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橫田惠是一名在1977年被北韓綁架的女孩，其母親橫田早紀江（Sakie Yokota，圖左）以及受害者家屬會前事務局長增元照明（Teruaki Masumoto）在2017年8月與東京的高級官員會面後向媒體發表講話。相片：AFP / Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

北韓準備與日本討論綁架問題

by Robert E. McCoy August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) poses with Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai (L), Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (2nd L), Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah (2nd R) and Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith (R) for a group photo at the 51st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - US Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3, 2018. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

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‘Indo-Pacific’ pitch gets lukewarm reception in SE Asia

by Nile Bowie August 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's friendliness with Russia's President Vladimir Putin has mystified Western observers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

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Trump-Putin friendship could be all about oil and China

by Atif Kubursi August 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik

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Pompeo accuses Russia of North Korea sanctions violations

by Andrew Salmon August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Cameroon-born boxer Abdoulaye Assan has won his fight for asylum in South Korea. Hundreds of refugees fleeing war-torn Yemen are not so lucky. Photo: Steven Borowiec

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African boxer fights for Korean title as Yemenis fight for asylum

by Steven Borowiec August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Panchayat meeting in the Mewat district of Haryana, India, in 2004. Photo: Wikipedia / Jawad Kadir / Lancaster University

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Traditional justice system could help resolve India-Pakistan conflict

by Jawad Kadir August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A US-made F-16 fighter jet. Photo: AFP/Sam Yeh

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US war machine continues to grow under Trump

by Vijay Prashad August 3, 2018August 6, 2018

South Korea special forces during a drill on November 22, 2007. Photo: AFP/Kim Jae-hwan

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South Korea deploys forces after hostage taken in Libya

by Andrew Salmon August 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Tomohon in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo: Google Maps

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Dog meat infected with rabies found in Indonesian market

by Asia Times staff August 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Sakie Yokota, left, the mother of Megumi Yokota - a girl abducted by North Korea in 1977, and Teruaki Masumoto speak to the media after meeting top officials in Tokyo in August 2017. Photo: AFP/ Yomiuri Shimbun

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Pyongyang ‘ready to discuss abductions’ with Japan

by Robert E. McCoy August 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump after the Singapore Summit in Singapore. Photo: AFP/Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information/EyePress

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Trump’s grand strategy: reviving America’s global power

by Brahma Chellaney August 1, 2018

North Korea and the US remain at a dangerous crossroads. An illustration of nuclear missiles lined up with the North Korean flag. Photo: iStock

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Détente continues in Korea, but missile site activity indicates no denuclearization underway

by Andrew Salmon July 31, 2018

An electronic screen displaying the South Korean benchmark stock index at the Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul on April 21, 2011. The NPS will now take an active role in the companies they invest in. Photo: AFP/Park Ji-Hwan

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Korea’s pension fund to pressure misgoverned companies

by Andrew Salmon July 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's guided-missile destroyer JDS Atago (DDG 177). Picture: US Navy

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Japan fires a salvo in Senkaku row with new Aegis destroyers

by Asia Times staff July 30, 2018February 18, 2020

A flood victim with food from relief personnel in Sanamxai, Attapeu province, on July 27, 2018. Rescuers seek to find scores of Laotians still missing after entire villages were washed away. Photo: AFP/ Nhac Nguyen

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Lao dam disaster raises suspicions of a cover-up

by Jim Pollard and AFP July 30, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean troops carry out an anti-terrorist training exercise in Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

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Sinister South Korean military unit under fire over martial law plan

by Andrew Salmon July 30, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

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Trumplomacy hits Iran – but Iran is not North Korea

by Zamir Awan July 30, 2018

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been reaching out to Israel. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

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Japan has important role In Middle East but must clarify it

by Abraham Cooper and Ted Gover July 29, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the fifth plenary session of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

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Xi’s China should also share blame for Trump’s trade war

by Xuan Loc Doan July 28, 2018

Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm

North Korea, Northeast Asia

Hawks in White House said to team with media to sabotage North Korea talks

by Asia Times staff July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

The Korean War Memorial in Washington. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

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Korean War: How South Korea (and America) won the peace

by Andrew Salmon July 27, 2018July 27, 2018

A UN honor guard carries a box containing remains believed to be from US servicemen killed during the 1950-53 Korean War at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on July 27, 2018. Photo: AFP/Ahn Young-joon

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US soldiers’ remains repatriated 65 years after Korean War ends

by Andrew Salmon July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

China was North Korea's chief ally during the thee-year Korean War, but Russia's Stalin was a key player. Photo: US Army/Wikipedia Commons

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

The Korean War: The view from the ‘other’ side

by Robert E. McCoy July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Hannah Y. Kim, pays traditional Korean-style respect to Korean War veterans in Dallas, Texas on May 22, 2018. Photo: Hannah Y. Kim

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Korean-American undertakes odyssey of closure for Korean War veterans

by Mike Bassett July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

The two leaders sign the summit declaration, watched by the North Korean leader's sister and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: Pool / Kevin Lim / Straits Times

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Summing up the Trump summits

by Richard N. Haass July 26, 2018

Photo: AFP/Don Emmert

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South Korean foreign minister walks back comments on easing sanctions

by Asia Times staff July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Mixed USA and India flag, three dimensional render, illustration: iStock

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Indian diplomacy and the American Imperium (Part II)

by Dr Shreesh Pathak July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

Russia's 3M22 Zircon anti-ship hypersonic missile. Screen grab: Military Technology Zone/ YouTube

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Trump’s deference to strongman Putin could embolden China’s nuke strategy

by Xuan Loc Doan July 24, 2018

This satellite image courtesy of Airbus Defense and Space and 38 North dated July 22, 2018 shows the apparent dismantling of facilities at the Sohae satellite launch site in North Korea. Photo: AFP/ PlÈiades © Cnes 2018, Distribution Airbus DS / Handout

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North Korea sends positive signal by dismantling satellite launch site

by Andrew Salmon July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers conducting an exercise in the Philippine Sea in February 2018. Photo: US Navy via AFP

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With China absent from RIMPAC 2018, Japan tests ship-kill capabilities

by Peter J. Brown July 24, 2018February 18, 2020