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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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North Korea maintaining its nuclear weapons, UN told

by Bertil Lintner September 19, 2018

New Australian legislation will require tech companies to open back doors to their encryption technologies. Photo: iStock

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Nation-state ransomware cyber crime on the increase

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

FBI director Christopher Wray says Pyongyang is a force behind a destructive global cyber campaign. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

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US agencies see alliance between North Korean, Chinese hackers

by Peter J. Brown September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Participating navies, including the Singaporean Navy, sailing in formation during Exercise Kakadu 2018. Photo: Royal Australian Navy

AT Finance, Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Singapore in massive drills with overseas navies, US marine corps

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, center, and other South Korean business tycoons are seen on a plane bound for Pyongyang on Sept 18.South Korean President Moon Jae-in's stock bailout fund will help business tycoons at a time when he needs to crack down on monopolistic behavior. Photo: AFP / Pyeongyang Press Corps

Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korean tycoons head North, but no deals likely

by Andrew Salmon September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in wave as they drive through Pyongyang on September 18, 2018. Photo: AFP

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Moon lands in Pyongyang for high-stakes summit with Kim

by Andrew Salmon September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The devil may be in the detail. South Korean president Moon Jae-in (r) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. Photo: AFP/Inter-Korean Summit Pool/Anadolu Agency

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Why Moon is traveling a risky road with North Korea

by Robert E. McCoy September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session at the 16th Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on June 3, 2017.
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by defense ministers from around the region and runs from June 2 to 4. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

After Mattis, a US military adrift?

by Richard A. Bitzinger September 17, 2018

Officials from North and South Korea attend the opening ceremony of the inter-Korean governmental liaison office in Kaesong, North Korea, on Friday. Photo; Joint Press Corps/Ministry of Unification

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Two Koreas set up joint office in Northern city

by Andrew Salmon September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Joseph Campbell

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US sanctions Russian, Chinese firms for alleged North Korea links

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

President Putin greets an unidentified Chinese soldier as he reviews troops during the Vostok-2018 military drills at Tsugol training ground in Russia's far east on Sept 13, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Iliya Pitalev/ Sputnik

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$42 billion in deals reportedly signed at forum in Far East

by Andrew Salmon September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese tanks and servicemen are seen their way to the Vostok-2018 military exercises at Zabaikalsk. Photo: AFP/ Evgeny Yepanchintsev / Sputnik

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Japan, ASEAN keep cool as huge Russian war-games unfold

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

One of the twelve children who have been stuck in Thailand cave for more than two weeks. Thai Navy Seals

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

The cave boys and statelessness in Asia

by Nicholas Leong September 12, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's popularity has slipped. Photo: Reuters/Kham/Pool

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Korean jobless rate rises while Moon’s popularity falls

by Andrew Salmon September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping, second left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, making bliny [Russian pancakes] as they visit the Far East Street exhibition on the sidelines of the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Sept 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office handout / Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Greater Eurasia coming together in the Russian Far East

by Pepe Escobar September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump on June 12, 2018 at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. Photo: AFP/KCNA VIA KNS

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

White House agrees to second summit with Kim

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / Anadolu Agency

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Putin’s big bang in the Russian Far East

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwanese Hsiung Feng II Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Coastal Defence System in action. Photo: Taiwan Defense Ministry

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Taiwan

‘Small and fast defense assets may be best’ to protect Taiwan

by Emanuele Scimia September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese military hardware on its way to Vostok 2018 military exercises at Zabaikalsk unloading station. Photo: AFP/Evgeny Yepanchintsev/Sputnik

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The view from Tokyo? A low-key reaction

by Grant Newsham September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China. March 29th, 2013. A group of Chinese military marching across Tiananmen Square.Photo: iStock

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A sleeping dragon rises: China’s military buildup

by Jon Connars September 10, 2018September 10, 2018

United Nations' Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar chairperson Marzuki Darusman presents the final report on alleged rights violations during a press conference on August 27, 2018 in Geneva. Photo: AFP/Fabrice Coffrini

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Myanmar, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Why the UN has a genocide case on Myanmar

by John McBeth September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Tanks take part in a military parade in Pyongyang on September 9. Photo: AFP

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary with carefully calibrated parade

by Andrew Salmon September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The New York Times front page, dated August 9, 1974, on President Richard Nixon's resignation. Photo: iStock

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‘Resistance’ runs amok in the US Deep Throat War

by Pepe Escobar September 9, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

As Trump goes full Joker, Asia must fight back

by William Pesek September 9, 2018February 18, 2020

An Apple Store in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo. Photo: Asia Times

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Consumers closing their ears to calls for an iPhone boycott

by Frank Chen September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Meg Taylor, left, secretary-general of the Pacific Island Forum, and Nauru's President Baron Waqa, right, attend the 'Small Islands States' meeting ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum on Nauru on Sept 3. Talks at the 18-nation Forum have focused on the threat from climate change and China's rising influence in the region. Photo: AFP / Mike Leyral

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World

Beijing’s great game to win over Pacific’s small island states

by Grant Newsham September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

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US-China trade war: a game changer

by Sun Xi September 7, 2018

Chinese servicemen and military equipment on the way to Vostok 2018 military exercises at Zabaikalsk unloading station. Photo: AFP/Evgeny Yepanchintsev/Sputnik

AT Finance, Beijing, Chengdu, China, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Russia’s massive military exercise with China aimed at Pacific leverage

by Stephen Bryen September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

US firms warn next trade salvo will give China upper hand

by Christopher Scott September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: Reuters

Bangladesh, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia

US announces hacking charges against North Korean

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