from the current 215,000 to 170,000- 190,000, or a reduction (more…)
China building what is said to be world’s largest patrol vessel
The Chinese state-run media has confirmed that the People’s Liberation Army is building a new class of heavy maritime surveillance vessel, with a 10,000-ton displacement. If true, this would (more…)