North Korea – Page 15 – Asia Times

Staff members of the Korea Exchange applaud as they throw confetti for the media during the year's market closing ceremony at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, on December 28, 2018. Photo: AFP/Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto

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North Korea risks rising, South Korean growth slowing

by Andrew Salmon December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Nepal and Bhutan: iStock

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Pawns in a geostrategic chess game in the Himalayas

by Bhim Bhurtel December 26, 2018

South and North Korean officials unveil a signboard for Seoul and Pyongyang during a groundbreaking ceremony for reconnecting and repairing the railways across the divided Korean peninsula at Panmun Station in North Korea's border city of Kaesong on December 26, 2018. Photo: AFP/Korea Pool

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Two Koreas break ground on rail links – again

by Andrew Salmon December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Recent US moves reflect its shifting focus to Indo-Pacific

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 26, 2018

A convoy of ships follows an ice breaker on the Arctic's Northern Sea Route. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

China’s advances in Arctic may pose security threat to Canada

by Emanuele Scimia December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping finishes his speech during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of China's 'reform and opening up' in Beijing. Photo: AFP

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US trade war raises the specter of new Cold War

by Sebastien Falletti December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Like lottery tickets, there is a high probability that cryptocurrencies are worthless. But there is also an extremely small outside chance that they will be worth a great deal someday, for reasons that currently are difficult to anticipate. Photo: iStock

China, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Bitcoin: a digital lottery ticket for a dystopian future?

by Kenneth Rogoff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Colombian President Iv·n Duque after his speech at the United Nations in New York September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, World

Is Donald Trump signaling adieu to allies?

by Prakash Katoch December 24, 2018

المراهقة اليابانية ميجومي يوكوتا داخل سفينة كورية شمالية بصحبة الطاقم الذي أرسل لاختطافها. بجانبها المضرب الذي كان معها في تدريب تنس الريشة بمدرستها. صورة: من فيلم «ميجومي»/YouTube

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

ميجومي: الفتاة التي لم تعد إلى المنزل – الجزء الثاني

by Jason Morgan December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Ottawa demands Beijing release Canadian detainees

by Andrew Salmon and wires December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

The retirement of US Defense Secretary James Mattis raises fears that a voice of prudence and professionalism will be absent from Donald Trump's cabinet. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Mattis exit has worrisome implications for Asian allies

by Peter J. Brown December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Ogan Gurel, an American brain surgeon, scientific researcher and business consultant, believes he has the magic key to unlock Korea's latent creativity. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Defying ‘Korean gravity,’ detonating innovation

by Andrew Salmon December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A statue of a laborer taken to work at a Japanese company during World War II in front of Yongsan Station in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Seoul, not Tokyo, sued by Koreans over WWII forced labor

by Andrew Salmon December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A visitor views an art installation depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, at the Seoul Art Center on December 19. Photo: AFP

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North Korea sounds the death knell for denuclearization

by Andrew Salmon December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Team GB's Bianca 'Queen Bee' Walkden (left) unleashes a spinning back kick on her way to winning the gold medal and $70,000 in prizemoney at the World Taekwondo Grand Slam in Wuxi, China. Photo: World Taekwondo

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

China invests in taekwondo with Hollywood-style Grand Slam

by Andrew Salmon December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

From left to right: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan; Interior Minister Shehryar Afridi; Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed. Photo: File pics

India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia

Video shows Pakistan minister vow ‘full support’ to terror chief

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

China is locked in a conundrum with the United States over trade. Illustration: iStock.

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Prospects for US-China relations in 2019

by Kevin Rudd December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

A courtroom sketch of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou speaking with her lawyer David Martin in the courtroom in Vancouver. Sketch Jane Wolsak via AFP

Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

China playing power politics with Canada

by Xuan Loc Doan December 17, 2018

Michael Spavor, left, and the former US basketball star, Dennis Rodman, arrive at Beijing International Airport from North Korea in 2014. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

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China accused of taking ‘hostages’ after Meng’s arrest in Vancouver

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Red lines are drawn across a list of national corporations as the 1997 economic crisis bites deep into South Korea in a scene from Default. Photo: YouTube

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Movie slams IMF, questions Korea’s attachment to capitalism

by Steven Borowiec December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

People take pictures of the first freight train from Shenzhen to Minsk, capital of Belarus, that set out of Yantian Port in Shenzhen in May 2017. Photo: Reuters / stringer

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How the New Silk Roads are merging into Greater Eurasia

by Pepe Escobar December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The Pacific Missile Range Facility in Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, where the interceptor was fired from. Photo: AFP/US Navy

Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

US tests system capable to knocking out Korean missiles

by Bertil Lintner December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The land-based Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptor is one of the alternatives being discussed. Photo: AFP/Missile Defense Agency

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Japan, US silent over ending ballistic missile patrols

by Peter J. Brown December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The Blue House, South Korea's presidential residence in Seoul. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Kim Jong Un a likely no-show in South Korea

by Andrew Salmon December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of Asagaonokai, a group to support North Korea abductee Megumi Yokota's parent, appeal for victims of North Korea's abduction in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2018. Photo: Ichiro Ohara / Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

ميجومي: الفتاة التي لم تعد للمنزل – الجزء الأول

by Jason Morgan December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-In is under pressure to increase jobs for graduates. Photo: Reuters/Noel Celis

North Korea, Northeast Asia

Seoul to frontload 2019 budget in bid for job creation

by Andrew Salmon December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

美國總統特朗普於2018年6月12日在新加坡會見了北韓領袖金正恩。相片：AFP / Saul Loeb

North Korea, Northeast Asia

特朗普應仿效克林頓在北韓問題上的應對

by Muhammad Cohen December 11, 2018February 18, 2020

A South Korean Navy team prepares to move a North Korean mini-submarine which ran aground in September 1996. Photo: AFP

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Popularity of mini-submarines resurfaces

by Stephen Bryen December 9, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

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What Trump could learn from Clinton on North Korea

by Muhammad Cohen December 8, 2018February 18, 2020

The Trump administration's mustachioed national security adviser, John Bolton, sitting with his team opposite the Chinese delegation in Buenos Aires. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

John Bolton knew of Huawei arrest before Trump-Xi dinner

by Asia Times staff December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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