The United States has agreed that South Korea is not manipulating its currency for trade advantage, a spokesperson for President Lee Jae Myung said on Sunday. The two allies agreed that Seoul does not fall under the manipulator designation that the US Treasury Department announces in reports twice a year, Kang Yu-jung told a press […]
Read MoreBy Julian Ryall The number of Japanese travellers to Hong Kong jumped more than 32 per cent for the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2024, an encouraging sign of recovery for tourism authorities in the Chinese city seeking to draw more visitors from the Land of the Rising Sun. […]
Read MoreBy Laura Zhou Iran has recalled its ambassadors to Britain, France and Germany, according to its state media. The move came hours after the UN Security Council voted down a resolution backed by China and Russia seeking to prevent the reimposition of global sanctions against the Islamic republic. China and Russia tabled a draft resolution […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow When Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on September 7 that he would step down after his party was trounced at the parliamentary polls earlier this year, the country was already staring at what could be an era of flux, marked by revolving door leaders who are slaves to approval ratings amid […]
Read MoreSuicide has overtaken cancer as the main cause of death among South Koreans in their forties for the first time since records began in 1983, amid growing concerns that the country is facing a mental health crisis. The country recorded 14,872 suicides last year – a 6.3 per cent rise from the previous year and […]
Read MoreNorth Korea is believed to possess up to two tonnes of highly enriched uranium, South Korea’s unification minister said Thursday. “Intelligence agencies estimate Pyongyang’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium – more than 90 per cent pure – at up to 2,000 kilogrammes,” South Korea’s unification minister Chung Dong-young told reporters. “Even at this very hour, […]
Read MoreJapan’s Prime Minister told the United Nations yesterday (23 September) that Tokyo’s recognition of the State of Palestine was only a question of time, saying he was “indignant” at recent comments by Israeli officials. Nearly 80 per cent of UN members recognise the State of Palestine, with a string of countries including Britain, Canada and […]
Read MoreBy Julian Ryall Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he is expected to urge sweeping reform of the UN Security Council, which Tokyo has long criticised as “dysfunctional” and unfit for today’s world order. Ishiba left for New York […]
Read MoreBEIJING: A delegation of US lawmakers on Monday met with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in Beijing, according to a pool report, in a rare congressional visit aimed at bolstering exchanges including military-to-military communication. The bipartisan delegation was led by Democratic US Representative Adam Smith. He is the current top Democrat, the former chair, on […]
Read MoreBy Park Chan-kyong North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has responded positively to a recent overture by US President Donald Trump, even as analysts say the prospects for another summit between the two leaders remain slim due to their wide differences over denuclearisation. Kim said he could meet Trump again, provided the US were to drop […]
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