Ko Yun-ju, director-general for North American affairs at South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described the new era at a panel discussion. Advertisement "The Biden administration values ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to Pay U.S. More Under New Troop Cost-Sharing Agreement
WASHINGTON—South Korea will pay the U.S. more than $7 billion over six years under a new agreement on how to share the cost of American troops on the Korean Peninsula, a State Department official said ... ( read original story ...)
US secretaries of state, defence to visit South Korea, Japan
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and South Korea next week as the administration seeks to boost regional alliances as a bulwark ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea agrees to biggest increase in its share of cost for U.S. troops in years
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has agreed to a 13.9% increase in its contribution to the cost of hosting some 28,500 U.S. troops for 2021, the biggest annual rise in nearly two decades after U.S. calls ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. state, defense secretaries to travel to Japan and South Korea next week
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea next week, the State Department and Pentagon said on Wednesday, in the first overseas and ... ( read original story ...)
Australian rare earth firm ASM signs South Korea deal as West tries to counter China’s dominance in critical minerals
Australian rare earth producer ASM has strengthened its supply chain by closing a deal with two regional governments in South Korea where it will build its first processing plant for the critical ... ( read original story ...)
A New Generation Takes the Lead in Myanmar Protests
When massive demonstrations swept Myanmar in opposition to last month’s military coup, 17-year-old Sithu Shein rushed to the front lines. The high-school student, who used to spend his free time ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar security forces arrest 200 in military coup protests
Demonstrators in North Okkalapa flee under fire, and junta units raid striking rail workers’ district ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s junta hunted and tortured me. Now it’s crushing a new generation.
They tortured me physically and mentally. They beat me in the stomach until I could no longer stand. They didn’t let me see daylight. They forced me to drink water from the toilet. My tormentors ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar troops target railway workers as generals hire lobbyist
Security forces in Myanmar have stormed a compound housing striking railway workers and surrounded hundreds of anti-coup protesters in two places in the main city of Yangon, as the country’s generals ... ( read original story ...)