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US Secretary of Defence James Mattis. Photo: Retuers/Eric Vidal

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

US hints at new military options on North Korea

by Asia Times and Reuters September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Joseph Campbell

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

How China’s economy could turn radioactive

by William Pesek September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Issei Kato

AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea fires another missile over Japan

by Jack Kim and Kaori Kaneko September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

China is planning to order use of more corn-based ethanol fuel in the world's largest car market. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Beijing, China, France, World

China gets serious on smog with ethanol, electric car moves

by Asia Times and Reuters September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters

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

Don’t forget Kim regime’s brutalization of North Korean people

by Grant Newsham September 12, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes his troops. Photo: Reuters via KCNA

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

UN Security Council votes to expand sanctions on North Korea

by Michelle Nichols September 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Typhoon Hato showed the inability of the Macau government, led by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai-on (center), to cope with disaster relief. Photo: gce.gov.mo

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines, World

Hato exposes weaknesses of Macau’s governance

by Kent Ewing September 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Two Japanese Air Self Defense Forces F-15s. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

Japan scrambles to growing incursions of China, Russia warplanes

by Peter J. Brown September 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A closed Lotte Mart in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

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

South Korea’s Lotte considers sale of supermarkets in China

by Reuters September 11, 2017February 18, 2020

The North Korean ferry, the ManGyongBong, docked in the port of the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, May 18, 2017. Reuters/Yuri Maltsev

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Ferry service between Russia and North Korea suspended

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

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley with Japan's UN Ambassador Koro Bessho (L) and South Korea's UN Ambassador Cho Tae-yul (R) at a press briefing ahead of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, US, May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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

Sanctions doubts grow as North Korea warns US of ‘gift packages’

by Christine Kim and Stephanie Nebehay September 6, 2017February 18, 2020

The Bank of China. Photo: AFP

Uncategorized

China banks, oil giants at risk from Trump’s sanctions threat

by Peter Langan September 6, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, China, Germany, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Trump vs. Kim could blow up South Korean economy

by William Pesek September 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Russia's Vladimir Putin with Japan's PM Shinzo Abe in May 2016

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

Russia, South Korea, Japan to discuss North Korea in Vladivostok

by Inga Velanskaya September 5, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a street monitor showing a news report about North Korea's nuclear test in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters/Toru Hanai

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

North Korea’s pink lady back in limelight for nuclear test

by Christine Kim September 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Map of Kuril Island chain defining pre- and post-WWII boundaries.

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

Russia, Japan try business as stepping stone in Kuril Islands dispute

by Inga Velanskaya September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump met with military advisers to discuss response to North Korea's nuclear bomb test on September 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

US pledges ‘massive’ response if threatened by North Korea

by Asia Times and other media September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a combination photo with US President Donald Trump. Photos: KCNA via Reuters

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

North Korea: Doesn’t Kim Jong Un understand ‘suicidal’?

by Grant Newsham September 2, 2017

Will China's Xi Jinping take a harder line on North Korea if radiation from nuclear tests threaten China?

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

North Korea missiles as wedge between US-China?

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large September 2, 2017February 18, 2020

XIII World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang (July 1-8, 1989). Korean artists performing at a concert.

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

As US bans travel to North Korea, tourists say their farewells

by Christian Shepherd September 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Two US Air Force B-1B Lancers (not pictured) joined South Korean and Japanese fighters in a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, over the Korean Peninsula. Photo July 30, 2017. Pacific Air Forces/Handout via Reuters.

China, European Union, France, Germany, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

US bombers drill over Korea after Pyongyang missile launch

by Asia Times and Reuters September 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Uncategorized

Houston floods, but what about all the other disasters?

by Peter Langan August 31, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese proposal could be politically radioactive for the UK government. Photo: Reuters

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

Pyongyang’s other nuclear option: Bombing atomic power plants

by Asia Times staff August 31, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

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

Trump says ‘talking not the answer’ on North Korea; Mattis disagrees

by Asia Times and agencies August 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Betting on Japan? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

Japan turns to casinos. Safe bet?

by William Pesek August 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Taro Aso, Japan's Deputy Prime Minister, does it again. Photo: Reuters/Ng Han Guan

Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Japan’s deputy prime minister retracts Hitler comment after criticism

by Asia Times and Reuters August 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Under Prime Minister Theresa May, the UK has been active in pursuing bilateral trade agreements in the run-up to its exit from the EU. Photo: Reuters, Kirsty Wigglesworth

European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

UK looking to replicate EU’s external trade deal with Japan

by Reuters August 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Bye Bye Moscow? Photo: Reuters/Andrey Volkov

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Move Moscow to Far East Russia?

by Inga Velanskaya August 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman walks past a TV screen in Tokyo showing news of North Korea's missile launch over Japan August 29, 2017. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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

North Korea fires missile over Japan, sharply escalating tensions

by Asia Times and agencies August 29, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Tillerson says US will keep up ‘peaceful pressure’ on North Korea

by Reuters August 28, 2017February 18, 2020

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