The South Korean government has moved to establish formal diplomatic relations with Niue, the last remaining Pacific island nation with which South Korea did not have diplomatic ties. Foreign Minister Park Jin and Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi signed a joint statement on Monday to formalize their countries’ diplomatic ties on the sidelines of the Korea–Pacific…
China’s New US Ambassador Calls on ‘Compatriots’, Chinese Students to ‘Serve the Motherland’
May 29, 2023
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China’s new ambassador to the United States has called on his Chinese compatriots and Chinese students in the United States to work with the Chinese Embassy to serve communist China in his open letters published on the embassy’s official website. Upon his arrival on May 24, the new ambassador Xie Feng published the letters in…
North Korea Notifies Japan of Plan to Launch Satellite
North Korea has notified Japan of a plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11, a Japanese coast guard official said on Monday. Analysts say the military satellite is part of nuclear-armed North Korea’s efforts to advance surveillance technology, including drones, to improve its ability to strike targets in the event of a conflict. North Korea has also…
Amazon to Shut Down China App Store in Further Retreat From Country
May 28, 2023
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Amazon suddenly announced in recent days that it will close its Chinese website amazon.cn and its official app store in China on July 17, without giving any reason. Observers believe that it signals the U.S. e-commerce giant’s complete retreat from China and the Chinese regime’s further uncoupling from the West. In an email sent to…
ANALYSIS: G-7 Leaders Take Strong Stance on China, but Can They Maintain Their Resolve?
May 28, 2023
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News Analysis The lesson of Russia’s war in Ukraine has forced the Group of Seven (G-7) countries to confront Beijing head-on this year, and the unified statement from the Hiroshima summit represents a big step that, according to some experts, was “unthinkable” two years ago. The big question, though, is whether the G-7 countries can…
South Korean Arrested for Opening Plane Emergency Exit Door, Faces up to 10 Years in Prison
SEOUL, South Korea—A man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested Sunday and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law, officials said. During a preliminary questioning, the 33-year-old told investigators that he felt suffocated and tried to get…
South Korean Arrested for Opening Plane Exit Door Mid-Air, Faces up to 10 Years in Prison
SEOUL, South Korea—A man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested Sunday and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law, officials said. During a preliminary questioning, the 33-year-old told investigators that he felt suffocated and tried to get…
Man Who Opened Asiana Plane Door in Mid-Air Tells Police He Was ‘Uncomfortable’
SEOUL—A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday because he was “uncomfortable,” Yonhap News Agency reported. The man, in his thirties, was detained on landing. He told police that he opened the door because he “wanted to…
Chinese Ships Ignore Vietnam’s Demand to Leave Area Close to Russian-Run Gas Fields
May 28, 2023
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A Chinese research ship and five escort vessels were in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Friday close to gas blocks operated by Russian firms in the South China Sea, a day after Vietnam urged the ships to leave. The Chinese vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 began operating in Vietnam’s EEZ on May 7, representing…
Comedian Arrested in Beijing as Informants Become Norm Again in China, Eroding Mutual Trust
Recently, there is a growing trend of people informing on others secretly in Chinese society, with multiple high profile incidents occurring in succession. Current affairs analysts point out that the culture of reporting others to the authorities is a typical product of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ideology, and breeds a lack of trust between…
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