Tag: Asia & Pacific

South Korea Won’t Break Away From US-Led Tech Alliance Despite Mounting Pressure From China, Expert Says

News Analysis Following the U.S. chip ban on China last October, South Korea, a member of the U.S.-led Chip 4 Alliance, has not followed Washington’s strategy as explicitly as other alliance members, Japan and Taiwan, as it appears to have been trying to strike a balance between the United States and China. However, analysts believe…


Japan’s PM Evacuated Unharmed After ‘Smoke Bomb’ Thrown at Speech Site

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated safely on Saturday after a man threw what appeared to be “a smoke bomb” at a site where Kishida was about to deliver a speech for an election campaign. Kishida was visiting the local Saikazaki Fishing Port in Wakayama City to support his Party’s candidate in a local…


‘Forged in Blood’: US, South Korea Draw Closer in Face of North’s Nuclear Threats

The United States’s alliance with South Korea is stronger than ever despite new missile tests from North Korea, according to a South Korean diplomat. The 70-year alliance between the two nations is deepening across every domain, according to Choon-goo Kim, charge d’affaires for South Korea’s embassy in the United States. “The friendship between Korea and…


Vietnamese Journalist Jailed for 6 Years for Spreading ‘Anti-State’ Content

A Vietnamese court sentenced a journalist to six years in jail over “anti-state” content, in a case that sparked condemnation from international human rights groups over Vietnam’s prosecution of dissidents. The Hanoi Court said Wednesday that Nguyen Lan Thang, a 48-year-old journalist and political activist, would also be placed under house arrest for two years,…


Chinese Defense Minister to Visit Russia for Talks With Military Leaders

China’s defense chief will visit Russia on Sunday for talks with Russian military leaders, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Friday, as the two allies seek to bolster their military alliance on the heels of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu will embark on a four-day visit to Moscow at the…


South Korea Tour Bus Crash Kills 1 Israeli, 34 People Hurt

SEOUL, South Korea—A bus carrying Israeli tourists fell on its side on a road in southern South Korea, killing one woman and injuring 34 other people. The tour bus with 33 Israelis and two South Koreans—the bus driver and a tour guide—crashed Thursday on a slope in the southern city of Chungju, the Interior and…


7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Indonesia’s Main Island

JAKARTA, Indonesia—A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java and tourist island of Bali on Friday, causing panic but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.0 quake was centered 96.5 kilometers (59.8 miles) north of Tuban, a coastal city in East…


North Korea’s Powerful New Missile Allows It to ‘Rapidly’ Launch a Nuclear Strike, Analyst Warns

North Korea’s 40-minute test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile on April 13 caused evacuations on Japan’s Hokkaido Island, and analysts to sound the alarm that the new missile would make it easier for the regime to launch a nuclear attack. The launch off North Korea’s east coast into the Sea of Japan…


IN-DEPTH: Is North Korea’s New Missile a Game-Changer?

North Korea’s 40-minute test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile on April 13 caused evacuations on Japan’s Hokkaido Island, and analysts to sound the alarm that the new missile would make it easier for the regime to launch a nuclear attack. The launch off North Korea’s east coast into the Sea of Japan…


China Reports World’s First Human Death From H3N8 Bird Flu

A Chinese woman has died from H3N8 bird flu—the world’s first case of human death from a type of bird flu that to date has been exceedingly rare in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the development in a statement on April 11. On March 27, the National Health Commission of China’s communist regime…