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South Korea’s President Yoon and Ruling Party Suffer Legislative Election Loss in Setback for Anti-Communist Politics

The right-wing administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been dealt a heavy blow in the country's legislative elections held April 10, a development that jeopardizes his efforts to

TikTok Surges in Vietnam Despite Increased Regulatory Pressures

TikTok, the global social media behemoth under Chinese company ByteDance, has seen a sizable spike in its market performance in Vietnam, particularly within the e-commerce sector.  Despite the app’s complex
US and Japan Forge Deeper Alliance to Counter China, Strengthen Economic Ties
US Puts Pressure on China as Ukraine War Escalates
Communist China Heads Down a Road of Isolation and Impoverishment
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Japan Reverses Course, Increases Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
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Hong Kong Passes Infamous ‘Article 23’ in Show of Growing Communist Hold
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Trafficked Cambodian Teen Saved Following Facebook Plea
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Chinese Economic ‘Pivot’ Could Seek to Take Advantage of High US Interest Rates: Reuters
By Jamie McGeever What the Fed taketh away, China could be about to giveth back. Speculation is...
A police officer stands guard at the exit of a subway station as people gather to pay their respects following a crowd crush that happened during Halloween festivities, in Seoul, South Korea, November 1, 2022. (Image: Screenshot / REUTERS)
South Korea Steps up Monitoring in Crowded Subways After Halloween Crush
By Soo-Hyang Choi SEOUL - South Korea is beefing up monitoring at crowded subway stations following...
Japanese Minister of Defence, Yasukazu Hamada on missile alert broadcast on Japanese Television (Image: Screenshot/ Reuters)
Japanese Government Lost Track of North Korea Missile, Defence Minister Says
 A North Korean missile launch prompted emergency alerts in Japan on Thursday (November 3) amid...
South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol holds a flower to be placed as a tribute to victims as he visits the scene of a crowd crush that happened during Halloween festivities, in Seoul, South Korea, November 1, 2022.
South Korea Vows Tough Action, Moving to Quell Anger Over Halloween Crush
By Soo-Hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL - South Korea moved to calm public outrage on Tuesday over...
World’s Biggest Bats – The Fruit-Eating Flying Fox
The world’s biggest bats (Pteropus sp.), also known as flying foxes — or Old World fruit bats — are many...
Australia has stashed funds for an 80x increase in COVID vaccine injury payouts into its new budget.
Australian COVID Vaccine Injury Payouts Increase By a Factor of 80
The newly released 2023 budget for the government of Australia reflects an incredible exponential increase...
South Korea Fires Warning Shots at North Korean Boat After it Crosses Border
North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday, Oct. 24 accusing each other...
Fighters Scramble on Inter-Korean Border as Pyongyang Tests Another Ballistic Missile
SEOUL — North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's...
BoJ’s Kuroda Warns Against Fast, One-sided Yen Falls
By Leika Kihara, Reuters. WASHINGTON — Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday...