After weeks of deliberate escalations, North Korea has opted to back down from its plan to increase military pressure on the South. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic-Proofing South Korea’s Investment in Myanmar
From garments to agriculture, South Korea has teamed up with Myanmar’s industries. How can cooperation best weather COVID-19? ( read original story ...)
Turkey Uses Its Currency to Tighten Grip on Northern Syria
Ankara has begun to make the Turkish lira legal tender in parts of Syria it controls, heralding a possible long-term presence. ( read original story ...)
Journalists accused of revealing secrets on trial in Turkey
Seven journalists went on trial on Wednesday, accused of revealing state secrets for their reports on the funeral of an intelligence officer who was killed in Libya. The journalists from Odatv news ... ( read original story ...)
Japan defends wartime island as dispute grows with Seoul
Japan is defending its policy regarding Hashima or "Battleship" Island as a dispute grows with South Korea over the island's UNESCO endorsement. ( read original story ...)
Japan Got the Idea For Pearl Harbor in 1904: Here’s How…
Japan also coveted Manchuria, just as it had designs on neighboring Korea. The two rival empires were on a collision course, and half-heated attempts to resolve their differences only seemed to ... ( read original story ...)
China warns Japan against new military plans
China warned Japan against pursuing a new national security strategy following reports of discussions at Tokyo's National Security Council. ( read original story ...)
Did the Brave Marines At This Lonely Outpost Delay Imperial Japan’s Advance By More than a Month?
December 1941, the 400 U.S. Marines who called the island outpost of Wake home stood a lonely sentinel in the watery Central Pacific wilderness, like a cavalry fort in an oceanic version of the ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh boy, 15, arrested for Facebook criticism of PM
A 15-year-old boy has become the latest person to fall foul of Bangladesh's contentious internet laws after being arrested for criticising Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on social media. Rights groups ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: UK pledges to help Bangladesh, Rohingya
Marie Trevelyan has said they are strongly committed to helping Bangladesh and the Rohingya people through this devastating crisis. ( read original story ...)