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Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd right) and wife Peng Liyuan (right) are seen with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol Ju in Beijing on March 27. The North Korean leader received a warm welcome during a secretive trip as both sides sought to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. Photo: AFP/ via North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

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

Xi reasserts role in Korean game with summons to Kim

by Andrew Salmon March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Self-Defense Forces with the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile defense unit at a US Air Force on the outskirts of Tokyo in 2017. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Is the Patriot system good enough for missile defense?

by Stephen Bryen March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Security personnel take position outside Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on March 26, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

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Kim Jong-un reportedly in China

by Asia Times staff March 27, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with Ri Son-kwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, last February. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Seoul said to seek security guarantee for N Korea and denuclearization in talks

by Asia Times staff March 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Men look out of a the window of a train that travels across Friendship Bridge from North Korea to China's Dandong, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

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

Did Kim Jong-un secretly visit China, Russia?

by Asia Times staff March 27, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong speaks during a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on March 26, 2018.Seoul has agreed to cut steel exports to the US by 30% and accepted extended tariffs on South Korean pickups to secure a revised trade deal with the US and escape Washington's steel duties. Photo: AFP via Yonhap

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

Korea evades steel tariffs, wins quota from US in quick FTA tweak

by Andrew Salmon March 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets US President-elect Donald Trump in late 2016 as son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka look on. Photo: AFP

Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Tokyo’s investment with Kushner real estate group stays below the radar

by Peter J. Brown March 26, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Flickr Commons

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Why populist Trump may be good for China

by Richard A. Bitzinger March 25, 2018March 25, 2018

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

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

Another North Korean con job in the offing?

by Bradley K. Martin March 25, 2018March 27, 2018

Hammer destroying the world. Image: iStock

China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

America is destroying the liberal world order

by Richard N. Haass March 25, 2018

A North Korean flag flutters over the propaganda village of Gijungdong, near the truce village of Panmunjom. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Koreas agree to hold pre-summit preparation talks

by Asia Times staff March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

This picture taken on February 1, 2017 shows statues symbolizing so-called "comfort women" in a park in Shanghai. Photo: AFP / Johannes Eisele

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How Beijing weaponizes ‘comfort women’ as propaganda tool

by Jason Morgan March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton will take over from outgoing National Security Adviser HR McMaster on April 9. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Bolton appointment means tougher stance on Iran

by David P. Goldman March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Author Andray Abrahamian talks to Asia Times in Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon

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Myanmar and North Korea: compared and contrasted

by Andrew Salmon March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A supporter of Donald Trump holds up a boxing hand-puppet in his likeness during a campaign stop inside a hangar at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida, on October 12, 2016. Photo: AFP / Gregg Newton

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Why counter-puncher Trump’s looming trade war scares everyone

by William Pesek March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A satellite image taken last April of North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. Photo: Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North via AFP

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Tunneling slowdown at N Korea nuke test site: 38 North

by Asia Times staff March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

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Hawk flies back into the White House to shake up world order

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton (L) and outgoing White House National Security Adviser HR McMaster. Photos: Reuters

Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Bolton decision lets Trump negotiate from position of strength

by Andrew Salmon March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Worst case scenario: Are North Korea's nuclear weapons designed for actual use? Photo: iStock

China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The Saudi urge for nukes is justified

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 23, 2018

Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

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Trump rolls the dice on China trade

by John Burton March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Ronald Reagan. 2018-03-23

European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Cold warrior Reagan’s bold foray into outer space

by Michael Rühle March 23, 2018

John Bolton, US President Donald Trump's pick to be his next national security adviser. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

Trump replaces national security adviser with hawk John Bolton

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

An undated illustration of a space-based particle beam weapon concept credited to Los Alamos National Lab. Source: Aerospace Projects Review

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Pentagon eyes ‘Flash Gordon’ ray guns to zap foes in space

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

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

Japan in diplomatic contact with North Korea through Beijing embassy

by Asia Times staff March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Jung Yeon-Je

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Pyongyang urges hardliners in US, Japan, S Korea not to ruin improving diplomatic ties

by Asia Times staff March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

"Like many other companies, Facebook is exploring ways to leverage the power of blockchain technology," a company spokesman told Indian media, adding that a "new small team is exploring many different applications. We don’t have anything further to share." Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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Under fire in US, Cambridge Analytica looks to Asia

by Alan Boyd March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend at an upper house session in parliament in Tokyo on March 19. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

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

Abe’s political survival could be bad for Japan’s economy

by William Pesek March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A 'Go-fast' narco boat off the coast of Panama, as tracked by a US Customs and Border Protection P-3 aircraft. Photo via YouTube

Australia, China, European Union, France, India, Italy, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Narco submarines offer lessons for Pacific defense

by Stephen Bryen March 21, 2018

Screen capture of video showing the Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket launching at North Korea's West Sea Satellite Launch Site. Photo: Reuters via KCNA

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

North Korean satellite launch pad stays quiet

by Asia Times staff March 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Premier Li Keqiang and four vice-premiers at a media briefing at the close of the annual National People's Congress on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

A trade war is bad news for China and the US, warns Li

by Jeff Pao March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

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