China sides with North Korea, boycotts Seoul’s key ‘Defense Dialogue’
For the first time, China has decided to boycott the Seoul Defense Dialogue, which began on Sept. 8. The Seoul Defense Dialogue is the highest ranking annual defense forum (more…)
Top North Korean Kim killed a lesser Kim for sleeping during meeting
A senior North Korean official was executed by a firing squad for falling asleep during a board meeting with the top leader of the tyrannical state, the South Korean (more…)
Japan transfers $10 million to ‘Comfort Women’ fund
The Reconciliation and Healing Foundation, also known as “Comfort Women” fund, has confirmed that it received one billion Japanese yen, or nearly $10 million, from the Japanese government, theoretically (more…)
Putin to visit Japan in December
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and President Vladimir Putin of Russia reached an agreement on a historic visit by Putin to Japan set to take place in December, (more…)
N. Korea SLBM test sabotages China’s position at rare trilateral meeting
Hours before a historic trilateral meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 24, North Korea defiantly launched a submarine-based ballistic missile, undermining China’s credibility at the negotiation table. The meeting was (more…)
S. Korean fighters chase Chinese combat aircraft that entered KADIZ
Without any prior notification, three Chinese military aircraft intruded South Korea’s Air Defense Identification Zone [KADIZ] on Aug. 18, only to be confronted and pursued by the scrambled intercepting (more…)
India continues missile deployment along border with China
Ignoring China’s repeated warnings, India is steadily proceeding with a large-scale missile deployment along its long and disputed border with China. The deployment is located in Arunachal Pradesh, an (more…)
Top North Korean diplomat breaks pattern of mainly low-level defectors
The number two official at the North Korean embassy in London defected to South Korea, confirmed a spokesman at the Ministry of National Unification in Seoul on Aug. 17. (more…)
China’s well-worn tactic with Japan: Escalate tensions before diplomatic talks
Old habits die hard. China in recent weeks dramatically intensified its provocative actions near the Senkaku islands, causing Japan to lodge the highest level of diplomatic protests to China (more…)