North Korea tested an underwater attack drone capable of generating a “super-scale radioactive tsunami” that would destroy enemy naval striker groups and ports, the regime’s official mouthpiece said on Friday. The regime’s Central Military Commission commanded the drills from March 21 to 23, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. KCNA said the drone was…
North Korea Says It Tested Underwater Drone Capable of Generating ‘Radioactive Tsunami’
Chip Plants in China Won’t Be Forced to Shut If Firms Receive US Funding, Says South Korea
March 24, 2023
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SEOUL—South Korea’s trade ministry said on Wednesday that the United States’ proposed rules to prevent $52 billion in chip funding from being used by “countries of concern” will not force recipients to shut down their China factories. The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday proposed limits for recipients of U.S. chip manufacturing and research funding, including…
Court Overrules ‘Rainbow’ Appeal to Block Women’s Rights Activist Posie Parker From Entering NZ
March 24, 2023
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The New Zealand High Court has dismissed calls to block British women’s rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (Posie Parker) from entering the country. Earlier this week, the country’s immigration department reviewed the requirements for allowing Keen into New Zealand after her “Let Women Speak” rallies across Australia were met with fierce counter-protests from LGBT+ advocates. On March…
Death Toll From Pakistan, Afghanistan Quake Rises to 21
ISLAMABAD—The death toll from a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck much of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan earlier this week rose to 21 on Thursday, after eight more deaths were reported in remote areas, officials said. Ten died in Afghanistan and 11 in Pakistan after the temblor rattled this South Asian region late on Tuesday. More…
TikTok CEO Refuses to Say Whether CCP Has Persecuted Uyghurs
March 23, 2023
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The CEO of the viral Chinese-owned app TikTok on March 23 refused to take a position on China’s human rights record, saying that his platform alllows users to “freely express their views on this issue.” “Congresswoman, if you use our app, and you open it, you will find our users who give all sorts of…
White House on TikTok CEO Testimony: US Has ‘Legitimate Concerns’ About App on National Security
March 23, 2023
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The United States has “legitimate national security concerns” over TikTok, said National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby. “The president has been very clear. We have legitimate national security concerns over this particular application, and we’re banning it,” Kirby told The Epoch Times’s sister media NTD. “It is banned on government devices, that’s…
South Korea, Japan Forms ‘Mini-Nato’ in Asia in Face of Communist Aggression: Expert
New Analysis After a 12-year hiatus in reciprocal visits between the leaders of South Korea and Japan, the recent visit to Japan by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was seen as an ice-breaking trip. A political analyst told The Epoch Times that Japan and South Korea had achieved an “epoch-making reconciliation” and created a “mini-NATO”…
Thai Police Bust Call Scammers Who Preyed on Older Americans
BANGKOK—Thai police announced Wednesday they have busted a gang that operated call centers to deceive elderly U.S. citizens into wiring them money, netting more than 3 billion baht ($87 million). Police said they had arrested 21 people in the syndicate after simultaneously raiding nine locations across four Thai provinces on Tuesday, seizing 162 bank accounts,…
13 People Dead After Powerful Earthquake Hits Afghanistan, Pakistan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled Pakistan and Afghanistan on March 21, killing at least 13 people and injuring hundreds of others, with strong tremors felt in several North Indian states. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.5, while the Pakistan Meteorological Department reported a 6.8 magnitude. The epicenter of the earthquake was Afghanistan’s…
Philippines Says New Military Bases With US Will Bolster Defense on Eastern Coast
The Philippine leader said on March 22 that four new military bases targeted to host U.S. troops would be “scattered” around the nation, specifically focusing on reinforcing defense along the country’s eastern coast. Speaking to reporters, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines and the United States have already identified and agreed on the new…
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