FILE – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the test-firing of a new weapon, in this undated photo released on August 11, 2019, by North Korean Central News Agency. WASHINGTON – U.S. efforts to deal with Iran in the coming days could divert its attention from Pyongyang, meanwhile the killing of Iran’s top military…
Despite the latest threats, President Donald J. Trump believes that the North Korean leader will respect his commitments on denuclearization. Kim condemns joint US-South Korea military exercises and other sanctions. “There will never be denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.” Seoul (AsiaNews / Agencies) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he saw no reason to…
Taipei: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says the self-governing island’s democracy remains under direct threat from China, underscoring her calls for closer ties with the US and other allies. Tsai took a lead in polls in recent months as a crackdown on protests in nearby Hong Kong escalated. “Taiwan’s most pressing challenge arises from China’s expanding ambitions,”…
FILE PHOTO: People attend an anti-government rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong, China, December 29, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financial hub, which has seen a…
Kim Jong Un threatens to take unspecified action if sanctions relief is not forthcoming by the end of the year. Donald Trump has brushed off North Korea’s warning of a “Christmas gift”, saying the United States would “deal with it very successfully” and that perhaps it would be a “nice present”. The US president added: “Maybe…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Beijing on Dec 23, 2019.PHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS BEIJING (REUTERS) – The leaders of Japan and South Korea will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday (Dec 23), amid heightened concern that North Korea may be about to…
Japan’s Director-General for Trade Control Department Yoichi Iida (right) shakes hands with South Korea’s Director-General For International Trade Policy Lee Ho-hyeon shake hands in Tokyo on Dec 16, 2019.PHOTO: KYODO/VIA REUTERS TOKYO (REUTERS) – Senior Japanese and South Korean trade officials met on Monday (Dec 16) for the first time since Japan imposed controls on…
It could happen. Key Point: China only has so much patience, and won’t let the entire peninsula fall into American hands. North Korea is both a blessing and a curse for China. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is an independent state that is openly hostile to the United States and other regional powers. Pyongyang’s military…