Rising dollar puts Asian Central Banks on defence
The dollar’s relentless advance to a two-year high is roiling Asian currencies and pushing policymakers into action to curb losses
South Korea
North Korea tests another ballistic missile?
Last night, the DPRK once again launched an unknown projectile in the direction of the Sea of Japan, the Yonhap news agency reports with a reference to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea. This is the 15th missile …
Who's afraid of North Korea?
Allied Defenses Against North Korean Nuclear Weapons Are Poor – North Korea just put on another military parade, asserting once again a belligerent posture on the use of its nuclear weapons
South Korea wants US strategic weapons on its soil
After a spate of North Korean missile tests in the first three months of this year – and fears of an impending nuclear test – South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-Yeol wants a redeployment of US strategic assets in …
EU wants to replace Russian gas with other sources fast
EU’s push for Persian Gulf LNG set to worsen energy price inflation
Beginning of another coronavirus wave in the world
According to TASS, since the beginning of March, the spread of coronavirus in the world has increased by 20%. This week, 12.5 million cases of infection were confirmed. It is 1 million more than last week (plus 20%) …
South Korea may join economic sanctions against Russia
President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that South Korea would join with other countries by imposing economic sanctions on Russia over its military operations in Ukraine. At a National Security Council meeting in Seoul, Moon said that …
SIPRI's TOP-20 global arms exporting countries
Global conflict seems to be soaring, but arms exports in recent years have remained flat after a two-decade surge
Lunar race heats up
India, Japan, Russia, and South Korea will also launch their respective moon missions in 2022
World is put on high alert over the Omicron coronavirus variant
Fears mount over the newly identified coronavirus variant Omicron - the new mutation, which is potentially more transmissible, was first discovered in South Africa and has since been detected in Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, …
Inter-Korean peace process falls victim to rising China-U.S. tensions
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has only six months left to reactivate his peace process and bring the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table
Is treaty ending Korean war necessary?
Think the time is nigh for a declaration to formally end the Korean War
North Korea fires projectile into seas near Japan
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that North Korea launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported. According to its data, the missile was launched not far from the coastal …
North Korea tests hypersonic missile
North Korea test-fired a newly developed hypersonic missile this week, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday, joining a race headed by major military powers to deploy the advanced weapons system
North and South Koreas launch ballistic missiles
North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday, September 15 according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff
Will US withdraw its troops from South Korea after Afghanistan?
Since the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban (banned in Russia) have taken control of power more quickly than expected. Chaos reigned at the Kabul airport as Afghans desperately tried to flee the country
Japan’s new assertiveness re-energizes its territorial disputes
Japan’s sovereignty disputes with Russia (Southern Kurils/Northern Territories), the Koreas (Dok-do/Takeshima) and China (Diaoyutai/Senkakus) are resurfacing and rising to the fore. As Asia Times …
Russia lifts restrictions on flights to three countries
The Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center is lifting restrictions imposed on regular and charter air travel from Russia to the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic and South Korea on August 27, the crisis center said in a statement on …
Kim Yo Jong: "The U.S. troops in South Korea is the root cause of tension on the Korean Peninsula"
Ever since the Korean War ended in a truce, the U.S. and South Korea have conducted joint military exercises to protect against a possible North Korean attack on the South’s territory
Terminator Terror. Meet the ‘killer robots’ of modern warfare
from AI-powered suicide drones to machine guns that choose their own targets
