South Korea – Page 72 – Asia Times

US President Barack Obama takes part in a plenary session on innovation and entrepreneurship during a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at Sunnylands estate on February 15, 2016 in Rancho Mirage, California. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Big Trump debt to Obama at Asean

by Zachary Haver November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing Airport in Beijing, China, November 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

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Trump on an uphill mission to Asean

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam (C) answers reporter's question during a news conference in Seoul. Photo: Reuters/Lee Jin-man

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

US-North Korea direct talks: some yada yada but little progress: Seoul

by Asia Times staff November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean and Chinese national flags hang from a pole in front of the portrait of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong at Beijing's Tiananmen Square January. Photo: Reuters/David Gray

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

Seoul-Beijing detente on THAAD is win-win for China: 38 North

by Asia Times staff November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump's trade policies may cause big problems for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

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Moon shuns using US’s ‘Indo-Pacific’ label for region

by Asia Times staff November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

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Will the warmth of the Trump-Xi summit linger?

by George Koo November 10, 2017

Photo: Reuters

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Trump in Asia: The player gets played

by Richard A. Bitzinger November 10, 2017

President Donald Trump arrives at US military base Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on November 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

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

Could South Korea abandon its strained alliance with US?

by Andrew Salmon November 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo holds an umbrella for South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a tree planting ceremony at the Indonesian presidential palace on Thursday. Photo: Reuters/Dita Alangkara

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Moon unveils new ‘southern strategy’ for Southeast Asia

by Asia Times staff November 10, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Thursday, 9 November 2017

by Paul Muir November 9, 2017November 9, 2017

The icebreaker Admiral Makarov in the Eastern Bosphorus strait departing for the summer shipping season on the Northern Sea Route in the eastern part of the Arctic. Photo: Vitaliy Ankov / Sputnik via AFP

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South Korea and Russia eye Arctic container shipping hub

by Asia Times staff November 9, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 8 November 2017

by Paul Muir November 8, 2017November 8, 2017

Happier times: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania visit Beijing's Forbidden City with China's President Xi Jinping and China's First Lady Peng Liyuan. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

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Pleasantries aside, Trump edging toward ‘containment’ of China

by Frank Chen November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Vietnam is seeking preferential US treatment under the Donald Trump administration to sustain a warming trend in relations consolidated under the previous Barack Obama government. Photo: Getty Images

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US-Vietnam still in a tentative embrace

by David Hutt November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump attends a state dinner hosted by South Korea's President Moon Jae-in in his honor at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on November 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Will Trump take a stand on Southeast Asia?

by David Hutt November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Tusk, president of the European Council which defines the EU's overall political direction and priorities will attend the East Asia Summit next week in the Philippines. While the EU won't be part of summit talks, Tusk's presence may be a major step toward greater EU involvement in the region.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

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Will EU presence at Asia summit boost its role in the region?

by Xuan Loc Doan November 8, 2017

A man identifying himself as Kim Han-sol shows his North Korean passport in a video posted by Cheollima Civil Defense. Photo via Youtube

AT Finance, China, France, Macau, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Kim Han-sol: the ‘maybe’ pretender to North Korea’s throne

by Doug Tsuruoka November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Kim Han-sol gave an interview with Finnish television in 2012. Photo via Youtube

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Oh where has Kim Jong-un’s nephew gone… and with whom can he be?

by Doug Tsuruoka November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump walks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Moon-Trump arms shopping list includes US nuke subs, ‘reconnaissance’ tech

by Asia Times staff November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in hold a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on November 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jung Yeon-Je/Pool

China, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Trump lambasts trade deal with South Korea

by Agence France-Presse November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

President Trump at Kasumigaseki Country Club after a round of golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

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

Beijing may be calm before the Trump trade storm

by William Pesek November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

A satellite mage of the Punggyeri Nuclear Test Site. Photo: Reuters

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

North Korea nuke test site contaminated, now ‘wasteland’: Report

by Asia Times staff November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One after arriving at US Air Force Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Japan. Photo Reuters/Toru Hanai

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With focus on N Korea, Trump won’t challenge Xi on trade

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

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Mr Trump goes to China

by Richard N. Haass November 6, 2017

China's President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The rise of Xi Jinping poses no threat to the world

by Ken Moak November 6, 2017

Australia, Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

The Daily Brief for Monday, 6 November 2017

by Paul Muir November 6, 2017November 6, 2017

Nato flag. Photo: iStock

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Military alliance looks to the Far East

by Emanuele Scimia November 6, 2017November 6, 2017

Robert Lawrence Kuhn introducing Xi Jinping’s book The Governance of China at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2014.

Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Beijing wary of Japan, US, India strategic cooperation: Kuhn

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large November 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

China Development Bank offers Russia transit-route financing

by Olesya Kuvatova November 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine fishermen steer a dinghy during sunset in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Photo: Reuters / Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Egypt, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Asia’s troubles: Trump’s inheritance, not his doing

by Grant Newsham November 6, 2017