North Korea woos China to boost infrastructure for tourism, cash
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…)
Russia, China to conduct joint exercise near Japan in September
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…)
Xi Jinping’s ‘historic handshake’ offer to KMT leader could backfire
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…)
Taiwan’s anti-submarine aircraft to patrol the Spratly’s islands
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 issues invitation to Kim for its own WW II victory parade
China has issued an official invitation to North Korea’s leader to attend a military parade set for early September. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Double play: Seoul both joins China-led bank and opts out of THAAD
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…)
N. Korea warms to Russia, with preparations for Kim visit to Moscow
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…)
China to deploy 3 new nuclear subs; fleet larger than that of U.S.
China’s state-controlled media has confirmed that the PLA Navy will soon commission 3 new nuclear-powered attack submarines. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
In Mao-like move, Xi recruits 10 million Internet youth ‘warriors’
A leaked internal document of the Communist Youth League (CYL) – the youth wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – has exposed plans by Chinese authorities to recruit (more…)